Stair-Step Scaffold Added To Deere Gator

Stair-Step Scaffold Added To Deere Gator ATV'S ATV'S 30-3-11 William Richardson, Oakfield, N.Y., recently sent FARM SHOW photos of scaffolding steps that he and neighbor Sherwood Stoll came up with for their Deere Gator. "The steps bolt onto the Gator bed and are used to clean eave troughs, pick apples, change light bulbs on outdoor lights, and do any other job that would otherwise require a ladder. The stair steps are more portable and easier to handle than a ladder," says Richardson. The steps are made from wooden 2 by 8's and measure 10 1/2 ft. high by 4 ft. wide. The bottom end bolts onto a wooden frame that attaches with four bolts to the Gator bed. The top end is equipped with a hinged wooden box, which can be folded down and used as a step or folded up and used as a toolbox or storage container. A foldable handrail bolts onto one side of the stair step. By pulling a single pin, the handrail can be folded back out of the way. "It's very stable and isn't top heavy at all. In fact, it's much more stable than a ladder," says Richardson. "If we're picking apples, we can fold the box up and put the bags inside it. It also works good as a place to put our pruning tools when trimming trees." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William Richardson, 7406 Fisher Road, Oakfield, N.Y. 14125 (ph 585 948-5634; fax 585 948-5132; billr@wnynet.net).

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