Garden Tractor Tow Rig

Garden Tractor Tow Rig TRACTORS Miscellaneous “At my lawn mower repair shop I often have trouble moving riding mowers around that have bad transmissions ” says Steve Reining Mt Zion Ill “A lot of times the transmissions are locked so all you can do is drag them ” That’s what prompted Reining to build what he calls a “recovery module” to tow disabled tractors around the yard “I used an axle and some scrap steel that I had laying around The lifting device came from an old wheelchair loader that a friend gave me I took it apart to get the parts I needed It had electric controls but I had to rework those slightly to get it to do what I needed “The lifter is 12-volt so I just made a tray for a small garden tractor battery and power the system using that It provides plenty of power I keep it on a battery maintainer when not in use “Now I just back up to the rear of the tractor I need to move lower the lift until I can place the hook under the mower then lift it up so the wheels are off the ground “You do need a fairly heavy towing tractor I have an old Wheel Horse tractor that’s fixed up as a sort of utility unit I built a wide seat for it so I can actually drive it from either side Its a hydrostatic unit so works great for doing all my odd jobs” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Steven Reining 120 W Main St Mt Zion Ill 62549 ph 217-864-4664

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