Semi-Retired Farmer Is Always Inventing

Semi-Retired Farmer Is Always Inventing ATV S “I didn’t like the steering wheel on my Kawasaki Mule so I built a different one using the steering column from an old Chevy pickup ” says semi-retired Michigan farmer Dale Fisher “I grew up on a farm and always had an interest in mechanical things so figuring this out wasn’t too difficult ”     Fisher sawed off the steering wheel from the Chevy column and welded it to a metal rod which he attached to the top of the existing Mule steering shaft “The new wheel has a spinner and is a lot easier to manage ” Fisher says     Fisher also made improvements on his sliding barn doors He designed a locking system that holds them tight and prevents them from flopping in the wind He used a 3/8-in turnbuckle attached one end to the posts then opened the other end so it’s more of a hook than a loop He secures the device with large hook-eyes mounted to both ends of the door     “I just hook one end in place when I close the door and use the other turnbuckle to cinch it down ” Fisher says “The nice thing about turnbuckles is that you have that adjustment to get it in the right position Your door can sit where you want it to be ”     Fisher stores a travel trailer and a flatbed trailer in his 60-ft long barn Each time he wanted to store his travel trailer he had to move the flatbed To remedy the problem Fisher fabricated a bracket that he clamps to the front of his loader bucket     “Now I can move the flatbed with the tractor get the travel trailer in and then I can push the flatbed back into place ” Fisher says     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale Fisher 317 Ballard Rd Jackson Mich 49201 ph 517-414-1465; donnelyrd2@gmail com

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