My Zero Turn

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Johnno, at the moment with the ramp, i only go out on the mower if my wife or grandkids are here, reason being if i breakdown or something happens i dont get stranded out in the heat for hours waiting for someone to rescue me. So for now once i am on, my wife pulls the ramp away, and away i go, and the reverse when i am finished. Eventually what i am thinking about is a pully from the roof of the shed and i can pull, lift the ramp a few inches tie it off, and just pull in and drop the ramp, it would mean not having to rely on anyone.

george. 

[Marishka]

hey george ,
 just a thought here,
 you might want to put a car type towbar on the mower so you can tow a conventional 7x4 box trailer?

 ive put them on the 3 conventional ride on mowers and just getting to the hustler sport zero now,.

this bodywork stripped MTD18/6sp has a 2 height towbar in this picture, but now also has a car towball towbar as well, will update pictures tomorow,

 little mower trailer i made with 50 x 50  steel boxtube,and used form ply as removable sides n floor,



also made the small trailer so i can raise or lower the trailer height,







a mower trailer comes in heaps handy when you make them tuff.




believe it or not all the mowers can tow this trailer i built with 2 mowers on piggyback,


the hustler sport zero turn


will put up some pictures of the other highlevel checkerplate  mower trailer tomorow when i get pictures, hope these pictures  gives you some ideas George.

cheers marty

[Bedfordcrazy]

Awesome Marty, your trailers get a real workout. Some great ideas, the only thing i have to buy is an axel assembly, have to go to bunnings tomorrow so will try them see what they have. As for steel, i have heaps sitting on my racks, and as for help, well i have 3 outa 4 grandkids that are into fabricating lol 5yr old just has to help. 

george

[Marishka]

thanx george, 
mate i wouldnt buy an axle n wheels from bunnyings,
those red wheels on the steel n formply trailer are from bunnings, they were expensive and are cheap sheit, they get flat tyres running over boganvelia cuttings. 
id look at getting a set of rear wheels of a wrecked ride on mower or a set of 10inch boat trailer wheels off of ebay or a mower shop, they are tuffer, im going to get a set to replace the bunnyings ones, lol

sorry i never got the other pictures today,
i went looking for a set of HQ -WB Top tailgate pannel van hinges for my mates 1948 chev hotrod to use as boot hinges and the guy i visited to get them had none but i stayed there for hours rebuildin his computer for him, lol.
the things we do, haha
will get the pictures tomorow i promise,

cheers marty

[kimbosound]

Here is my Ag sprayer set up for our acre

[Marishka]

hey george,
here is the pictures of the one that i made with alloy checkerplate, and used small boat trailer wheels.



and as you can see by the underneath picture it was very easy to construct in about an hour,  and the boxtrailer in the background of the first picture took me a weekend to build, with the help of a bottle of burbon and 4 bottles of coke, , it cost me $487. to get galvanise dipped, i nearly died when i went to pick it up n they hit me with that bill, it cost more than the steel i used.




comes in very handy for moving things around the farm here.

cheers marty

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey marty, thanks for the pics, they will be a big help. That last pic, is that just a stock boat trailer axel and wheels ?  that is all i was thinking of doing, a non complicated axel system. If it is a boat, then i should be able to get it from the local trailer place.
As for the boganvillia, man we had that much here when we moved in, every time i went to the letter box i would have a flat tyre on my chair, so i did the only thing a frustrated guy in a chair could do , i jumped into the bobcat and ripped the crap out of the ground. My place is a bogy free zone, gotta love the bobcat.
Here is a pic of the trailer i built for my go-karts, b4 i was in a chair, took my a week of work, i just bought all the bits, raw steel, and created a gem.

george.

[Marishka]

cool go cart trailer there george.
yeah its just a standard boat trailer axle n wheels i bought off ebay for abour $27

and i just welded it to a straight piece of 50 x 50 box no need for suspension at my place,
but if your going to carry kids on it id probebly put some soft ride springs so it dont hurt their little backs n jar their little bones etc, 
  airbag it lol,
safty first always 

cheers marty

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Marty, well looks like the trailer build is a go, a mate works in a steel plant, he has night shift next week so is going to machine up an axel for me, and we have some large nuematic wheelbarrow wheels with some nice chunky treaded tyres. The wheels have sealed bearings so just have to wait for the axel, and i can start welding.  MMMM what colour to paint it, mmmmmmm how about powdercoat it fire engine red to match the zero.    Should'nt take long to knock it up, will post pics as i go, and finished trailer.

george.

[rossie]

Stop putting of the BEDDY,