Wheelbarrow Converted Into Dumping Lawn Cart
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Hugh Morgan found a cheap way to make a dumping lawn cart by coming up with a way to hitch his wheelbarrow to a garden tractor. Now he can cover greater distances and dump loads quickly while still being able to use the wheelbarrow on its own.
Morgan used a drawbar made from a piece of pipe and painted it green to match the wheelbarrow.
He then widened the two-wheel axle from 19 in. to 26 in. and replaced the original wheels with pneumatic tires mounted on rims fitted with ball bearings. These alterations let Morgan travel at the tractor's maximum speed without the wheelbarrow tipping over.
The biggest time saver is that he doesn't have to get off his tractor to empty a light load. "I haul a lot of grass clippings with it," he says. For heavy loads or more precise dumping into forms or next to buildings, you can quickly unhook the wheelbarrow and use it normally. "You just lift the hitch off the axle," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hugh Morgan, 405 West High St., Liberty, Ind. 47353 (email: bhm@uconline.com).
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Wheelbarrow Converted Into Dumping Lawn Cart FARM HOME Miscellaneous 27-5-40 Hugh Morgan found a cheap way to make a dumping lawn cart by coming up with a way to hitch his wheelbarrow to a garden tractor. Now he can cover greater distances and dump loads quickly while still being able to use the wheelbarrow on its own.
Morgan used a drawbar made from a piece of pipe and painted it green to match the wheelbarrow.
He then widened the two-wheel axle from 19 in. to 26 in. and replaced the original wheels with pneumatic tires mounted on rims fitted with ball bearings. These alterations let Morgan travel at the tractor's maximum speed without the wheelbarrow tipping over.
The biggest time saver is that he doesn't have to get off his tractor to empty a light load. "I haul a lot of grass clippings with it," he says. For heavy loads or more precise dumping into forms or next to buildings, you can quickly unhook the wheelbarrow and use it normally. "You just lift the hitch off the axle," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hugh Morgan, 405 West High St., Liberty, Ind. 47353 (email: bhm@uconline.com).
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