Earth Mover Built Out Of Scrap Steel And Plywood

Earth Mover Built Out Of Scrap Steel And Plywood MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers 30-2-42 I built a 3-ft. wide earth mover out of scrap steel and plywood and use a Sears 17 hp garden tractor to pull it. The unit has a scarifier on back, and a skid plate in the middle to keep the blade from going too deep. To make the scarifier I welded a series of metal teeth to a steel plate that forms the blade and is bolted to a section of plywood. The teeth dig up the soil and make it easier for the blade to cut into the soil. The blade moves soil off to the side and also smoothes the soil. I made the teeth by cutting a 1/2-in. thick steel bar into 2-in. lengths. To raise the earth mover I grab onto a lever from the tractor seat and pull upward. I used this simple earth mover a few years ago to install a concrete floor in my new 12 by 24-ft. wood shed. It did a nice job. (Frank Krakow, 4205 Saint Joseph Rd., New Albany, Ind. 47150 ph 812 944-0917)

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