Loader Cart Dumps Itself

2007 - Volume #31, Issue #3, Page #29

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No hoist is needed to dump this "push me" cart attached to my ATV's loader arms. I built it because I figured it would handle bigger loads than a bucket.
I got the idea from a couple of stories in FARM SHOW two issues back (Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 19). Delbert Luna showed a push trailer he uses with his ATV. This past issue (Vol. 31, No. 2) I wrote about the folks at Ashland Industries, who developed a push-type scraper that hooks onto the arms of a skid steer.
Why not combine the ideas and build a trailer with caster wheels that would hook onto loader arms? With the help of Sheldon Kinneberg, Preston Ironworks, I fine-tuned my plan.
What we came up with is a simple cart made out of 3-in. angle iron welded at the corners. Pieces of 1-in. strap cross to opposite corners and are welded in place to help handle the torque that will occur traveling over uneven surfaces.
A piece of 4-in. steel strap is welded left to right across the center of the cart, further reinforcing the frame and providing a base to weld the yoke plates for two 12-in., 600-lb. load caster wheels.
Kinneberg then welded two brackets on the rear end to match my loader arms. I brought the cart home, cut up a couple of pieces of treated plywood for a floor, and tried it out.
It worked great. I pulled up to a couple of big chunks of oak log that had lain at the side of the road for nearly a year. To move them with the loader would have required multiple trips, as the total weight would have over balanced the ATV.
Boy, did I feel good about my great idea. Second trip for more logs and something wasn't right. Checking the caster wheels, one was twisted and rubbing against its yoke. The pressure of turning on soft ground was too much for it.
It was time to adjust. I knew the idea worked. I just need some heavier wheels, which I'm going to look for at local salvage yard operations.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Ruen, 26007 Gladiola Lane, Lanesboro, Minn. 55949 (ph 507 467-7770; jim@ farm show.com).

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Loader Cart Dumps Itself TRACTORS Loaders 31-3-29 No hoist is needed to dump this "push me" cart attached to my ATV's loader arms. I built it because I figured it would handle bigger loads than a bucket. I got the idea from a couple of stories in FARM SHOW two issues back (Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 19). Delbert Luna showed a push trailer he uses with his ATV. This past issue (Vol. 31, No. 2) I wrote about the folks at Ashland Industries, who developed a push-type scraper that hooks onto the arms of a skid steer. Why not combine the ideas and build a trailer with caster wheels that would hook onto loader arms? With the help of Sheldon Kinneberg, Preston Ironworks, I fine-tuned my plan. What we came up with is a simple cart made out of 3-in. angle iron welded at the corners. Pieces of 1-in. strap cross to opposite corners and are welded in place to help handle the torque that will occur traveling over uneven surfaces. A piece of 4-in. steel strap is welded left to right across the center of the cart, further reinforcing the frame and providing a base to weld the yoke plates for two 12-in., 600-lb. load caster wheels. Kinneberg then welded two brackets on the rear end to match my loader arms. I brought the cart home, cut up a couple of pieces of treated plywood for a floor, and tried it out. It worked great. I pulled up to a couple of big chunks of oak log that had lain at the side of the road for nearly a year. To move them with the loader would have required multiple trips, as the total weight would have over balanced the ATV. Boy, did I feel good about my great idea. Second trip for more logs and something wasn't right. Checking the caster wheels, one was twisted and rubbing against its yoke. The pressure of turning on soft ground was too much for it. It was time to adjust. I knew the idea worked. I just need some heavier wheels, which I'm going to look for at local salvage yard operations. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Ruen, 26007 Gladiola Lane, Lanesboro, Minn. 55949 (ph 507 467-7770; jim@ farm show.com).

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