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Deere Garden Tractor Fitted With Lift Boom
“I built it because I needed an easier way to move stuff around my small acreage,” says Bobby Milam, Altoona, Ala., about his winch-operated boom. It mounts behind his Deere GT 245 garden tractor.
He used 2-in. sq. tubing to weld together a receiver hitch-type assembly that bolts into existing holes on back
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Deere Garden Tractor Fitted With Lift Boom TRACTORS Accessories “I built it because I needed an easier way to move stuff around my small acreage ” says Bobby Milam Altoona Ala about his winch-operated boom It mounts behind his Deere GT 245 garden tractor He used 2-in sq tubing to weld together a receiver hitch-type assembly that bolts into existing holes on back of the tractor A home-built boom fits into a pair of square metal tubes welded onto the assembly The boom is equipped with a 1-ton electric winch that operates off the tractor’s battery A metal arm supporting a 2-button remote control runs forward alongside the driver’s seat The entire unit is painted Deere green and yellow “It’s really handy I tell people it’s the smallest tow truck Deere makes ” says Milam “I’ve used it to lift a welding machine that weighs about 125 lbs which I think is about the most it can lift The tubing I used to build the boom was partially rusted out so to make sure it wouldn’t bend I welded a length of rebar onto it It’s easy to take on and off By pulling three bolts I can remove the entire boom and by removing two more bolts I can remove the arm that supports the remote control ” Milam also made a small scraper blade for the unit that he uses to push dirt and leaves etc And he made a rake for use when planting grass seed in his yard The same winch is used to raise and lower the blade as well as the rake He also added a golf cart top on the tractor that U-clamps onto the top part of the receiver hitch assembly “The golf cart top provides shade from the hot Alabama sun and came from a golf cart that someone was parting out I paid $50 for it I welded brackets onto the sides of the top where I can attach curtains in case they’re ever needed ” notes Milam Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bobby Milam 9160 Hwy 132 Altoona Ala 35952 ph 205 589-6740; jadw61@hopper net
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