"Poor Man's" Mower Rack

Poor Man s Mower Rack FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 John Niesel Palominas Ariz recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the “poor man’s” rack he came up with for his riding mower “I don’t have a fancy lift to change the blades on my riding mower Instead I keep the mower on my trailer which comes with a detachable tailgate that doubles as a ramp and hinges on a 5-ft long metal pin ” says Niesel “I lower the ramp until it’s level with the trailer bed Then I place 4 jack stands at the corners of the ramp “I back up the mower until it’s midway between the ramp and trailer lock the mower’s rear wheels with some wood blocks and remove the hinge pin by rolling a hydraulic jack under the hinge point Then I slowly pull the trailer forward until the mower is suspended between the trailer and ramp with the front wheels on the trailer and the rear wheels on the ramp ” When he’s done with the work Niesel reverses the process until he can swing the gate back up and lock it in place “The hydraulic jack keeps the ramp perfectly level so the pin is easy to line up with the hinge ” he says He says the same idea would probably work with other kinds of equipment such as golf carts and utility vehicles Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Niesel 8510 East Sky Trail Hereford Ariz 85615 ph 602 768-1599; JBPowerRanch@aol com

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