Garden Tractor “Tow Truck”

Garden Tractor “Tow Truck” TRACTORS Modifications “I use it like a tow truck to pick up broken down ATV’s and riding mowers that I bring home on my trailer It works great ” says Cody Powell Vinita Okla about his MTD riding mower converted into a garden tractor “tow truck” The mower is fitted with a triangle-shaped 5-ft high “pipe boom” equipped with a pulley that’s positioned about 3 ft in front of the mower A self-contained electric winch mounts in front of the steering wheel within reach of the driver The boom is made from 1-in dia thick-walled pipe that’s welded onto the mower’s front and rear axles and also reinforced by a pair of strap irons at the middle A “push plate” protects the front of the mower when moving “dead” vehicles around “It saves a lot of hassle and time ” says Powell “I operate my own small engine repair business on the side and use a trailer to haul the vehicles back to my shop In the past if they wouldn’t start I had to push them by hand to the trailer and then winch them on “Now I just hook a chain onto the vehicle and winch it off the ground then back up to the trailer I can also use the boom to lift the vehicle and put jack stands under it without needing a jack The winch is operated by a 12-volt pickup battery which I can use to jump start a vehicle’s dead battery It has a lot more power than the riding mower’s battery and works much faster “The riding mower gets a little light on the back end when lifting so I welded an old wheel rim on back of the mower and set a bucket of concrete in it to serve as a counterweight ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Cody Powell 15795 S 4350 Rd Vinita Okla 74301 ph 918 244-1290; dieseljunky38@yahoo com

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