Lawn Tractor “Rotisserie” Makes Repair Work Easier
Working on a lawn tractor is easy when you can rotate the whole thing. Roger Podoll has a rotisserie that does just that. He uses the pipe-in-pipe mounting heads found on a pair of engine stands. He notes the 6 long slots on the heads are easy to match up with existing bolt-holes on tractor frames.
“I don’t have to drill any new holes,” says Podoll. “Just take off the mounting heads and bolt them to the front and rear of the garden tractor, then lift up each end to slide onto the stands.”
Podoll says a loader tractor, forklift or hoist could be used to raise the lawn tractor into place. He uses a post hoist and 4 serpentine belts.
“I wrap a belt around each axle and over the lift arm,” says Podoll.
Once in the air, he slips the engine stand female pipes over the mounting head pipes and he is good to go.
“The stands are on wheels, so it is easy to roll it into a side bay or back in again to work on it,” says Podoll. “When I want to work on the underside of the tractor, I can turn it on its side or all the way over.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger Podoll, W8772 State Rd. 21, Wautoma, Wis. 54982 (ph 920 295-2357).
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Lawn Tractor “Rotisserie” Makes Repair Work Easier FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Working on a lawn tractor is easy when you can rotate the whole thing Roger Podoll has a rotisserie that does just that He uses the pipe-in-pipe mounting heads found on a pair of engine stands He notes the 6 long slots on the heads are easy to match up with existing bolt-holes on tractor frames “I don’t have to drill any new holes ” says Podoll “Just take off the mounting heads and bolt them to the front and rear of the garden tractor then lift up each end to slide onto the stands ” Podoll says a loader tractor forklift or hoist could be used to raise the lawn tractor into place He uses a post hoist and 4 serpentine belts “I wrap a belt around each axle and over the lift arm ” says Podoll Once in the air he slips the engine stand female pipes over the mounting head pipes and he is good to go “The stands are on wheels so it is easy to roll it into a side bay or back in again to work on it ” says Podoll “When I want to work on the underside of the tractor I can turn it on its side or all the way over ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Roger Podoll W8772 State Rd 21 Wautoma Wis 54982 ph 920 295-2357
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