3-Pt. Grader Converted To Pull-Type

3-Pt Grader Converted To Pull-Type MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers Old 3-pt mounted graders can be turned into low-cost pull-type units for use with tractors that don’t have a 3-pt hitch says Tim Mounce Downing Wis who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a 2-wheeled pull-type grader that he made “I use my Farmall tractor to pull it It does a better job of leveling than a 3-pt grader because it rides on wheels and because the frame is about twice as long as before ” says Mounce He buys 3-pt mounted graders cheap at auctions and says this is the fourth pull-type conversion he has made so far “I recently sold this one to a neighbor who uses it to level his horse pulling track The other units went to farmers who use them to grade their driveways ” says Mounce Mounce cuts off the 3-pt hitch assembly then uses box tubing to add a drawbar hitch on front and a long frame on back The 15-in wheels are off an old trailer and pivot on the trailer’s wheel spindles A hydraulic cylinder is used to raise and lower the blade Blade angle is adjusted by changing the position of a pin in a semi circular steel plate already on the grader A bolt runs up through the center part of the plate to form a pivot point The blade can be mechanically set at an angle in either direction Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tim Mounce N10954 50th St Downing Wis ph 715 781-2746; tembcm@gmail com

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