2018 - Volume #42, Issue #5, Page #03
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Wheel Clamp Holds Mower On Trailer
Nichols, who operates a lawn care and mower repair business, says he came up with the idea because of how often he has to load and unload tractors. “It saves me a lot of time because I don’t have to fumble with tie-down straps and find places to attach them on all the different mowers that I use.”
The device is held in place by 2 brackets that bolt to the trailer floor. Nichols drives the tractor onto the trailer and into the device, then slips in a rear bracket made of square tubing against the tire and uses a set screw handle to tighten the bracket in place. To drive the tractor off the trailer, he just loosens the handle and pulls the bracket out.
“Pulling one pin releases the device so I can easily remove it when I want to haul other kinds of cargo on the trailer,” says Nichols.
He says he’s willing to provide plans for anyone who wants to make their own wheel clamp.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Steve Nichols, 1248 N. Seminary St., Galesburg, Ill. 61401 (ph 309 337-7141; seminarybob@gmail.com).
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