Riding Mower Fitted With Canopy, Stake Bed
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“I wanted a canopy and a stake bed for my White riding mower but couldn’t find anything. So I built my own removable canopy and bed that attach to the mower without any welding,” says Rob Davis of Schell City, Mo. “I use this riding mower a lot around my yard, and the stake bed works great to haul hay bales, buckets, tools and so forth.”
The stake bed measures 2 ft. long by 2 1/2 ft. wide and has 10-in. high wooden sides, which are held in place by lengths of 1/2-in. tubing that fit into 3/4-in. tubing. Metal tie-down rails are welded onto all 4 sides of the bed. The bed’s wooden floor sets inside an angle iron frame. A pair of metal brackets underneath the bed are used to store a shovel.
The canopy measures 3 ft. long by 2 ft. wide. It’s made from cotton canvas attached to a frame made from 3/4-in. tubing, which is triangulated with 1/4 in. tubing for strength. Davis waterproofed the canvas by covering it with a fiberglass resin that he applied with a paint brush. “The fiberglass is very hard, which makes it virtually indestructible,” says Davis. “I used the same resin to attach the canvas to the frame.”
The canopy’s frame fits inside a pair of 2-ft. high uprights made from 1-in. sq. tubing, which fits inside pockets on front of the stake bed. “By pulling 2 bolts I can quickly remove the canopy from the stake bed,” says Davis, who added a hitch under the stake bed so he can tow his small 8 by 5-ft. trailer.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rob Davis, P.O. Box 17, Schell City, Mo. 63784 (ph 661 972-5540).
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Riding Mower Fitted With Canopy Stake Bed FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 “I wanted a canopy and a stake bed for my White riding mower but couldn’t find anything So I built my own removable canopy and bed that attach to the mower without any welding ” says Rob Davis of Schell City Mo “I use this riding mower a lot around my yard and the stake bed works great to haul hay bales buckets tools and so forth ” The stake bed measures 2 ft long by 2 1/2 ft wide and has 10-in high wooden sides which are held in place by lengths of 1/2-in tubing that fit into 3/4-in tubing Metal tie-down rails are welded onto all 4 sides of the bed The bed’s wooden floor sets inside an angle iron frame A pair of metal brackets underneath the bed are used to store a shovel The canopy measures 3 ft long by 2 ft wide It’s made from cotton canvas attached to a frame made from 3/4-in tubing which is triangulated with 1/4 in tubing for strength Davis waterproofed the canvas by covering it with a fiberglass resin that he applied with a paint brush “The fiberglass is very hard which makes it virtually indestructible ” says Davis “I used the same resin to attach the canvas to the frame ” The canopy’s frame fits inside a pair of 2-ft high uprights made from 1-in sq tubing which fits inside pockets on front of the stake bed “By pulling 2 bolts I can quickly remove the canopy from the stake bed ” says Davis who added a hitch under the stake bed so he can tow his small 8 by 5-ft trailer Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rob Davis P O Box 17 Schell City Mo 63784 ph 661 972-5540
