Homemade Trimmer Carrier

Homemade Trimmer Carrier ATV S Using a walk-behind lawn tool can require pushing it a considerable distance or up a hill to where it’s needed Norm Sieting was tired of doing just that so he made a super simple carrier for his gas-powered 4-cycle heavy-duty wheeled trimmer “I modified a cargo carrier I bought for my car to go on the front receiver hitch of my ATV ” says Sieting “Then I rigged up some tracks to set on the carrier so I can wheel the trimmer up and on ” The tracks were short sections of channel iron salvaged from a house trailer frame They have a slight bend about a foot from the end that sits on the carrier Sieting welded a piece of pipe under the bend to serve as a spacer and an anchor point for the tracks When the tracks are placed on the carrier the pipe sets behind the front railing of the carrier When the tracks aren’t needed they can be lifted off and set aside; no tools are required “The forward end of the tracks rest on the ground until I push the trimmer up and onto the cargo carrier ” explains Sieting “As I do that they rock up and out of the way as I drive I can drive to the spot where I need to use the trimmer and unload just as quickly ” Looking ahead to the day pushing the trimmer into place is difficult to do the 78-year-old mounted a 12-volt winch on the front of the ATV “I’ll be able to winch the trimmer into place ” says Sieting Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Norman Sieting 6112 Walker Rd NW Rapid City Mich 49676 ph 231-564-1031; normansieting@gmail com

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