Homemade Implement Mover Works In Tight Spaces

Homemade Implement Mover Works In Tight Spaces HITCHES When Brent Uffelman needed to move his small farm equipment and trailers in and out of his sheds he created a small device he could use with his propane-powered forklift to simplify the task As his forklift started more easily in the cold Nebraska winters than his diesel tractor it seemed the obvious choice for the job With his son Conner he used scrap metal from his yard to build 3 by 5-in 1/4-in thick rectangular tubing frames to slide over his forklift’s tines To secure the frame he welded short hooked chains onto the rear to latch into D-rings welded to the forklift mast Each end features an upright hooked support to engage the outer pins on 3-pt hitch tools and equipment He installed a quick hitch and turnbuckle on the front to reach the necessary height to move small implements like shredders and blades He installed a square tubing sleeve at the center front for a reversible 2-in receiver hitch which can be used with a 2 or 2 5/16-in ball or spade hitch “I just pull a pin and slide in the hitch I want to hook up to ” Uffelman says “With the good visibility I can drive right up to something hook up lock the implement on the quick hitch and drive away The forklift does all the heavy lifting without requiring any dollies ” He says his mover can also be used on tractor-mounted front-end loaders or skid steers if necessary but he likes the convenience of his forklift as he can quickly get on or off for adjustments “It’s more user-friendly and maneuverable for fitting my equipment into tight spaces in my storage sheds ” he says Uffelman paid about $200 for the quick hitch and around $115 for the steel Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brent Uffelman 1217 Road V Waco Neb 68460 ph 402-366-4893; uffelmanag77@gmail com

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