Pull-Type Roller Converted To 3-Pt FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “A friend gave me a 3-ft wide pull-type roller that worked well but it was difficult to load and bring to driveway jobs so I converted it to a 3-pt hitch arrangement that works a lot better ” says Michigan inventor Ian Carolla “Now I can pick it up to load it on a trailer and work with it easier on my tractor ” To make the conversion Carolla removed the drawbar hitch from the roller and built a U-shaped channel iron frame that attaches to each end of the roller’s center axle He designed the attachment to fit his tractor’s quick hitch by welding brackets with a 1-in pin on the front of the channel iron The channel iron upright connects to the top hook Reinforcing diagonal braces extend down and back from the upright to the corners of the frame A small bracket at the left corner of the frame holds a 2-in pipe with a 6-in by 6-in foot plate jack stand Carolla carries the cement-filled 1 100-lb roller behind his 36-hp Mahindra tractor Counterweight in the loader bucket offsets the roller “I’ve got 50 bucks and a day’s worth of work invested in the hitch conversion and that’s a whole lot less than buying something ready-made ” Carolla says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ian Carolla Carolla’s Compact Construction Eau Claire Mich carollascc@gmail com

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