Riding Mower Axle Makes Heavy-Duty Trailer

Riding Mower Axle Makes Heavy-Duty Trailer MOWERS When Dwayne Hanuszak couldn’t find a heavy-duty dump trailer he built his own using the axle and wheels from an old riding lawn mower “I had an old MTD riding lawnmower that I wasn’t using anymore ” says Hanuszak “The engine was gone but the axle and rear wheels were in good condition I thought they would be good for a trailer ” Hanuszak made a frame for a 48 by 40-in trailer out of angle iron from an old field rake He added plywood for the bottom and sides and 2-in square tubing for the tongue “I bolted a couple of pieces of truck frame to the axle ” says Hanuszak “I was able to use holes that were already there just ahead of the axle where the body of the lawnmower sat ” Hanuszak bolted the box frame to the truck frame pieces making sure the box was balanced for easy tipping The tongue is pinned to a clevis-type connection to pivot at the axle “I have a release arm on the front where the tongue attaches ” says Hanuszak “It’s spring loaded I pull it and the trailer dumps ” Hanuszak hauls dirt and other materials with the trailer “I haul a 35-gal drum filled with water for watering my garden ” he says “It’s heavy enough to handle that easily ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dwayne Hanuszak 24487 Prince Albert Rd Chatham Ontario Canada N7M 5J2 ph 519-365-0610

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