Box Scraper How to get those accessories home??

[airbiscuit]

I've hauled all of that stuff on a tilt snowmobile trailer. Assuming there is no tractor or forklift available, it is amazing how much you can manhandle. Often, I will use a piece or two of plywood on top of the trailer deck so things slide easier. Then it's a matter of brute force, winches and chains. I've always wanted these things bad enough to find a way.

I once got a heavy duty 6' offset rear blade in the back if a Prius (company car) and was able to close the hatch! The salesman didn't think it was possible, but the warehouse guy seemed to welcome the challenge. Lots of heavy cardboard to facilitate sliding there.

 

[Gary Fowler]

We never had a FEL on any of our farm tractors as I was growing up but we did have a long 3 PH boom pole. With our 100+ HP row crop tractors that had lots of front weights plus loaded front tires, we could lift just about any thing we needed to. And it got up high enough in the air to get over most trailer sides. IF nothing else, it could lift most of the weight and then drag it off a trailer.

 

[MMagis]

I used a chain hoist to get a 2 bottom plow in and out of my truck. Slow, but it worked.

 

[bspeedy]

I'll play this game:

We need to assume loading is taken care of by the seller. If not, it better be one heck of a deal. Also assume trailer is flat deck that is wide enough for implements to sit down on trailer.

To unload - 2 bottom plow should be loaded and tied down such that you can push it over and topple it off a trailer. Upright it when it gets to the ground. Front of the trailer should work for this. Plow is almost impossible to damage.
Load box blade on the back of the trailer and use levers to slide it off the back or back your tractor up the ramp and hook it up. Easy to maneuver implements around with a long steel prybar. Also a very difficult implement to damage.
Cutter is on middle of trailer for weight distribution. After other implements are on the ground, use prybar to lever it off the back, OR back tractor up ramp and hitch up, OR, pull off carefully with a chain. Rotary cutter is susceptible to damage so some caution must be used.

Keys to this are safety and leverage. I am certain I could unload all of these items safely myself as described using a long prybar and chain.

As a side note, I once loaded a 1-bottom plow into the back of the pickup using just the strength of the seller and myself. Also loaded a 90" finish mower onto a trailer without a tractor but had two helpers and a ratcheting strap. Like I said, better be a good deal for all that...

 

[bigtiller]

You think kind of like i do, let gravity and leverage do the work. Unloading is easy because gravity is our friend. Loading is a little more difficult.

 

[stuckmotor]

I've had to disassemble a few things to get them into the pickup and reassemble them when I got home.

 

[4570Man]

When I bought my box blade the seller loaded it with a boom truck. When I bought my backhoe the seller loaded it with a skid steer. I don't remember how I unloaded the backhoe. I guess I waited until I got the subframe attached. I have a rollback that I could winch them on. An engine hoist is light enough for two guys to load. You could use the engine hoist to load the implement on the truck and then load the engine hoist back up. Give me 20 minutes to take it apart and I could load the engine hoist by myself. If you have a lawnmower trailer with a ramp you could use a comealong to pull it up.

 

[bcp]

... ready to purchase a brush hog, box cutter and possibly a 2 bottom plow. ...

If no lifting device is available, drag/winch the brush hog and plow onto a trailer (tilt, embankment, or ramps) and drop the box cutter into your pocket.



Bruce

 

[Xfaxman]

Hi, again (if you saw me over in the introductions thread):

I've got a little situation that's gnawing at me. We've got a 1958 JD 620 and are ready to purchase a brush hog, box cutter and possibly a 2 bottom plow. My question is how do folks go about getting these items home? We have a pickup and a trailer available to us, but it's the lifting that I'm concerned about. I'm assuming these items would be more than a 2-man job?

Thanks for your insight,

Christine

I agree with 4570Man, An engine hoist or shop crane is a very good investment if you don't have one.

I added another piece of tubing to mine for more reach with lighter items.

A lot of guys have converted them to a 3 point hitch for use on the back of the tractor. :thumbsup:

 

[4570Man]

I agree with 4570Man, An engine hoist or shop crane is a very good investment if you don't have one. I added another piece of tubing to mine for more reach with lighter items. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=453511"/> <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=453512"/> <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=453513"/> A lot of guys have converted them to a 3 point hitch for use on the back of the tractor. :thumbsup:

That thing came with extendable legs for a reason.