3 point trailer mover

[joeu235]

Needed a new trailer mover for the tractor. We use the tractor to move square bales on a 32 ft flat bed out of the field. Will eventually add a receiver tube on the bottom. Made of 3 x3 3/8 tube and some 3/8 and 1/2 plate.

 

[Chopperhed]

Needed a new trailer mover for the tractor. We use the tractor to move square bales on a 32 ft flat bed out of the field. Will eventually add a receiver tube on the bottom. Made of 3 x3 3/8 tube and some 3/8 and 1/2 plate.

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Looks good and functional to me. Well done.

 

[ishiboo]

Looks great... one of my favorite attachments!

One suggestion I would make, which I am about to do to mine (KK), is to build legs for the bottom. Something like two L-shaped pieces on the bottom for it to sit on, so it doesn't rest on the ground. I know they're not super heavy but it makes it easier to hook up, if you had a bumper pull receiver the receiver and ball drop/etc. out of the ground, and makes it compatible with a quick hitch.

 

[LD1]

Looks nic and heavy duty.

Curious why you bolted the tl bracket on instead of welding

 

[joeu235]

The last failed at the top link attachment weld. This one is an improved design but I figured the bolts could better withstand the jerking motion of starting and stopping the trailer.

 

[clee4020]

One of the handiest things to have. I built one (the green one) out of what I had laying around, whichs was 4"x4"x 1/4" square stock and some 1/2" and 3/4" plate. Really too heavy, I just wish I would have made it QH compatible. I recenlty added removeable silver hay spikes to the one I built and bought basically the same thing (balck one) with removeable hay spikes but lighter and QH compatible.