Homemade packer and hitch

[867kevin]

I was leveling the goat pasture last year using the rototiller and thought a packer would come in handy.

The design is mine, but the work was done by a friend. The idea came from the wobble wheels behind a grader. Couldn't be happier with the result.

The tires are filled with sand and pipe axle is about 1" smaller than the center bore of the rims allowing for some play.

 

[Smokeydog]

Clever build. How do you fill a tire with sand? How much do you think it weighs? Should be low maintenance and last a long time.

Worry about attaching a trailer to a 3pt hitch. Negative tongue weight or backing could suddenly raise the hitch and cause a balance problem. Some hitches lock on the lift arms or attach to drawbar to help prevent that.

 

[Gregster613]

Agree with Smokeydog, Very clever build - but - as he asked, How do you fill a tire with sand?? It sure looks as if it does its job quite well and with sand in the tires should be fairly heavy and pack well. Great idea.