Has anyone experience of fitting a 50mm towball to the front of a tractor lawnmower to assist in moving a caravan?
The tractor mower is a Mountfield 1600 twin cylinder.
The tractor mower is a Mountfield 1600 twin cylinder.
Using Tractor Lawnmower to Manouvre Caravan
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I can probably say with confidence that I know more about fitting 50mm tow balls to ride-on mowers than anybody else on here.
Why you might ask ?
Because it was part of my job ;-)
You need to have a fairly strong chassis or it will bend, the CC and CCC used machines that had a proper steel plate chassis ( 10mm thick if I remember right ) and they had tow balls at the front or rear and in some cases at both ends.
The ball was usually bolted to a bracket that was bolted the chassis and this bracket usually wrapped around the front and down both sides.
Not really sure about your machine, because it is a domestic machine and the clubs use professional machines, could you post some pictures showing the front of the chassis and I will advise you from there.
Why you might ask ?
Because it was part of my job ;-)
You need to have a fairly strong chassis or it will bend, the CC and CCC used machines that had a proper steel plate chassis ( 10mm thick if I remember right ) and they had tow balls at the front or rear and in some cases at both ends.
The ball was usually bolted to a bracket that was bolted the chassis and this bracket usually wrapped around the front and down both sides.
Not really sure about your machine, because it is a domestic machine and the clubs use professional machines, could you post some pictures showing the front of the chassis and I will advise you from there.
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