I made these 5- 6 + - years ago . Originally we removed the holders but found that the crew had a hard time getting them on/off the machine . The following year I remade them to stay on the machine . They have been holding down the snippers with bungy cords the past few seasons . Some of the crew are still having a problem. Today I started figuring out an easier way . Because as you know if it isn't easy they will not use them . This is what I came up with for the JD Gators . The Toro MD(x) with the plastic boxes I'll post later .
This is how they use to attach . Usually resulted in over stretched and lost bungy cords .
Welded it to a 2" flat stock . The lower pieces sticking out was the piece I had cut off . Trial and error for the first one . I put a snipper on to help out with the design .
Only need 1 bracket and place it in the middle of rail .
View from inside the box . I used a bolt and drill a 1/8 hole at one end close to were the rail is . This way it can be left on the machine and the piece laying on the rail will keep it from falling down into the box .
Doesn't get any easier than this . The returning crew will be impressed and pleased .
If you don't tether the bolt and lock ring they will go missing or be lost in the grass .
Only have a stick welder and couldn't tac the thin chain on . So I drill the bolt out 13/64 th . and tapped for a 1/4 -20 thread bolt hole .
I'll try this with red loc tight .
Painted it up like the rest of the mounts . holds the snipper down really well .
Only have seven more pairs to make . My club Cars will get the same ones too .
The Toro MD and MDX I went this route for a holder and mounts .
With the molded plastic dump beds I had made wooden box extenders So snippers can be attached to the sides .
The holder is pretty simple .Same as above 1.5" square tube stock and cut one side out .
Welded a bolt and washer on this side . Line everything up first and drill a hole through the wooden box extender .
On the inside holes where drill into a large washer and then screwed to the box .
Pretty easy to use .
I had also drill a bolt size matching hole on the top rail of wooden box so when they remove it the staff can put the latch in the hole .
This is how they use to attach . Usually resulted in over stretched and lost bungy cords .
I took about a 2" piece of thin wall 1.5" square tube stock and cut one side off .
Welded it to a 2" flat stock . The lower pieces sticking out was the piece I had cut off . Trial and error for the first one . I put a snipper on to help out with the design .
Only need 1 bracket and place it in the middle of rail .
View from inside the box . I used a bolt and drill a 1/8 hole at one end close to were the rail is . This way it can be left on the machine and the piece laying on the rail will keep it from falling down into the box .
Doesn't get any easier than this . The returning crew will be impressed and pleased .
If you don't tether the bolt and lock ring they will go missing or be lost in the grass .
Only have a stick welder and couldn't tac the thin chain on . So I drill the bolt out 13/64 th . and tapped for a 1/4 -20 thread bolt hole .
I'll try this with red loc tight .
Painted it up like the rest of the mounts . holds the snipper down really well .
Only have seven more pairs to make . My club Cars will get the same ones too .
The Toro MD and MDX I went this route for a holder and mounts .
With the molded plastic dump beds I had made wooden box extenders So snippers can be attached to the sides .
The holder is pretty simple .Same as above 1.5" square tube stock and cut one side out .
Welded a bolt and washer on this side . Line everything up first and drill a hole through the wooden box extender .
On the inside holes where drill into a large washer and then screwed to the box .
Pretty easy to use .
I had also drill a bolt size matching hole on the top rail of wooden box so when they remove it the staff can put the latch in the hole .
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