Have been seeing lots of tow type retrieving gear on twitter lately . Tried a few designs , some sort of copies to what I've seen but to my surprise they all failed . Either it was to long and folded up or it was strong enough but tow vehicles suspension couldn't handle it well . Also having the issue of wheels rolling off the tray on sharp turns . Big learning curve and a hard build for sure . I had thought originally after seeing one on Hectors shop to do it for a 3 point hitch on the tractor . Should have stuck with my original thought . '
First attempt has no issues with picking up rental cart for towing but still didn't turn enough to keep unit on tray . Plus a hydraulic top link will be a big bonus .
Couple of shots on 3 point hitch first try build .
Had a couple of rental carts in the shop to try it out on .
Found it didn't swing far enough before hitting tray section.
So, It was lowered and hopefully will try on Monday. I'm thinking the wheels will still have to be strapped on. Will see. Picked up a hydraulic top link to.
Finally, success! Hard Build to figure it out.
A bunch of pics at different angles. paint time.
Basic list of materials. Double check cuts before cutting. It's just an outline. I built mine mostly out 1/8" but feel 1/4" would be better. The only thing I would have changed is in pick above maybe take section on top link and put it in front of uprights and weld tabs with holes facing up for top link.
A little update. Strapping both wheels works the best. also, the small tractor ids out working most of the time. So, I decided to add framing from scrap pieces that slide over tailgate of out HDXDs.
turn out OK.
It was built keeping in mind that I could still use it as a 3-point tow truck too.
a little paint .
works very well. By tipping box up, it puts tray flat on the ground to put a club car on.
Easy to put on and use. Tried it a half dozen times without any problems.
Pic of straps around tires.
No issues towing the 4 seat ones in.
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