It has always been a bit of a hassle to get my brush cutter to the other end of my property due to having to go up and down a hill and over a lot of exposed roots in the trail. After designing many fixes for this in my head, I started to put together what I thought would work. I ended up using a couple of pieces of 2x4 and a piece of plywood that I had laying around. I had scrounged a water pipe stand off clamp that fit perfectly. A couple of C-clamps are used to hold things in the trailer. It actually worked quite well.
Eric VW I have seen many project done out of neccessity using what materials were at hand. That makes me feel right at home on this site and gives me the daring to try something a bit unconventional but functional, and that is what counts. Glad you liked it.
Keep your peepers open at yard sales or the local recycling/trash collection center for something like this that fits over an interior door ( 1 3/8" thick)... quicker removal and two of them will hold other implements just as well... And coated, for your tool's protection-
I use those clamps for all kinds of things around the house. If you wanted it to be more permanent, you could mount the clamp directly to the trailer. Not sure what all you use the trailer for or if it might get in your way, but its just another option. All in all, i have never considered these clamps for this use. I may have to try that on my lawnmower trailer.
When I get some pants on, I'll take a pic of my red neck trimmer rack in my mowing trailer. It's stupid simple. 2 clamps, and a scrap board. What these companies want for a legitimate metal rack is ridiculous.
Put a wing bolt on that pipe clamp and you'll be able to secure and release that cutter without the use of a screwdriver!
Drill 2 holes in each clamp on one side only. Secure with bolts or screws. Clamps are irwin or kobalt (cant remember) from lowes. Done! Easy toolless solution
Well that just about the best idea I have seen today. And I agree on the cost of the brackets that are on the market. Way overpriced. It costs nearly as much as a new mower to just outfit the trailers to haul the equipment. I love the clamps used for this purpose.
The trailer I was using is also used for hauling wood, both in rounds and split. I haul a lot of brush. I had to make my "holder" removable due to all of the things I use my trailer for. I did not want to try to mount anything to the trailer itself because the thickness of the metal isn't that great.
Sounds like a good idea but I always have a scrench with me on the tractor. If I lose the bolt, I will look for a wing bolt.
Your pic seems to show how you store your trimers. How do you secure them when hauling them in your trailer? My trailer is only a 15cf john deere. The length of the box is only about 45 inches and about 30 inches wide. I have seen how landscapers haul them but they are not going thru woods and over very rough paths.
Some very good ideas here from some very nice guys. One of the reasons I keep coming back here is to learn from great minds.
That pic is inside my enclosed mowing trailer. That's how they are hauled. 80mph. All day every day. Haven't had one come out yet. Reinforce your metal trailer lengthwise with a board on each side of metal. Bolt them together. Screw clamps to outside board on your trailer. Ur done. And it's never in the way of the bed of your trailer. Plus it'll haul any tools with a handle if needed. Shovels, rake, etc. I'll get some better pics after work.....sitting at a red light now.
Update. I'm a dumbazz. I put the trailer in the storage lot and forgot more pics. I'm sorry. I can however draw you a diagram and take a pic for your install if you'd like. You could also use flat steel in place of the wood if you are ok with working with metal. Fair Warning....im no artist.
Not a transport picture but just a plywood holder I made and some spare brackets to hide it in an out of the way place in my storage building.
