Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

[Mark42]

Re: Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

18hp Sears w/hi-lo range pulls it like it's not even there both up and down hill. Go slow. I run low rpm in second gear in low range. The only problem is the tractor can turn so tight the rear tires can rub the tongue! <br /><br />

<br /><br />The tow ball bracket I made is strong enough for my boat/load. Will need a stronger one for a bigger boat. It's not the tongue weight, it's the forces put on it when stopping that make the ball rock back and forth. I really should weld some triangle side plates to it.<br /> <br />

 

[Lou C]

Re: Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

Can you put a front hitch on the truck, I have one on my Jeep and it works great!

 

[rwidman]

Re: Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

After looking at the picture, I would suggest a driveway from the street directly to the side of the house if possible. Not only are you likely to have problems moving the trailer with a lawnmower on turf,but you're surely going to ruin the turf if you do this often or even once when it's soft and soggy.<br /><br />If you're just doing this for off season storage, get a bunch of friends to help you manually move it back there. You can even put plywood under the tires and move it as you go.

 

[lugnutzz75]

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one thing you could do on thelawn tractor is to put water in the tires for ballast weight.. i know that will help out on traction and weight on front end..<br /><br />are you going to pull it in and out or push it in and pull it out?? you might could also try and put a hitch on front of lawn tractor to push in.. or you could let you trailer tongue jack down so it is just off of grond a few inches if frontend is still to lite on the steep part of the hill..<br /><br />========================<br />just my two cents worth.. but you will probally wont change back from the penny...

 

[TD_Maker]

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I need to keep my Boat (17.5' Whaler) in my yard; however, my side yard is tilted, so I decided to put her in the back yard. Only problem is that I could not manuever my Dodge Ram back there.<br /><br />I purchased an OLD John Deere 1750 lawn tractor for $250 dollars. I bolted on a front hitch, and I move the old heavy boat with no trouble at all. Of course, the old Kohler motor is still very strong too!

 

[Vantoo]

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New driveway is best bet. What if you wanted to use your boat after wet weather? Need to move the boat in any weather for sure. Cheaper to build a gravel driveway than buy a lawnmower to move the boat with........

 

[Mark42]

Re: Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

BTW, I have towed my boat w/that Sears tractor up steeper grades than you have in my back yard with no problems. Don't forget the extra tongue weight keeps the tires from spinning even up hill.<br /><br />Another option is to mount a 12v winch on the trailer and let it pull itself where ever you want it to go....