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I have a spare Toro ride on (old wheel horse with 15HP engine-needs work) and a hiab crane from a truck, 500Kg lifting capacity.
I'm playing with the idea of mounting the hiab on the front of the mower (sans cutting deck, it won't need that unless I decide to move crap and mow at the same time) on an extended sub frame I'll have to make and a water tank on the back of the unit to fill with required water for a counterweight system to assist with lifting of heavier equipment. I should have a hydraulic pump laying around somewhere so I can convert the ram from manual pump to motorised unit. I'm just not sure on the wheel load capacity of the ride on (axle capacity may be a bigger issue but I can weld) but it would be more for lifting in position and lowering onto a suitable trolley to move than driving around the yard with loads hanging off. The mower frame itself will be strengthened for the job.
Water will be recycled into a drum to save boosting the water bill and wasting water.
I may have to modify the mower frame (strong hollow section welded frame) to fit some home butchered outriggers for stability. Be nice if I could get some suitable hydraulic units to do that too but finances dictate it will be what I can weld up out of junk I have laying around.
Like everything I do, one day maybe......
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