Hitch

Summer time is busy with many projects around the farm. It seems like the back of the Gator is never empty. Since we are constantly going up hill into the woods, the mandatory fire equipment, saws, clippers, bee spray, and assorted tools are carried in the Gator. That means whenever I want to work with firewood that has to be hauled to and fro from where I cut it to where I split and stack, the process of cleaning out the back of the Gator has to be done before I can haul a load. Plus, I need to put it all back before it is time to go back up into the woods again.

I have a new trailer that can be attached to the back of the Gator. Well, its new to me. My brothers who procure broken riding lawn mowers and fix them back up to running (this is their hobby, just a little something to keep them busy) happened to come upon a garden trailer while purchasing a mower.

With a little adapting to be able to connect a ball hitch, the metal 14 cubic foot trailer can be hooked and unhooked from the Gator easily. Or I should say its easy when it is not full. Right now the trailer is full of kindling that I split up the other day. The loaded trailer is sitting in the barn next to the wrapping machine and I need to get out there to process the loose kindling into bundles that are ready to sell and the trailer will be empty to haul another day.