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Chuck_050382 · 04-13-2009, 03:28 PM

I am going to pick a 2nd lawn sweeper tomorrow. I would like to pull 2 at once. Both are 38" sweepers.

Has any one else on here done that?

Any suggestion on tow bars?

thanks
Chuck

Ingersoll444 · 04-13-2009, 03:34 PM

I have thought of that also. The one is just not wide enough!!!

Chuck_050382 · 04-13-2009, 03:36 PM

The only down side is 1 sweeper is hard enough to back up, 2 will be impossible.

Guess that's a good reason to make a rubber edge for my blade so I can push the piles into 1 big pile to load into the compost.

Ingersoll444 · 04-13-2009, 03:37 PM

Dumping would be a HUGE problem. Also you would want to stagger them, so they overlap. That would also make dumpping harder

Chuck_050382 · 04-13-2009, 03:47 PM

I could either stagger them or space them to leave a 30" strip between them, and then I would still be able to cover twice the area, the next pas would pick up the area between the sweepers, and 1 section over.

Chuck_050382 · 04-13-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck_050382

I could either stagger them or space them to leave a 30" strip between them, and then I would still be able to cover twice the area, the next pas would pick up the area between the sweepers, and 1 section over.

this is the solution I mention above.

LLigetfa · 04-13-2009, 06:53 PM

If you also tied them together near the inside wheels, they would be easier to back up.

professor · 04-13-2009, 07:06 PM

I tied a couple of push mowers to my tractor last year and it did work well in a straight path- turning was the issue. Sharp turn would leave an uncut strip. The only way around that was link them closer together, which of course, defeats the idea.

simplicityguy92 · 04-13-2009, 11:16 PM

wouldnt you want them rite be side each other so u dont leave a strip

Toolin · 04-13-2009, 11:51 PM

Considering the trouble you're going through to create a custom hitch, might it be just as easy to part out the two sweepers and build a single "stretch" sweeper that's twice the width?

Chuck_050382 · 04-14-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by simplicityguy92

wouldnt you want them rite be side each other so u dont leave a strip

I was thinking about spacing them apart so that the strip it would leave would be worth going back over. For example a 34" strip not a 4" strip.

Toolin:
the hitch for the sweeper I was thinking of building was going to be pipe and/or angle iron scrap I have on hand. But the idea of 1 super sweeper sounds interesting as well. I will looking that also.

Fla Dave · 04-14-2009, 10:24 AM

Here's another thought....
Get a second tractor and a helper, if possible. When my Granma's place (about 2 acres with oak trees) needs the leaves picked up I use my tractor and sweeper and my wife uses my Grandma's tractor and sweeper.

jdcrawler · 04-14-2009, 10:38 AM

I like the idea of the 34 inch strip.

If you fastened both sweepers solid to the "T" bar hitch so they don't turn independently, wouldn't they then back up like a regular trailer?

You would need to make the tow bar longer so the "T" bar would clear the tires on turns.

Sergeant · 04-14-2009, 06:55 PM

Perkins use to make a 3 across sweeper pull behined for IH Cub Cadet in the 1960's& 70's It just like the design above except you had a sweeper behined the two and it was in the middle

Upper5Percent · 04-15-2009, 04:42 AM

You could fabricate something like our tandem hay rakes...

04-13-2009, 03:28 PM	#1
Chuck_050382 Senior MTF Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mt. Vernon, IL Posts: 968 MTF Member # 19593 Images: 4	Tandem Lawn sweepers I am going to pick a 2nd lawn sweeper tomorrow. I would like to pull 2 at once. Both are 38" sweepers. Has any one else on here done that? Any suggestion on tow bars? thanks Chuck __________________ Ford LGT 145, 2003 Craftsman GT 5000, 1977 MTD 990, 1983 Ford LGT 165, 1988 Cub Cadet 1210

04-13-2009, 03:34 PM	#2
Ingersoll444 ex spelling bee champ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NY Posts: 26,420 MTF Member # 16 Images: 14	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers I have thought of that also. The one is just not wide enough!!! __________________ Paul B Visit The Case Ingersoll Colt Forum. SUPER Of The Month 10/2011

04-13-2009, 03:36 PM	#3
Chuck_050382 Senior MTF Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mt. Vernon, IL Posts: 968 MTF Member # 19593 Images: 4	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers The only down side is 1 sweeper is hard enough to back up, 2 will be impossible. Guess that's a good reason to make a rubber edge for my blade so I can push the piles into 1 big pile to load into the compost. __________________ Ford LGT 145, 2003 Craftsman GT 5000, 1977 MTD 990, 1983 Ford LGT 165, 1988 Cub Cadet 1210

04-13-2009, 03:37 PM	#4
Ingersoll444 ex spelling bee champ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NY Posts: 26,420 MTF Member # 16 Images: 14	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers Dumping would be a HUGE problem. Also you would want to stagger them, so they overlap. That would also make dumpping harder __________________ Paul B Visit The Case Ingersoll Colt Forum. SUPER Of The Month 10/2011

04-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#5
Chuck_050382 Senior MTF Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mt. Vernon, IL Posts: 968 MTF Member # 19593 Images: 4	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers I could either stagger them or space them to leave a 30" strip between them, and then I would still be able to cover twice the area, the next pas would pick up the area between the sweepers, and 1 section over. __________________ Ford LGT 145, 2003 Craftsman GT 5000, 1977 MTD 990, 1983 Ford LGT 165, 1988 Cub Cadet 1210

04-13-2009, 06:53 PM	#7
LLigetfa standard issue neuralyzer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NW Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,654 MTF Member # 15283 Images: 2	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers If you also tied them together near the inside wheels, they would be easier to back up. __________________ I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

04-13-2009, 07:06 PM	#8
professor Proud Member of the 1K Club Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W.Seneca N.Y. Posts: 1,838 MTF Member # 90 Images: 11	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers I tied a couple of push mowers to my tractor last year and it did work well in a straight path- turning was the issue. Sharp turn would leave an uncut strip. The only way around that was link them closer together, which of course, defeats the idea. __________________ Every day is a victory. '64 Simplicity Broadmoor '66 Simplicity Broadmoor 707 '68 Sears Xl 10 ? Dynamark 11/42 '71 Wheel Horse Special '71 Wheel Horse Gt14 '72 Cub 127

04-13-2009, 11:16 PM	#9
simplicityguy92 Senior MTF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: bc Posts: 558 MTF Member # 11189	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers wouldnt you want them rite be side each other so u dont leave a strip

04-13-2009, 11:51 PM	#10
Toolin Tech Nerd Tractor Convert Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Near Rochester NY Posts: 1,387 MTF Member # 18867 Images: 1	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers Considering the trouble you're going through to create a custom hitch, might it be just as easy to part out the two sweepers and build a single "stretch" sweeper that's twice the width? __________________ Paul. i1050\|Maint\|Gov\|Tach:ind,laser\|Deck\|Blade\|JBJr\|SBlow:Fit,Winch,Act\|Chain\|Cyclone\|Sweep\|Gators\|Aerator\|Cart\|Knob\|Hoist\|Cab\|Trailer\|PC\|Bits "I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home." ~Nancie J. Carmody

04-14-2009, 10:24 AM	#12
Fla Dave Senior MTF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Summerfield, Florida Posts: 299 MTF Member # 11869 Images: 6	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers Here's another thought.... Get a second tractor and a helper, if possible. When my Granma's place (about 2 acres with oak trees) needs the leaves picked up I use my tractor and sweeper and my wife uses my Grandma's tractor and sweeper. __________________ Just a word of advice, If women don't find you handsome then try to be handy.

04-14-2009, 10:38 AM	#13
jdcrawler Lindeman crawler fan Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan ( Traverse City area ) Posts: 2,022 MTF Member # 10122	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers I like the idea of the 34 inch strip. If you fastened both sweepers solid to the "T" bar hitch so they don't turn independently, wouldn't they then back up like a regular trailer? You would need to make the tow bar longer so the "T" bar would clear the tires on turns. __________________ Ray 1945 John Deere Lindeman ( modified ) 1949 Agricat crawler 1946 FMC Bean Cutler ( flat belt drive ) 1948 Bolens Ridemaster - 35AA01 Ser#230 1948 Bolens Ridemaster - 35AA01 Ser#457 1948 Bolens Ridemaster - 35AB01 1953 Bolens Ridemaster 35AB03 ( modified cart ) 1937 Shaw Du-All tractor conversion "R/T" home made tractor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1aD1wn7yNE

04-14-2009, 06:55 PM	#14
Sergeant Tech Exchange Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kane County,IL Posts: 10,089 MTF Member # 24	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers Perkins use to make a 3 across sweeper pull behined for IH Cub Cadet in the 1960's& 70's It just like the design above except you had a sweeper behined the two and it was in the middle __________________ John Deere Models:X485,140H3,112,Sabre 1542 Cub Cadet Models:0riginal,70,106,2206 & Experimental Non Production Rear engine rider Ingersoll Model:3016PS Simplicity Models:Wonder Boy,7016 White Model: GT2055 "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

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04-15-2009, 04:42 AM	#15
Upper5Percent 5000 Strong & Climbing Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USofA Posts: 7,276 MTF Member # 8602	Re: Tandem Lawn sweepers You could fabricate something like our tandem hay rakes... __________________ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

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