[joshc]

I'm wanting to build a roller that I can pull behind my JD790. I can get my hands on a piece of 30" pipe that is 7'11" long....for free! It is heavy, 150# per foot. My first question is how long should this piece be? They will also cut it for me! Next question is how much weight could I pull with the 790? I'd be pulling on flat ground but wouldn't rule out a slope or two. Do I want to fill it? If so, with what? Anyone have pics of one they've built?

 

[NEWT92]

Mine started out as a 500 gallon propane tank. Cut down to 66" wide. I bought the tank, then had a welding shop build it for me. Weighs 1050 empty, but full of water (300 gallons) weighs in at 3400-3500lbs.

Behind my 2520

Next to a 48" AgriFab roller

 

[joshc]

Nice! What is the radius of that beast? How well does your machine pull it when it's full?

 

[NEWT92]

Nice! What is the radius of that beast? How well does your machine pull it when it's full?

36" . Tractor pulls it great, I do have to use 4wd on some hills, and turning on hills takes a lot of paying attention.

 

[joshc]

I ended up trying to copy your design Newt, thanks for sharing your pics! I've had this built and have been using it for a while, but thought I'd share my pictures. I did screw up on one part. When I had the steel shop cut my discs to weld on the ends, I gave them the OD instead of the ID measurement, so I wasn't able to recess them before welding. That sucks! Oh well, it still works very well.

 

[NEWT92]

Looks good!!! :thThumbsU Is it able to be filled with water? On mine, when its full, to hook up by myself I back up, lower the 3pt, use a small chain to go around the tongue and 3pt, lift the tongue up with the 3pt and back up to hook up.

 

[joshc]

Where I gave them the wrong measurement for the end caps, no. I'm going to work on that. I have a fix I think will work though. Pics will be posted when I'm done.

 

[ColonyPark]

it still works very well.

That's what counts, it looks great. Thanks for the pics!:thThumbsU