(ET) back platform

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

New topic.  I had to move a 250 lb. cement mixer (no wheels) recently.  I 
don't have a platform lift, but here's an easy fix.  If you have the back 
tool-bar (the one the tiller attaches to) and have it set to the upper 
holes (so that the bar is low) you have a dandy mount for a platform.  I 
set a 5' long 2x12" plank on the tool-bar and under the drawbar.  The 
platform is nearly level, and the weight of the plank keeps it in place.  
DON'T put it under the drive pulley on the transmission!  Anyway, I tipped 
up one end of the mixer, backed it under and walked the other end on the 
plank.  It moved it beautifully, almost like a pallet loader.  If I had 
needed to, I could have made a wider "T" version, but for now this was 
great.  The bar is low so you have to stay on level ground.

Larry Elie