vac on tail gate

[Kelly's Landscaping]

If your talking about making it into a swing away but want to keep the hitch empty your going to be going custom. We made a 20hp giant vac into a swing away about 9 years ago we still use it. It's mounted to the box wall but instead of a wooden 2x4 we have a steel 2x4 with large pipes we use for hinges welded to it. Then we have a heavy piece of angle iron welded to the back that gives the vac a seat to sit on when not swinging away. Then its got a bolt that keeps it in place. If you feel you can make something like that go for it but if your not comfortable with having a large chunk of iron hanging off the back of your truck held by welds you made go find a pro and have him design and build something for ya.

[i cut with ferris]

Originally Posted by Kelly's Landscaping

If your talking about making it into a swing away but want to keep the hitch empty your going to be going custom. We made a 20hp giant vac into a swing away about 9 years ago we still use it. It's mounted to the box wall but instead of a wooden 2x4 we have a steel 2x4 with large pipes we use for hinges welded to it. Then we have a heavy piece of angle iron welded to the back that gives the vac a seat to sit on when not swinging away. Then its got a bolt that keeps it in place. If you feel you can make something like that go for it but if your not comfortable with having a large chunk of iron hanging off the back of your truck held by welds you made go find a pro and have him design and build something for ya.

do you have any pics?

[Kelly's Landscaping]

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=331589&page=19

Luckily I have some already posted

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=357638&page=6

[i cut with ferris]

i was thinking about making the gate do that.

[JLSLLC]

I have a 11hp trac vac and i know what you mean about the end of the day lift off. Mine is the hitch mount but still has to be lifted off like yours.. Im currently welding in a piece of channel iron to the front of my trailer and mounting the vac there, just wanted to share, good luck

[adam.neusbaum]

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[i cut with ferris]

hopefully by next fall i ll have something lol.

[Kelly's Landscaping]

I'm sure you will just think on it from time to time and when it comes time to build you should already have all the kinks worked out.