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Old 02-01-2024, 12:45 PM
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Default Hitch recommendations for 149
I am looking to tow a standard garden tractor cart (Harbor Freight dump cart) and a small 4x8 utility trailer with my 149.

Cart can hook up to the draw bar but the trailer is on a 1 7/8" ball.

I've considered a lift with a Brinly hitch for the trailer but I would have to fab up some sort of gooseneck contraption for the lawn cart.

What do you suggest?
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Old 02-01-2024, 01:27 PM
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Put a 1-7/8" ball in your hitch hole that your garden cart pins into, ain't like you are going to try and haul heavy stuff in the trailer as the 149 don't have traction for that sore of thing.
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Put a 1-7/8" ball in your hitch hole that your garden cart pins into, ain't like you are going to try and haul heavy stuff in the trailer as the 149 don't have traction for that sore of thing.
True. I'm mostly putzing around with the trailer picking up lawn debris. I'm a little concerned that the hitch point will be low but I suppose it will work
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Put a 1-7/8" ball in your hitch hole that your garden cart pins into, ain't like you are going to try and haul heavy stuff in the trailer as the 149 don't have traction for that sore of thing.




And for darned sure if you got it going, it certainly couldn't stop !


I agree with the ball in the hitch hole.
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Shout out to DSarow for emailing me pics of his hitch!

Using the ball in the drawbar left me some bad results. It worked, but the trailer was crazy low and I had very little turning radius before the trailer was rubbing on my tires. Not good.

Unfortunately one of these cheapo universal three point hitches would probably work best for me but they're designed for the universal consumer grade home depot stuff.

If I had welding capabilities I would consider buying this and welding on tabs to bolt through the frame where the lift arm goes.

The hunt continues.
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Have you considered an ATV receiver hitch like this? I made a similar one for my quad and I have three different bars. You can get much cheaper ones than the one pictured too.
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If you have much weight on that trailer or cart, DO NOT try to stop it when you are turning!
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"You can get much cheaper ones than the one pictured too."

I would hope so!! Heh Heh!
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I had one of these on my 582.
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"but they're designed for the universal consumer grade home depot stuff."


ie: Modern MTD junque .....
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