5 ATV and UTV tips you have to try

Have you been thinking about making farm work on your ATV or UTV easier? Try out these tips put forward by Successful Farming and Living the Country Life readers.

ATV lift

My lift’s 2½-foot-long horizontal feet are made of 1¼-inch square tubing. The structure has 4-foot-long uprights that support the 10-inch-wide by 12-inch-long top plate. A boat winch is mounted on top of the plate with cable and chain.

–H.F., Minnesota

ATV buckets

I was tired of buckets of feed sliding on my ATV, so I came up with a simple device. Nail or screw three bucket lids to a piece of plywood and set the buckets on the lids to prevent them from sliding. The plywood is held in place by a pin.

– R.P., Ohio

ATV toolholder

An old grinder mixer magnet mounts to my four-wheeler to hold my fencing tools and other hand tools. A piece of inner tube underneath keeps it from scratching the ATV. It goes on and comes off easily with tow tarp straps. Now I don’t have to worry about losing my tools out in the field.

– J.S., South Dakota

Angled blade ends

We designed ends for our blade that angle to accommodate the blade’s angle. They’re easy to put on and take off, too. We can use the blade with only one end angled at a time since they angle indi-vidually. Straighten or angle each end just by removing clips. I push snow, manure, and level our gravel lane.

– W.H., Kansas

Saw while seated 

I used an 18-hp. gas motor that runs a hydraulic pump to power an orbit motor. The 16-inch saw blade is fastened to a hydraulic cylinder that pushes the saw blade out and away from my four-wheeler.

Another cylinder lifts the blade up and down. This saw works best cutting 3-foot trees or smaller. I drive a continuous 5 mph.

– E.H., Nebraska