THANKS FOR POSTING THIS "SIMPLIFIED" DIY VERSION. IT'S AFFORDABLE & WORKABLE FOR US NOVICE WELDERS. THE OTHER'S THAT FOLKS R SELLIN' R WAY OVER-PRICED FOR NO GOOD REASON. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S ANY"HIGH TECHNOLOGY" INVOLVED. I LIKED UR DEMEANOR/HUMILITY WHN TALKING ABOUT UR LIFTER. I DECIDED TO TRY MYSELF AS WELL. TY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT, COODOWS FOR THE INSPIRATION.APTTMH SHALOM Sis Margo-KansasCity
My best parts list: All 3/8” thickness steel, all 4 inch wide unless stated otherwise Bottom piece: 18 inches long Top flap: 7 inches long Upright: 4 inches long Flap catch piece (?): 1.5inch angle iron Tractor mount bracket piece: 1.5inch angle iron 24inches long Hinge: 4 inch door hinge Wheels: unsure / varying depending on needs. Hoping to build one of these myself! Thanks.
Thank you so much! I am a newbie to chickens and recognize the necessity of being able to move my little flock to fresh spots on my land when I don't want to let them free range. My bleary eyes have gone through many a chicken videos in the night for weeks. I like your chicken tractor lift system the best. I am tired. Your system wins. Thanks!
Nicely done! I plan to shamelessly copy this for my own chicken tractors ;-) Sure beats paying full price for the ChickLift mechanism. Take care and God Bless.
Love the design. I've got a welder, used it twice so maybe I'll try to make one of these. Heck if I screw it up it NBD, it's only for a chicken tractor so no one's going to see it except me. I built a Joel Saladin chicken tractor last spring, used it for 55 birds last year, and disassembled it this week. I'm building 2 chicken tractors like the one's you've got next week, and I think I'll be adding your modifications to it. Thanks for sharing.
great job! I'll add that the name brand company takes a month to get your order to you. I placed an order and paid , then built the chicken coop and put chicks in it and here I am 1 MONTH LATER with no chicklift wheels installed yet. They took a week just to reply to my email (after 3 weeks) to tell me that they were working "now" on boxing up my shipment. For $200 with shipping I would think they'd be a little more eager to mail the dang things.
What kinda system did you use for the back or the same system for the back but 1 on each side for stability, I'm a retired welder and I think you did a great job of making something that works great and on the cheap homestead stile,💯👍
This is the backside of the tractor. I have a rope tied to the front runners with a 45 cut on them and you can skid or lift and pull the front of the tractor. I could fabricate another lift system for the front but havent found the need yet.
Im half way through my 2nd season with them and they work like the day I put them on. I have one of the 3 that I suspect is the board is breaking where I drilled the bolts through the near the bottom which reassures me that these should be built with all 1.5in angle iron.
Yes, Bottom plate is welded to the hinge. That bottom hinge is welded to the upright piece, the upright piece is welded to the top hinge, the top hinge is welded to the 7inch piece.
How do you keep the 2 week old chicks in?? My new system also lifts about 4" I dont have a welder so I had to go a different direction. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r2xEyBnm1Gs.html
I got these wheels from Harbor freight. Look for solid rubber / no flat tires. The steel was purchased from my local steel supply place, hinges from the local hardware store.
