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Blower rack position on trailer

Sep 6, 2015#1

Lawnboy18

I ordered two back pack blower racks. I am not sure where I am going to mount them. I already have a trimmer rack on the passenger side. It is fine there. I have been thinking of putting a blower rack on the front end of the trailer and one on the driver side.

Any pictures or ideas would be great.

Sep 6, 2015#2

lawn mower fanatic

Lawnboy18 said:
I ordered two back pack blower racks. I am not sure where I am going to mount them. I already have a trimmer rack on the passenger side. It is fine there. I have been thinking of putting a blower rack on the front end of the trailer and one on the driver side.

Any pictures or ideas would be great.

I think that's personal preference. If I did it I would have it on the driver side. That way once you finish the mowing and then the blowing, you can just put it away and hop in the truck without moving around the trailer. Just my thinking behind how I would do it.

Sep 6, 2015#3

Ric

lawn mower fanatic said:
I think that's personal preference. If I did it I would have it on the driver side. That way once you finish the mowing and then the blowing, you can just put it away and hop in the truck without moving around the trailer. Just my thinking behind how I would do it.

That's a two edged sword. I always put the most used equipment on the passengers side that way your away from traffic when your getting your equipment on and off the rack. I've got the two BR 600 blowers and a triple rack on the passengers side and another triple on the drivers side. The big issue with mounting equipment on your trailer will depend on the size of the trailer you use.
The problem I see with putting a blower rack on the front end of the trailer is it can effect the maneuverability of the trailer depending on the length of the trailer tongue.

Sep 6, 2015#4

lawn mower fanatic

Ric said:
That's a two edged sword. I always put the most used equipment on the passengers side that way your away from traffic when your getting your equipment on and off the rack. I've got the two BR 600 blowers and a triple rack on the passengers side and another triple on the drivers side. The big issue with mounting equipment on your trailer will depend on the size of the trailer you use.
The problem I see with putting a blower rack on the front end of the trailer is it can effect the maneuverability of the trailer depending on the length of the trailer tongue.

Ya I agree with what you're saying with the traffic. And with the size of my trailer, I would only be able to put a trimmer rack on one side, and would have to put any other racks on the other side.

Sep 6, 2015#5

Carscw

Trimmer rack is in drivers side. Blowers sit in the trailer.
I don't worry about traffic as most of the time we park in the driveway.

Sep 6, 2015#6

lawn mower fanatic

Carscw said:
Trimmer rack is in drivers side. Blowers sit in the trailer.
I don't worry about traffic as most of the time we park in the driveway.

I don't worry about traffic either as I mow mostly in residential neighborhoods. But I can understand if you mow on major roads.

Sep 6, 2015#7

Ric

Carscw said:
Trimmer rack is in drivers side. Blowers sit in the trailer.
I don't worry about traffic as most of the time we park in the driveway.

Parking in someones driveway is something we are not allowed to do nor would I. I wouldn't want that responsibility.

Sep 6, 2015#8

Ric

lawn mower fanatic said:
I don't worry about traffic either as I mow mostly in residential neighborhoods. But I can understand if you mow on major roads.

I mow in residential neighborhoods also but Still am parking on the streets and there is traffic to contend with and you can never tell when you may have to park on a major road to get to a job.

Sep 6, 2015#9

Lawnboy18

Thanks for the input guys!

The trailer is a 6x12 with a tongue of about 3 feet I guess. That is a good point on the driver side and traffic. Maybe I could put one on passenger side and driver side. That way when we are two, we can both hit it with the blowers.

Sep 6, 2015#10

Ric

Lawnboy18 said:
Thanks for the input guys!

The trailer is a 6x12 with a tongue of about 3 feet I guess. That is a good point on the driver side and traffic. Maybe I could put one on passenger side and driver side. That way when we are two, we can both hit it with the blowers.

I don't know if this will work or not but you can try to look at the url and you can see how I have mine mounted. There on a 6x12 and there is plenty of room.

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/members/ric-albums-trailer-setup-picture20070-caption.html

Sep 6, 2015#11

Lawnboy18

Thanks for the picture.

Unfortunetly my trimmer rack is more towards the end leaving no room for another rack.

Sep 6, 2015#12

Z

zmister11

Ric said:
I don't know if this will work or not but you can try to look at the url and you can see how I have mine mounted. There on a 6x12 and there is plenty of room.

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/members/ric-albums-trailer-setup-picture20070-caption.html

Is that an echo edger on your trailer? Lol. I didn't know you used echo

Sep 6, 2015#13

Ric

zmister11 said:
Is that an echo edger on your trailer? Lol. I didn't know you used echo

NOOooo. It's not an edger exactly. It is an echo product, not that I like to admit to it. Its an Echo BRD and that's an old picture, if you take a look you'll see the old Cub Cadet Z Force that I haven't had for a while. Stihl didn't have the BRD when I purchased the Echo but that's another subject we can take up later :smile: Its no longer on the trailer and I don't use it much anymore.

Sep 6, 2015#14

Z

zmister11

Ric said:
NOOooo. It's not an edger exactly. It is an echo product, not that I like to admit to it. Its an Echo BRD and that's an old picture, if you take a look you'll see the old Cub Cadet Z Force that I haven't had for a while. Stihl didn't have the BRD when I purchased the Echo but that's another subject we can take up later :smile:

Ahh gotchya hahah!

Sep 6, 2015#15

Carscw

Ric said:
Parking in someones driveway is something we are not allowed to do nor would I. I wouldn't want that responsibility.

And again you live and work in a country club Community.

Even if was not against the law to park in the road. There is no way I am parking in the road in a 55 or 65 mph zone.
You forget I live and work in the country.
Speed limits are 55mph on almost every road. That means the slow cars are going 65.

Sep 6, 2015#16

Lawnboy18

Carscw said:
And again you live and work in a country club Community.

Even if was not against the law to park in the road. There is no way I am parking in the road in a 55 or 65 mph zone.
You forget I live and work in the country.
Speed limits are 55mph on almost every road. That means the slow cars are going 65.

Must be hard backing up! In a 50 km/h zone, I can't back up in an appartment entrance. So, I have to go in forwards. When I back out of that parking lot it is a bit of a guessing game and I really don't like that.

Sep 6, 2015#17

Carscw

Lawnboy18 said:
Must be hard backing up! In a 50 km/h zone, I can't back up in an appartment entrance. So, I have to go in forwards. When I back out of that parking lot it is a bit of a guessing game and I really don't like that.

Most drives are big enough to turn around in.
I only pull a 10 foot trailer. Never had a need for a bigger one.

Sep 6, 2015#18

Ric

Carscw said:
And again you live and work in a country club Community.

Even if was not against the law to park in the road. There is no way I am parking in the road in a 55 or 65 mph zone.
You forget I live and work in the country.
Speed limits are 55mph on almost every road. That means the slow cars are going 65.

I don't know why you think I live and work in a country club community because I don't. I live in a sub-division the same as the majority of people do and most of my work is in Sub-divisions, It may not be back woods but it is in the country.

Lawnboy18 said:
Must be hard backing up! In a 50 km/h zone, I can't back up in an apartment entrance. So, I have to go in forwards. When I back out of that parking lot it is a bit of a guessing game and I really don't like that.

There are a lot of reasons I don't or for not parking in someones driveway but backing up a trailer isn't one of them. An apartment complex would be a little different though, that's basically a parking lot like HD or Lowes.

So what type of blower racks did you get?

Sep 8, 2015#19

Lawnboy18

I have no other place to park. So, I have to get in there and it is a small parking shared by two buildings.

I got the basic Green Touch blower racks. I didn't want the Extreme. Some one told me they jam up sometimes.

Sep 11, 2015#20

TaskForceLawnCare

We never park in driveways if it can be avoided and always put cones out, both for liability purposes. To the point our blower racks are on the passenger side. I will caution not to put them in the way of where you strap your mowers down

Sep 11, 2015#21

Carscw

TaskForceLawnCare said:
We never park in driveways if it can be avoided and always put cones out, both for liability purposes. To the point our blower racks are on the passenger side. I will caution not to put them in the way of where you strap your mowers down

Not worth the risk for me to park in the road.
1st ticket $100
2nd ticket $250

Someone hits my parked truck and trailer.
Could cost me thousands.

Let's not even talk about how dumb I would be.
For parking in the road in a 55 zone.

Sep 12, 2015#22

exotion

Lol here I park where ever I land no one cares. One job I litterly park in the center turn lane 2 lanes of traffic on either side

Sep 12, 2015#23

Z

zmister11

exotion said:
Lol here I park where ever I land no one cares. One job I litterly park in the center turn lane 2 lanes of traffic on either side

Yep I've had to do that as well. And when their is no center lane, I sometimes have to park in the right turning lane and put cones out and my flashers on.

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