We use these baskets till they just disintegrate.. Occasionally though, they need a bit of repair. It’s usually the center that splits and usually because we’ve been using them after topdressing and they fill with sand. What we do is drill them and screw part of a round wooden handle to them.
This is the typical split.
This is a bunker rake handle (we try to recycle broken handles) that’s being held in place with vice-grips so I can drill through the basket and into.
This is a set of three. They made it a bit more comfortable to use so I’ve been doing all of them.
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Over the years I’ve made several different types of reel storage carts but this is what we’ve pretty much settled on. It’s a hand cart that can be used as a dolly in that it has 4 wheels, two that swivel. We get them at Home Depot. They take a bit more floor space but I can move it over to the machine easily to swap out reels. It’s also easier on the back, less lifting required. Last count we had 6 of these and one double rack.. The roller reels are so heavy they are either on a machine or on the floor.
When you add a brush kit to a Flex-21, and it’s in the raised position, it blocks the light when you are making a turn. The workaround was to make a new bracket for one light, and mount it under the brush. Now you have pretty good light no matter what.
This is the typical split.
This is a bunker rake handle (we try to recycle broken handles) that’s being held in place with vice-grips so I can drill through the basket and into.
This is a set of three. They made it a bit more comfortable to use so I’ve been doing all of them.
