Message Board - Cricket: Pulling a roller
18 Aug 2010 by Neil Morton
Hi,
Might be a silly question, but...
Could a Hayter LT324 pull a large outfield roller?
Thanks!
Neil
18 Aug 2010 by mario
Please define a "large outfield roller" !
I know no boundaries.
19 Aug 2010 by Neil Morton
Hi,
I'm not sure of the weight but it looks a lot like this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FLAT-ROLLER-/190431182917?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL
The advert says 3 tonnes.
Neil
19 Aug 2010 by Barry Pace Last edited 19 Aug 2010
Might pull it down hill for a bit.....just until the roller overtakes anyways....... 
Unit weighs 1.3t according to tech info, add a few kgs for driver and hitch mod....
Plastic.... it's The End I tell you... THE END!!!!
20 Aug 2010 by Sumomosr
Yep, Silly question.
A year ago you were having trouble with this machine "starting to get a bit tempermental" and Ticky related the cost of a new hydrostat being of the order of £4,000. Now you want it to tow a 3 tonne roller?
GOGGA
20 Aug 2010 by petermarkcraig
No (if you want to stay alive).
Of course the grass looks good. The sun is shining.
20 Aug 2010 by sipho
What do you want to roll ?
Sip
Gogga International Affairs Officer
20 Aug 2010 by vid Last edited 20 Aug 2010
Definitely no. The hydrostatic drive is not designed for that amount of weight changing direction all the time. Nor is it designed for accelerating/decelerating that kind of weight, or even turning with that sort of restriction on it. I think you would be in for an extremely expensive repair - dont take the risk
22 Aug 2010 by Neil Morton
Thanks Vid.
Sipho - I'm looking to roll an outfield.
22 Aug 2010 by olaf
I have visions of a roller lashed with a rope to the back and soon as you slow down to turn it going straight through the radiator.
Some people are like Slinky's, totally useless but amusing if you push them down the stairs
22 Aug 2010 by vid
It may be noisy but cant you find someone with a 4WD and a towing jaw who can help - L/R defender especially
23 Aug 2010 by jlawrence
Why are you rolling an outfield ?
I find the rollers on my triple heads more than adequate for settling the surface back down after the winter months.
I do have an outfield roller but it hasn't moved from it's parking spot for the past 2 years.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
23 Aug 2010 by Minormorris64
Ditto, JL
What goes around, comes around
23 Aug 2010 by barry glynn
Yep my triple with my 100 kilos on top of it does the trick ok.
What do I do? I just cut the grass.
23 Aug 2010 by trubs
May need consolidating after Renovation/ Levelling works?
23 Aug 2010 by jlawrence
That's a possibility trubs. But then if you're getting that sort of work done on an outfield you won't be needing to pull said roller with a triple.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
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