Now I'm confused. Grasshopper has a dozer blade you can put on the front of the mower to push snow, gravel, & dirt but they don't recommend pulling a small trailer? Is there a difference from pushing or pulling? Seems to me it would be easier to pull a trailer with wheels than to push gravel or dirt with a dozer blade. Cambre
Since what you are towing is not a "factory approved" implement, and they don't know what you are going to do with it, it's far easier and less liable for them to just say "not recommended". As I said, my dealer TRIED to sell me one, so assuming you are fully aware of the machine's limitations, I would have no issue doing it. Just remember that a Grasshopper is not all that heavy in the back, and would be susceptible to too much weight behind the axle on the trailer, the rear wheels on the GH are small and wouldn't have much extra load capacity, and going down any type of hill could get REAL interesting. If all you want to do is tow a small lawn trailer around a fairly flat yard, and you don't load it with rocks, I see no problem. Like in most things, you just have to be smarter than the machine, which I understand is quite a challenge for some people. Just by asking the question, you've already proven you're smarter than most.
Thanks DieselBob: You make a lot of since. I always knew these manufactures have to cover all sources of misuse to protect them selves. I will make a hitch and pull as much as I think it will push with their dozer blade they advertise for this mower. Thanks Cambre
My flimsy , bottom feeding, Craftsman rider allows a small trailer up to 250 lbs with ox cart axles (no bearings) so I would think you could tow a building with yours. :laughing:
Thanks but that's just what I would expect them to say. Its not a good idea to try to pull a trailer on an incline with a zero turn mower. If grasshopper told people they could pull a trailer and they turned it over on a hill a law suit would be likely.
The problem with pulling a trailer with a grasshopper(or any zero turn mower) involves poor traction on hills when traversing the hill - not as much when going straight up and down. With a heavy load, slippery grass or dirt and a steep grade things can get out of hand real easy. If your lot is flat there would be no issues that personally bother me. I built my own hitch 10 years ago and have had no problem but I stay off the few hills I have with my 725D. You have to use common sense and Grasshopper has to assume that a percentage of there sales are to people who lack this trait. If I sold Grasshoppers, I wouldn't install hitches but sell them with a warning to stay off hills when using the hitch.
