Fast Hitch Platform Carrier Quickie “restoration”

[JNewton]

As discovered by other members on my intro thread, the box blade that came with my lowboy cub is actually an upside down and backwards platform carrier. I decided to put it back to original, as I would rather have that than a redundant extra blade, that was kind of kludged together in the first place. I got it disassembled, sanded, primed and painted this afternoon. Tomorrow I hope to get a chance to pick up some boards and black paint for them.

[JNewton]

Pics

[inairam]

What type of wood do you plan to use?

[JNewton]

I’m just planning on pressure treated from the home of depot.

[Gary Dotson]

Pressure treated lumber should be aged, to allow it to dry thoroughly before it is painted. Most suggest 6 months.

[Matt Kirsch]

Have to appreciate the ingenuity of the previous owner who came up with using the platform carrier as a frame for a box blade.

[inairam]

I’m just planning on pressure treated from the home of depot.

I think Oak was used and treated with coats of boiled linseed oil.

[JNewton]

I opted for regular old non-treated construction lumber. Oak would be nice, but there are budgetary priorities. Latex exterior paint is going on top. I tried some of that non-skid sand stuff in the paint.

[tmays]

When I get back into showing a Cub, I think I’ll go with oak and finish it with spar urethane. Sometimes have to unload a little ways from the show site. They way my wife will be able to ride instead of walking. No, she’s not real big on doing the driving. lol
Currently I used treated lumber and left it as is

[Don McCombs]

I have seen a platform carrier with original wood. It was a softwood, probably pine. It appeared to be finished with a black stain, not paint. Part numbers were stenciled in white.

[JNewton]

Thanks for the notes on originality. My instincts are always in that direction, so I really do appreciate that information. I went with non-skid paint for the boards and really like how it turned out, should give a little extra purchase for whatever I choose to pile on there. Got to get some new hardware tomorrow, but here’s basically how it looks.

[Jim Becker]

The carriers could be ordered with or without the wood. So I guess a case could be made that a lot of choices are "original".