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Homemade Receiver-Hitch Wire Unroller
Pen sketch in blue ink of pickup truck bumper with receiver-hitch with a spool of wire sitting on it fastened by a drawbar pin secured with a cotter pin

David Wade's Homemade Receiver-Hitch Wire Unroller is simply a receiver-hitch turned upside-down (to create a flat surface), on which he sets the spool of wire. As he does so, the Hiwassee, VA, farmer pushes a tractor drawbar pin through both spool and hitch, securing the drawbar pin in place with a cotter pin. He then drives the assembly along his fence lines, unspooling wire as he goes.

Estimated Cost Cost range: See below

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back


SourceAdapted from Progressive Farmer Magazine (Jan 2021) "Handy Devices"
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Last updated: Apr 22, 2021


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