Cincinnati PR

It took but a few months for Ohio farmer/entrepreneur Mark Altemeier and his 4-year-old son Dylan to invent what the international Kubota and Rough Terrain Vehicle (RTV) community can use for practically unlimited purposes.

Altemeier, the owner of Foster’s Farms produce markets dotted across Eastern Cincinnati, came up with a three-point hitch dubbed “The Farmboy,” converting Kubota and other RTVs from “glorified golf carts to mini-tractors, capable of doing almost anything a tractor can do,” Altemeier said.

Altemeier conceived, designed and manufactured the first of the “The Farmboy” series this past summer in his suburban Cincinnati farm, unveiling it last month at a trade show in Columbus, Ohio.

The Farmboy was most recently showcased in mid-October at the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Georgia.

“I needed another tractor, but financially I wasn’t real excited to invest $20,000 in another piece of equipment, especially during these financial times,” said Altemeier, a farmer who grows corn, beans and tomatoes, which he sells at his Foster’s Farms outlets.

“I thought there had to be a hydraulic hitch for my Kubota, so I started searching, and to my surprise, there was nothing out there.

“Nothing.”

Altemeier then contacted Kubota, which he said confirmed his suspicions.

“There was, and is, nothing like this out there.”

The Farmboy’s website (www.RTVHitchworks.com) features video demonstrations of its multiple uses.

“That’s when I realized I might have something I could market t other farms and landscapers alike,” Altemeier said.

“There’s a lot of RTVs in the world, but only one Farmboy.”

The Farmboy, capable of handling loads of up to 600 pounds, fits on the front and/or back of the Kubota RTV and is being marketed to farmers and farm equipment dealers.

Users can attach planters, cultivators, watering systems, seeders, even snow plows. The system is delivered fully assembled, and can be installed in 15 minutes.

The RTV bed is fully operational when The Farmboy is attached on the rear.

To contact Mr. Altemeier, please call (513) 260-3705, visit www.RTVHitchworks.com or send him an e-mail at rtvhitchworks@gmail.com.