F350Lawman
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This is the top view of a 3pt hitch tow bar I am working on. I found this in the woods at my buddies place when he started to build his new house. Seems it was off an older and long ago departed Case homeowner tractor. It was very rusted with rusted out category 0 pins on the sides. I broke the pins off, wire brushed the entire thing and painted it. The original pins were only about 16" in spread so will need to weld on some addtional metal and cat. 1 pins to increase it to about a 24" spread to fit my 3pt. arms. I may build something or just buy a $20- 3pt drawbar from JD and mount or weld it onto the bottom. I also need to enlarge the holes for the top link they are a little small right now.
Whoever built it did so well. It is 1/2" steel with 1/4" angle iron supports boxing the entire setup for added strenght. It weighs over 50 lbs. easy. It is built from the center section of a 2" vehicle hitch with a 1 1/2 sleeve tucked and welded inside so I will need to use solid 1 1/2" slides to mount hitch ballson. For now I will be using it with aclevis run through the slide to attach to my pintle hook trailer.
I had been using the drawbar with a big clevis to attach to the pintle hook but it was a little low. This will make hookups MUCH easier.
Oh, I still have to paint it green. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Not bad for free though.
Should work well and now I won't have to bother with cranking the manure trailer up and down, just hookup, lift it with the 3 pt. and go. When done I will rest the trailer tongue back on a large wooden block until next use.
Whoever built it did so well. It is 1/2" steel with 1/4" angle iron supports boxing the entire setup for added strenght. It weighs over 50 lbs. easy. It is built from the center section of a 2" vehicle hitch with a 1 1/2 sleeve tucked and welded inside so I will need to use solid 1 1/2" slides to mount hitch ballson. For now I will be using it with aclevis run through the slide to attach to my pintle hook trailer.
I had been using the drawbar with a big clevis to attach to the pintle hook but it was a little low. This will make hookups MUCH easier.
Oh, I still have to paint it green. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Not bad for free though.
Should work well and now I won't have to bother with cranking the manure trailer up and down, just hookup, lift it with the 3 pt. and go. When done I will rest the trailer tongue back on a large wooden block until next use.
