3PH Storage?

Tdog · Nov 20, 2004

Most of the time I keep the BH on my BX22, so I don't use the 3ph often. So far, the only 3ph implements I have are a box scraper & a phd - - not used frequently. Does anyone have a method for storing the 3ph? Mine just lies in a heap in the corner, just tangled enough that I have to study it pretty hard to put it on right when it is needed.
thanks

RonR · Nov 20, 2004

A cheap, easy way to store your PHD is to hang it from a tree. Just find the balance point on the boom arm, use a chain or nylon rachet strap, and hang it.

Makes it easy to reattach since you can slide it around to fit.

Ron

Cliff_Johns · Nov 20, 2004

( A cheap, easy way to store your PHD is to hang it from a tree. . . . )

Makes a nice wind chime if you have several implements. Takes a bit of wind though.
Cliff

BRIGUY · Nov 20, 2004

Tdog,
I think you were asking about the hitch parts and not your post hole digger.

Kind of funny you should ask about this. Just yesterday I was doing some fall clean up in my garage and wanted to get my 3 point hitch parts up off the floor. I left it assembled and hung it from 2 (3 1/2 inch) deck screws on the side wall of the garage.

The PHD on the other hand I plan on hanging from the trusses. Will probably use a come-along to get it up there.

Tom_H · Nov 20, 2004

( The PHD on the other hand I plan on hanging from the trusses. Will probably use a come-along to get it up there.)

I have 2 eye bolts screwed into pre-existing holes on my PHD gear housing. I have 2 more lagged into the garage wall, which is a log wall. The eyebolts on the wall are just farther enough apart than the other 2 to allow the eyes on the PHD to fit inside those on the wall. All 4 are in allignment such that I can run a hitch pin through them and padlock the thing to the wall. The U-bar comes off and gets padlocked separately. The auger tip sits in a small hole on a 12"x12"x4" block of wood which supports the weight. Above it, laying on and running perpendicular to the trusses is a 10' length of steel pipe about 1 1/2" dia. From the pipe center is suspended a chain hoist which I got on sale at Harbor Freight Tools for $39.95. A wide piece of nylon webbing goes 3 times around the top of the PHD and hooks on the bottom hook of the hoist. The chain hoist allows me to easily lift the PHD from the 3ph. I can then pivot the PHD. As I push it toward the wall, the pipe rolls along the trusses until it reaches the bottom corner at the edge of the wall. The chain hoist allows a very gentle, slow and precise lowering the PHD until all 4 eye hooks are alligned. In goes the pin and padlock and it is secure against the wall. If I can figure out the new digital camera, maybe I can post some pics. The system works really well for me. A come along could be used for lifting, but when one releases the tension, lowering it without it crashing to the floor could be difficult. Come alongs, like all winches, are designed for pulling, but they will always have warnings not to use them for lifting, the reason being that they have no mechanism designed to safely lower things. A worm-gear winch is the one exception which is not as dangerous as a sprocket design. Hoists, on the other hand are designed specifically for lifting and lowering. My electric hoist is fast, but it doesn't allow me the precision that the chain hoist does. Good Luck.

Tdog · Nov 20, 2004

Yeah, I was only asking about the 3ph itself. I've solved the phd storage - - it hangs from a chain hoist that allow easy adjustment of its height.

Guess I'll just hang the 3ph from the wall somewhere.

arleyp · Nov 20, 2004

has anyone removed the 3pt from a bx2230?

wonder · Nov 21, 2004

on my kubota b-20 the storage for my 3 pt hitch arms is on the inside of the loader arms there is two pins welded on there for the arms to sit on and a pin goes through it to hold them on. i'm sure you could do something similar or even use bolts and mount them to the frame. they will be out of the way and always nearby ready to use.