Anyone know what this *does* on a Branson 4720

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Does anyone know what the linkage on the left side of the rockshaft is used for on a Branson 4720. I asked my dealer and he said "Don't worry about it you'll never use it." /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
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Thats part of the draft control linkage. If you pull on this lever it will raise the 3-point arms. I sometimes use this to help position the arms while hooking up implements so that I don't have move over to the operator station.
 
   / Anyone know what this *does* on a Branson 4720
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/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Thanks for your response MicroPilot. It sure beats the answer I got from my dealer.
 
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I've been thinking about using the draft control myself. From my understanding, the draft control keeps the three point impliment at a certain height/depth. If the tractor changes angle (goes up an incline for example) the draft control tries to keep the same depth. The rockshaft can be pinned at different points, changing the amount of influence the draft control has. My tractor came with the pin in the lowest position, which has the lowest amount of draft control, the top pin position having the most. Am I right everyone? How well does it work?
 
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I dont have much of a clue about this either any info
would be good to know.
I do know my 4720 has been doin a good job with no issues /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Gene
 
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Hey guys it explains it better in the manual
 
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Draft control is a system that senses the pull in the lower links and adjust the height of the implement accoringly. Like when using a disc if the disc hits a hard spot the pull on the lower link increases and the draft control will react by slightly lifting the lower links to where the pull is reduced to the original level. This keeps you from having to shift or bog down the tractor. You control the amount of pull by moving the draft control lever.
Hope this makes sense.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ....the draft control keeps the three point impliment at a certain height/depth. If the tractor changes angle (goes up an incline for example) the draft control tries to keep the same depth.)</font>

No. The draft control only senses the amount of pull on the lower implement.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The rockshaft can be pinned at different points, changing the amount of influence the draft control has. ... the lowest position, which has the lowest amount of draft control, the top pin position having the most....)</font>

Hmmm...not exactly and it's just the opposite. The bottom position makes draft control more "sensitive" to changes in the resistance an implement is encountering, and the top position is least "sensitive".

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How well does it work? )</font>

I've used draft control with my box blade and pond scoop. It helps reduce the amount of up and down adjustment I need to use on the 3Pt. When box blading, I'll push the 3pt control all the way down and then use the draft control to set how deep the blade digs in. This only really works well when used over long distances, say more than 20 feet. When it's working it's not really noticeable from the seat. To really see it work you have to watch the implement from the ground behind the tractor.

Keep in mind that draft control is only meant to be used with ground engaging implements. When using other type of equipment it should be disabled, and the draft control lever at the operator station should be all the way forward.
 
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Wallace must have a different manual than I do. There is absolutely nothing in any of the documentation I received. There are no descriptions or illustrations explaining any function of the draft or position controls. I would be interested in *viewing* the pages of the manual wallace is referring to. Perhaps Century has done a better job on documentation than Branson.
 
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For those interested I found a link to a Century tractor operator manual which certainly provides much more information than the Branson manual. Pages 49-52 details the operation of the draft controls. Nowhere in the Branson docs do they even mention this stuff. I had previously emailed Branson requesting more accurate info, received nothing in return.

http://www.amjawa.com/Specifications/Century_Tractor_Manual.pdf
 

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