3-Point Hitch B7200 3PH lift arm bent

Superbird · May 4, 2013

Just bought a B7200 about a month ago.

Should I be concerned about the right lift arm on this hitch? Tractor will be used for mostly moving snow with a scraper blade, moving trailers now and then w/ drawbar, and some plowing with a middle buster. I live in Va so we don't get a lot of snow. Looks bent to me.

Thanks!

Ted Summey · May 4, 2013

Is it on backwards? Could you turn it around and see if it looks "straight?"

2458n · May 4, 2013

Yours is bent very little and should present you with no trouble. The lift arms for mine were alittle pricey so I have been running mine for years in this bent condition. I had a 730 Arps backhoe on my small "L" model. Used the hoe and raised the three point lift on the tractor to it's highest point. Then I climbed up on the backhoe and raised the outriggers. Everything was fine until I drove it back to the house. They bent but did not break. Mine could be switched left for right and it would put the bend in a upward way. Never have done that as I used vertical adjustment to keep drawbar level.