Branson 4720Ch Drawbar strength

[ceaster]

A typical P/U hitch is much shorter and mounted much closer to the frame.

Like I said previously, the bar was sticking way out, much farther than I ever extend mine on my Kubota's when using a pulled implement. I would be cutting the pto shaft and shortening it up if that was me. I've never had a cramping issue with my bat wing shredder. I have with my disc bine but it comes with rub shields on both sides on the implement hitch just for that and yes, I regularly take the paint off them.

Those are good points, the mower spefically says to extend 14" from PTO, I also saw a TTWT video where he had bad things happen from not doing that. Also to note, I have to share this mower with other tractors I don't own, so making a modification to it for my setup would possibly not be good for the other tractors.

 

[LouNY]

I see that Land Pride offers an optional hitch for that mower;
Optional LP Performance Hitch.
I wonder was your hitch pin to tight reducing the ability of the hitch to twist sideways and up and down.
Or did your lift arms hit the drawbar of the mower.

 

[ceaster]

I see that Land Pride offers an optional hitch for that mower;
Optional LP Performance Hitch.
I wonder was your hitch pin to tight reducing the ability of the hitch to twist sideways and up and down.
Or did your lift arms hit the drawbar of the mower.

The hitch coupler on the mower twist side to side via bearing and grease zerk, the pin portion is curved and slotted, it's possible to push it to it's limits on the vertical with a steep enough slope, but the PTO would chatter along with that.