cant get drawbar in slot

[wango tango]

hey all, its so tight i cannot get a new drawbar i bought from harbor freight in my 4410. whats the deal? do i just beat it in, or should i shave some off with a wheel grinder or ???

what all do you guys use your drawbar for, anyway?

 

[jester156]

I have one from HF for my 2320, didn't have any fit issues.
I added a hook to help pull some overgrowth out of my yard with chains or straps.

hey all, its so tight i cannot get a new drawbar i bought from harbor freight in my 4410. whats the deal? do i just beat it in, or should i shave some off with a wheel grinder or ???

what all do you guys use your drawbar for, anyway?

 

[chipsndust]

I added a hook to help pull some overgrowth out of my yard with chains or straps.

I do the same, plus haul logs, with my 2305 with drawbar and clevis I bought at TSC.
Also, it keeps the lift arms in the correct position for the MMM lift mechanism to work properly.

I'll ask the dumb question, are you sure you have the 3PH lift arms adjusted for width (turnbuckles all the way out)? If so, you may have bought the wrong drawbar, they come in different lengths.

 

[JD755]

I'll ask the dumb question, are you sure you have the 3PH lift arms adjusted for width (turnbuckles all the way out)? If so, you may have bought the wrong drawbar, they come in different lengths.

I think he is asking about a true frame mount drawbar, not a three point hitch attachment.

I would grind it. It may have long and short positions you can choose from when it can be slid in easily. I have a two inch ball mount on mine for pulling a ten foot utility trailer.

 

[RoyJackson]

hey all, its so tight i cannot get a new drawbar i bought from harbor freight in my 4410. whats the deal? do i just beat it in, or should i shave some off with a wheel grinder or ???

what all do you guys use your drawbar for, anyway?

I'd grind it to fit your drawbar bracket. Although the drawbar bracket on a tractor isn't a precision component, that chinese stuff HF sells is even less precise. So, hit that HF drawbar with the grinding wheel.

I use my drawbar for pulling downed trees and brush. I have used it (with a ball) to tow a small trailer I have...that's about it.

 

[JD755]

Thought I would add some pics.

 

[RoyJackson]

I use to use my 4400's drawbar...now I use this 3PH mounted drawbar more frequently. Works nicely for towing and pulling old tree trunks and such.
You can find these on eBay for about 80 bucks. Looks pretty easy to fabricate if you have the tools and a welding machine.

 

[Egon]

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pu...jejlwlpIIiOzUqd6LkyI_3ClClf2zsdUEqHizAauKWJW8


Angle grinder. Bevel the edges of the drawbar first.

 

[whiskywizard]

Without seeing it up close, it's hard to be certain but I'll guess that the hole was punched, and the bar has been bulged outward at the hole.

Take a look at the bar, sighting down it. you'll need to grind the bulge out of it so it clears the receiver comfortably.

I've seen the same problem with inexpensive 2" trailer ball mounts.