Is there a better way to do it?

ns_in_tex · Oct 8, 2003

Soundguy is right, Henro
I was refering to the hydro brakes. About the only thing I use the regular brakes for is parking on a hill.

Sorry, I am such a poor communicator.

I appreciate all the good and novel advice so far, but have not been able to get you concerned about my concern.

Review:

We are lifting the tractor by pressing down on the tongue, which must go up. Kind of like picking yourself up by your own boot straps. (seems impossible but we see it happening)

Now in my thinking, the only way this can work is by pulling the string on one side of a triangle.

First side of triangle is fel. No concern on my part, I don't think it will bend.

2nd side of triangle is pipe tongue from front of tractor to the point the bucket is pressing down (and the side of triangle that must shorten). No concern, if pipe bends, get stronger tongue.

3rd side of triangle is pivot point of fel near the cab to the front trailer hitch, which is welded to the front bumper, and is made up of the cast iron engine and other cast parts. This is my BIG CONCERN.

If my thinking is right on how this is working. How much strain am I putting on the 4 bolts that hold the front bumper to the cast housing, or to the engine block where it is bolted to its attaching components?

I am sure there are some engineering types out there that have a much better idea about this situation than I do, or is it even working the way I think it is?

Thanks all,

Renze · Oct 24, 2003

What me and my brother used to do when i was a kid, (my mama wouldn't allow me to illegally drive tractors on public roads, so we did just when she was at home) we used the 3ph of the one tractor, with a draw beam attached to the bullets, to lift the front hook of the other tractor, by sticking a bolt through both. All we needed was to turn the steering wheels of the towed tractor in max. angle, to prevent collison witht eh rear wheels of the first tractor.