Lower Link Width?

Bird · Jan 16, 2009

do you think there would be a market for a basic 3 pt tool bar hookup with various implements (scarifier, cultivator, chisel plow, trailer hitch, chain drag frame, carryall etc.) that would bolt onto the toolbar.

In 1995, when I bought my B7100 Kubota from Tipton International in Waco, TX, they had such a rig. I know it had cultivator plows, middle buster, and moldboard (don't remember what else). It was made by a company named "Small Implement ??" in the Texas panhandle area (I've forgotten whether it was Amarillo or another town), but I didn't buy it and wished later that I had. I've since tried to find that company again but have not succeeded. Of course that was more than 13 years ago and I think the entire "kit" cost about $650 at the time.

bz1 · Jan 17, 2009

I have such a tool bar on my little 2520. It is made from heavy 3 inch pipe with pins on each end to go into the draft arms and a welded on A frame that hooks up to the top link. It has 2" recievers welded on top, one at each of the ends, in the middle it has a trailer hitch reciever mounted underneath that usually has a 2 inch ball on it. I use the outer two recievers for mounting accessories. The accessories I have include a 30 gallon sprayer, a cargo rack for carrying stuff, a single point sod slitter type gopher killing machine, and a rack with a spindle that holds spools of fence wire. All this is home made so it only cost what the scrap material cost. I love the thing. It only weighs a fraction of what a quick hitch weighs so I can take it off easily when I want to attach one of my larger 3 pt. implements. I think such a device might be popular with small tractor owners who do the hobby farm thing. But I guess it depends upon how you use your tractor. I spend much more time hauling stuff around in a trailer and cutting wood than I do using my 3 pt. implements. So this thing is on my tractor all the time. Mostly with the cargo rack installed while hauling my dump trailer which is hooked up to the draw bar underneath. I haul all my wood cutting equipment in the cargo rack. So for me it's not used as an alternative to mounting 3 pt. implements but rather as a way to hook up things that don't usually go on a 3 pt. My most common uses are the cargo rack and the reciever hitch to move trailers around. But just think of all the other devices one could attach.

HayDR · Jan 17, 2009

clutchcargo said:
Newbie questions

What is the width between lower link arms on:

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Also do you think there would be a market for a basic 3 pt tool bar hookup with various implements (scarifier, cultivator, chisel plow, trailer hitch, chain drag frame, carryall etc.) that would bolt onto the toolbar. Basically one 3pt hitch and multiple accessories that would attach. Also could be extended to a larger width bar. All changes would require 6 to ten bolts. Basic toolbar would sell for approximately $200.

Thanks for your help