Made me a 3pt hitch

[sherpa]

I started with a 6 foot piece of 3/8 flat bar 2 inches wide and cut the pieces out and drill the holes. check the attachment.

 

[sherpa]

3 pieces to go.

 

[sherpa]

Me welding

 

[sherpa]

Finished welding.

 

[sherpa]

Ready to paint, add the pins and trailer ball.
Sherpa

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

sherpa, looks mighty fine to me, but ya know how you do something and it ain't quite right and the next one would be better? Why don't you send this one to me and you can start on the next generation.
With all those tractors what color are you going to paint it Blue, Orange or Gray?
Who's taking the pictures while you're having fun?

 

[sherpa]

Thanks, I glad you like the hitch. My sweetie took the pictures, the same person that helps me weld and she also drives the other tractors and helps me work.
Sherpa

 

[sherpa]

TWINKLE_TOES,
LOOK who talking, you got more tractors than I do!
Sherpa

 

[slydog]

Nice job Sherpa!

What did you use to cut and drill the bar stock with? I'm asking because I am using some old roll around bedframe rails on a project, and while my portaband cuts it like butter, I totally ruined 1/4" titanium bit trying to drill this stuff on my drill press. Does flat still drill a lot easier?

 

[RalphVa]

I made a similar one using stuff bought from TSC: 26" drawbar, 2 lengths of 30" 1/4" bars. The friend who gave me his 2" soil ripper bent the bars and welded them up (where he cut for the bends). I've got it painted and am waiting for the paint to cure some before putting it together for pics.

I've also treated the soil ripper parts with rust reformer (& NAPA's rust extender). It's all black now. Will wait until warm weather to paint it. Takes the paint forever to cure and harden at temps 50-60 F that we've been getting.

Ralph

 

[sherpa]

slydog,
I used an electric ban saw for cutting and the drilling was fine until I got up to the 7/8 holes, they were tough going on a small drill press with a cheap bit. Those old bed frames angles can be tough to drill through. My steel was free, got a friend that works for a steel company and he seems to always owe me a favor. The hitch really turned out better than the pics show. I will paint it today when it warms up. May post a final pic when its finished.
Sherpa

 

[Nat]

Slydog, those bed rails are hardened so that they won't bend as easily for their rather thin cross section. You'll also find they break fairly easy where they are welded. HTH, later, Nat

 

[sherpa]

Here is a picture of my little helper.
Sherpa

 

[sherpa]

My finished 3 point draw bar!
Sherpa

 

[RalphVa]

See a pic of mine on the soil ripper thread.

They bent the 1/4" bar stock that I bought at TSC after first cutting it a little bit, then backfilled with weld at the bends. You did yours in individual lengths and welded them together.

The materials (incl. a 3rd bar to attach to the soil ripper bar for lifting it and a 2nd top link to go between the top of the drawbar and this 3rd bar pair) was $75. JD wanted $290 for an adaptor, and I likely would not have gotten my drawbar that I can use for other stuff. I've already got my 1 1/2" ball for towing my Gravely cart mounted on it. Couldn't leave it mounted on my to/fro drawbar on the tractor for when I needed to pull my Troy Bilt shredder with a std pin hitch. On this new drawbar, I can, even with the soil ripper attached to it.

Ralph

 

[sherpa]

RalphVA,

Thats a good looking drawbar. You saved yourself alot of money. Did you do the welding yourself? I really enjoy making attachments and repairs at home. I am fortunate to have a good friend that works at a steel company. I am also very fortunate to have my woman helping me do the things I love.

Sherpa

 

[Soundguy]

Very nice job!

Soundguy

 

[RalphVa]

I've not learned to weld. My friend who gave me the soil ripper did the work with help of a welder during slack time in the machine shop. He's the machinist (for 40 years).

Should get my Dad to teach me. Might be a way of passing the time during those dreary visits to Oklahoma.

 

[sherpa]

RalphVa
Welding is a lot of fun. Its got a season, you want to weld when its cold so you can wrap up. I have gotten an unwanted sunburn/weldburn more than once welding in a t-shirt.
Sherpa

 

[sherpa]

Thanks Soundguy, I was hoping you would take a look at my work.
Sherpa