flusher
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- Joined
- Jun 4, 2005
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- Location
- Sacramento
- Tractor
- Getting old. Sold the ranch. Sold the tractors. Moved back to the city.
I bought this old John Deere 2-14 plow awhile ago.
The hitch mechanism on the plow is pretty worn and will not hold an adjustment.
Solution: build a new hitch
Cut and drill a pair of 4"x1/2" thick angle
A 3" x 1/4"wall tube with 1/2" plates welded on the ends to carry the lower hitch pins.
The two vertical brackets for the upper hitch pin were cut to length and welded to a 3"x18"x1/2"thick plate. The original two supports for the vertical brackets were salvaged and reused. Cost: about $70.
Haven't had a chance to try the new setup yet--next month after the rainy season begins and the soil is less like concrete (5 months since the last rainfall).
The hitch mechanism on the plow is pretty worn and will not hold an adjustment.
Solution: build a new hitch
Cut and drill a pair of 4"x1/2" thick angle
A 3" x 1/4"wall tube with 1/2" plates welded on the ends to carry the lower hitch pins.
The two vertical brackets for the upper hitch pin were cut to length and welded to a 3"x18"x1/2"thick plate. The original two supports for the vertical brackets were salvaged and reused. Cost: about $70.
Haven't had a chance to try the new setup yet--next month after the rainy season begins and the soil is less like concrete (5 months since the last rainfall).