Three Point fatique

r0GuE · Aug 5, 2001

Re: Old Idea Resurrected

Does bouncing around the yard with the deck up have the same effect on a similar part?

Rogue

kubmech · Nov 18, 2001

Resurrected for erisque

rbargeron · Nov 18, 2001

When I first started using tractors (shortly after the Crimean War) it was COMMON KNOWLEDGE that for traveling, you never let a heavy 3pt load just hang there bouncing on the hydraulics. Positive chain or brace travel limiters were always recommended. Even my Mercruiser I/O has a mechanical brace to hold the drive up for trailering.

TerryinMD · Nov 20, 2001

rbargeron,

Where do the positive chains attach? And what are brace travel limiters?

Terry

rbargeron · Nov 20, 2001

The simplest brace-type travel limiters are flat bars with 7/8" pin holes in them. They attach to the top link pin point on the tractor, and to each arm at the implement. Of course these prevent up and down motion - chains would limit down travel only. On my Ford 8n, I used fixed-length braces to hold a 100-gallon sprayer tank - around 750 pounds when full.