Three Point fatique

[r0GuE]

Re: Old Idea Resurrected

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

Rogue

 

[kubmech]

Resurrected for erisque

 

[rbargeron]

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]

rbargeron,

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

Terry

 

[rbargeron]

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.

 

[Westbilly]

Man what a great site, Do brain surgeons have a site like this. If they do, I suppose transplants can't be too far in the future.

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