3-Point Hitch Weird Thing - Link Broke

[DKCDKC]

beenthere: It was the part 36 lift link that broke, and it broke at the weld where the bar hits the upper part of the U bracket. I think the weld was just defective and failed when the tractor jerked or something. The hitch was empty at the time... Although it had a rotary cutter on it three days earlier.

Greg G:
I don't quite follow you. This link is the solid, non-adjustable one on the hitch, like every other tractor I've owned. The bar only hit the ground after the vertical lift link broke completely and the draft bar fell to the ground. It got up under the tractor - albeit without hurting anything - when I backed up. I can't imagine any hitch doing anything different if the vertical link just came apart suddenly.

 

[greg_g]

No problem. I guess I just don't read the same way you write. My response was tendered with the impression that reversing the lift arm into something is what broke the lift link and subsequently caused the arm to "fold" under.

Personally, I'd never tolerate one of those fixed-length things. On the last 5 tractors I've owned, both sides have been independently height-adjustable.

//greg//

 

[DKCDKC]

The fixed length link is OK for the work I do with the tractor. With other tractors in the past I've used, having both adjustable links was necessary. I doubt I'd use it much if I had it with this tractor and my implements.