Anybody tried one of these hitches?

[Cornhusker]

I bought one off Ebay, for my old 8N but haven't tried it yet.
What good's a tractor without some kinda hitch or drawbar right?

Just wondered if any of you have tried these?

[dagwood]

Depending on the HP of your tractor you'll be glad to have that rig on the old gal.....Makes it easy to move your boat/camper at least. No such thing as "bad" tractor time IMO.....(unless yer axle deep in mud)

[RLMS]

Originally Posted by Cornhusker

I bought one off Ebay, for my old 8N but haven't tried it yet.
What good's a tractor without some kinda hitch or drawbar right?

Just wondered if any of you have tried these?

I have similar set-ups for every tractor I have up to 175 hp. Even though they all have regular drawbars the three-point hitch type drawbar makes it a lot easier for moving trailers.

If you want to make it a bang away rig go to Tractor Supply or similar and buy the square tube like you would weld under a strong bumper for a Reese Hitch type unit. Then all of your Reese Hitch stuff will just interchange.

Weld it underneath the crossbar.

If you want a picture let me know and I'll take one.

Regards

[Hurricane Kurt]

I have a homemade one on my old 9N. Works great for pulling around my wagon. Its the most used implement I have next to my hoist.

Kurt

[Cornhusker]

Originally Posted by RLMS

I have similar set-ups for every tractor I have up to 175 hp. Even though they all have regular drawbars the three-point hitch type drawbar makes it a lot easier for moving trailers.

If you want to make it a bang away rig go to Tractor Supply or similar and buy the square tube like you would weld under a strong bumper for a Reese Hitch type unit. Then all of your Reese Hitch stuff will just interchange.

Weld it underneath the crossbar.

If you want a picture let me know and I'll take one.

Regards

If you've got a picture or two, post them, I'd like to see the set up.

[uncle Will in In.]

Cornhusker, I thought every old three point Ford came with a drawbar that hooked to the arms on both sides. I never seen one like you have pictured. Without braces to prevent the lift arms from swinging from side to side the drawbar is difficult to control when backing anything.
The factory type I had came with a V shaped piece that hooked to the lift arms and bolted to the center of the drawbar where the point of the V was used to pull anything hooked to the center of the drawbar. The V to the liftarms prevented the drawbar from swaying.

Some came with a long strapiron with a hole in each end that hooked to the end of the liftarm and went to the hookup pin below the axel. This worked with the three point plow to prevent sidesway, but would also work with the drawbar.

[Paul Wheaton]

Gotta endorse the concern about the swinging side to side.

Plus, when the three point arms are at a certain height, they are still free to swing up - they just won't go lower. So if you have something super heavy it will hold in a fixed position. If you have a blad on the back and go over a rock, the blade will ride a little higher for a moment. This is not a problem with a trailer that has a lot of tongue weight. But for a fairly balanced trailer, it could be trouble as you hit bumps!

What you bought should be just fine for most stuff. I have that square tube stuff welded to a super thick bar to attach to by drawbar.

[hunter63]

Thanks for the post, good idea, have a draw bar, but I would think that the ability to raise the hitch would come in handy.
I might get me one of those.

[agmantoo]

The hitch pictured needs a set of stabilizer bars additionally. Otherwise, on a sharp turn it puts too much pressure on the lift arms.

[Windy in Kansas]

All this talk about stabilizer bars has me wondering----what are those chains for shown in the photo???????

[agmantoo]

The chains are to prevent the lift arms from hitting the tires. Notice up under the right axle in the picture and you will see the pin for attaching the stabilizer bar on that side.