pulling with bumper front of my TE 20

ejensen

Well-known Member
We have been using my 1948 TE 20 to pull limbs and logs for cutting into wood. Have a 3/8 cable that connects to the front bumper. Very convenient as I am able to see what I am pulling. Have a 48 inch woods rotary mower connected to the3 Point ( Have disconnected the PTO shaft for safety). This acts as a good coungterweight
Question: I pull carefully and do not jerk things being pulled. The tractor pulls the limbs and small logs easily. Is there a danger of pulling the front end away where it is conneted to the engine? Do not want to break castings.
 

That puts an unusual load on the rear of the radius arms and the front pivot carrier . A lopsided pull will often detach an arm.
There is only a small bolt holding the pivot pin in place [ seen centre of photo] , If the axle is wrenched forwards the axle should be held in place by the carrier but if the pin slips all manner of mayhem will follow .

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Depending on clearances, your first mode of failure might be pulling the radius
rod balls out of their sockets. I would say you are abusing the tractor.

While it is certainly safer to pull stuff backwards like you are doing, it's not
particularly safe to use elastic cables or nylon ropes. If something snaps, you
will have a sling-shot coming at you. You should use chains.

I suppose the thing you could do, is attach a chain to the rear of the tractor and then
run it underneath to a guide on your front bumper and then forward. But you should be
careful not to impose sideways stresses.

In their wisdom, tree harvesters used rear winches.
 
Thank you for the reply. I need to figure out a different way to pull things with the tractor. Probably disconnectd the rotary mower and pull from rear of the tractor
 
Thank you,
I will stop pulling from the front end of the tractor. Will disconnect the rotary mower and pull from the rear of the trator
 
As others have said pulling from the bumper will likely cause damage the bending radius rods and cup wear and wear to axle bushing and pin. I usually use a box blade for log pulling but have also used an 11 hole drawbar with a chain hook. In my rocky terrain I raise the front of the log off the ground a bit so it doesn't catch on anything and rut up the logging trails. Unless you have a Zane thang than you won't have position control. You don't want to pull with 3pt all the way up. You can raise your log just off the ground and step on the clutch and disengage your pto. If you hydraulics are in good shape it should hold the log up until you get it to the landing or woodshed. If you have a hitch under your center housing like the one in the photo you can add a clevis and chain hook or just wrap the chain or cable around the pin. If you need one of these hitches I have a couple few I would sell at a reasonable cost or you could check on ebay.

Kirk
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my father pulled from the front axle for years with chains with no damage done to our TO-20 or TO-35. I still do it. main thing is to use some common sense. in other words do not try and pull a 747 but a piper cub would be ok. (as long as the tires are not flat:)
 
Since you have a bumper, fasten a small loop of chain to it and run your cable through that and back to the rear of the the tractor. The loop of chain will keep the cable centered and off the ground while you use the rear for the strength. Now you have a strong hitch and can still see what you are doing.
 
RM-MN
That's a great idea. As the years go by and I get older turning my head around to see what I am pulling is difficult. 40 years ago it didn't bother me
Great ideA
 
steve1943B
Years ago I saw some friends of mine trying to pull a farmall cub off a stump. They pulled the front end right off the tractor. Yes common sense, they were jerking the cut with another tractor. I have a Sherman in my TE 20. Have the Sherman in low and when pulling have been using common sense. Throttle set low . Certainly easier to see what I am doing. the trees are on a hillside and we have been pulling them into the field for easier cutting.
Chris
 
Kirk,
I do have a zane thing which adds position control to my TE 20. Additonally my other traotor is a 1952 8 N.The ferguson has a Sherman transmission which when in low gear works good for pulling things. Thanks for the reply
Chris
 
Kirk,
I do have a zane thing which adds position control to my TE 20. My other tractor is a 1952 8 N which has position control. The TE20 has a Sherman transmission. I like pulling things with the TE 20 as when the Sherman is in low gear position things seem to move easier
Chris
 
cdmn,
I have been using a 3/8 cable for pulling things. Have appreciated information from You and others on the forum. My TE 20 is a nice little tractor and the last thing I want to do is break parts on the tractor.
Chris
 

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