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Tom Bond · Nov 9, 2017

Ok. It ain't the prettiest thing but it will suffice for moving my trailers around.

Dean · Nov 9, 2017

Damn, Tom. You missed a spot on the end of the left lift arm.

I'm shocked!

Dean

Tom Bond · Nov 9, 2017

hahahaha... I knew someone would pick that up. Naa. Didn't miss it, just dinged it while backing into my blade. Guess that stuff is going to happen.

wellmax99 · Nov 10, 2017

Looks good, might add one bit of advice or suggestion,

When using this type of hitch setup with a two wheel trailer
If you ever loaded the rear of the trailer too heavy or were pulling the trailer up a hill and the load shifted,
The lift arms could come up fast and hard and this action could jam your lift cylinder,

My old tractor came with this type cross bar hitch standard, included in the hitch were stay bars running from the ends of the cross bar up to the
top hitch pin area,

These stay bars kept the load from lifting the arms up if the load shifted or you were going down hill, pushing the arms up,

Just think on it, do not want to ruin your lift cylinders,

gears · Nov 10, 2017

+1 to wellmax's warning, did a hayride for the kids 4H group with a little utility trailer. A bigger mom sat at the back and going up the hill the tounge just came right up and left the back of the trailer with Bertha dragging on the ground..... Dunno who was more embarassed, me or her.

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