Power weight transfer hitch

SDGREEN · Mar 17, 2015

I would like to hear from anyone who has used the power weight transfer hitch that JD came out with in 1969. Good bad or otherwise. I talked to a fellow in Arkansas a while back and he used one back in the day with a pull type scraper and said it was effective. I have one on a tractor that is complete but has never been used, looking for your experience with regular farm implements like a disc or chisel plow. Thanks for your reply.

Mitch D · Mar 18, 2015

Can you post pics? Never saw one outside the parts book.

SDGREEN · Mar 18, 2015

I hope this works ok, picture of the power weight transfer hitch.

SDGREEN · Mar 18, 2015

1 more picture that shows the hitch and plumbing a bit better.

SDGREEN · Mar 18, 2015

View of the gauge to monitor the pressure while using the hitch.

larryanderson · Mar 19, 2015

Thanks for posting pic.Have you actually used it? Used to be on mounted plows by using L&D control the three point became active.

Tx Jim · Mar 19, 2015

Power transfer hitch was designed to use with towed implements. The rod that attached from hitch to center of towed implement is not in photo.

SDGREEN · Mar 19, 2015

Thanks for the picture of the implement rod Jim. I have 1 of those also. Do you have any idea on how to find out what the piece looks like that attaches that rod to the implement? As far as I know that is the only missing piece I do not have.

Tx Jim · Mar 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:53:16 03/19/15) Do you have any idea on how to find out what the piece looks like that attaches that rod to the implement?

I tried unsuccessfully to locate the part on implement that link attaches to. Maybe someone will supply the part number

rockyridgefarm · Mar 19, 2015

Those are a neat rig. I have the 1973 flyer for the 30 series that has a full page writeup on how they work. What was its downfall? Too complicated and involved to setup and use? Too expensive? Ineffective? Combination of all three?

SDGREEN · Mar 19, 2015

After installing this on the tractor I think you are correct on all 3. It is a pretty complicated way to gain traction and I am sure most farmers decided wheel weights or liquid ballast was a better idea. It is however really neat since it is quite rare to see 1 of these hitches. I looked a long time before finding the one I have. I took this to Expo a couple of years ago and it was fun to show to some avid collectors that had never seen one except in pictures or parts books. I actually made a very good friend because of the hitch whom I probably would have never met otherwise.

coonie minnie · Mar 19, 2015

Thank you for posting. I have never seen one, other than in the manual!

long green line man · Mar 19, 2015

SD GREEN & Jim : Power weight transfer hitch , used mostly with secondary tillage equip. BWF & B-series disks, [adapter bracket AB18484] see pic, also C-21 & 1000 field cult's [brackets N133816, '2 used'] ,F100H field conditioner, [brackets A17260 & A17261]; & similar equip. I don't think P.W.T.hitch was built with enough strength to work on heavy tillage equip. like 100 series chisel plow or TW & TWA plowing disk... I've only seen one complete, working on a BWF disk...

larryanderson · Mar 20, 2015

One of the highlights of this hobby,business,or just tractor fever is the people that you meet and do business with.I could fill a room with people that I consider tractor friends that I have never met in person and people even on this forum that I value their knowledge especially TimS.and Tx Jim.

SDGREEN · Mar 21, 2015

(quoted from post at 03:52:25 03/20/15) SD GREEN & Jim : Power weight transfer hitch , used mostly with secondary tillage equip. BWF & B-series disks, [adapter bracket AB18484] see pic, also C-21 & 1000 field cult's [brackets N133816, '2 used'] ,F100H field conditioner, [brackets A17260 & A17261]; & similar equip. I don't think P.W.T.hitch was built with enough strength to work on heavy tillage equip. like 100 series chisel plow or TW & TWA plowing disk... I've only seen one complete, working on a BWF disk...

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