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Removing a Snap-Coupler

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Martin Miller

04-05-2004 14:34:56




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I have a 1957 Allis Chalmers D14. I have absolutely no use for the snap coupler system that is on it. I was wondering if there is any way to remove it but still be able to mount the drawbar in place where the coupler was? If so I want to sell the snap coupler. I would appreciate any help.




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Joe Mo

04-11-2004 14:51:52




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
With a big enough hammer and welder you can do anything you want. Go ahead and take off the snap coupler bell and sell it, lots of people could use one as some early WD's didn't have them. Now you can use wire to hold the end of the draw bar to something under the tractor. Or you could just sell the whole tractor and buy a horse, they didn't have snap couplers.



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Martin Miller

04-11-2004 14:59:00




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 Re: Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Joe Mo, 04-11-2004 14:51:52  
Thanks to everyone who is helpful and decent. No thanks to all of the jerks that reply to my questions. I am just trying to see what my options are and find a decent tractor.



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Russ

04-06-2004 15:15:44




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
AC Snap-Coupler; Has anyone ever seen an article which lays out the advantages and useage of the AC snap-coupler over the 3 point hitch system?
Keeping an AC pure is got to be a worthy task.



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Dave K

04-06-2004 12:13:39




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
The snap coupler system is much better than old Ford Fergusen's 3-point! Unfortunatly the implement mfrs adopted the 3-point as a standard. If you remove the snap coupler system you will lose the traction boost assist and you will really miss that. There might be one solution, the early WD's had a drawbar installed with a spring and pin which does work with the traction boost. I am not sure if it can be put on the D-14 but you would need the spring, linkage and drawbar from the early WD. As mentioned earlier you still have a drawbar with the snap coupler so i don't quite understand what you are trying to do.

Dave

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mj

04-06-2004 09:52:54




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
Why not use the snap-coupler to mount your 3-point conversion? It's an easy change and then the pull on the draft arms will be on the original snap-coupler. I've seen this done and they work well.



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dupontsniper

04-06-2004 03:08:17




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
I had the regular drawbar on mine, and searched high and low for the coupler sytem, and now will never get rid of it. Its actually not that hard to convert a 3 point attachment to work with the snap system, just need a little welding skills(to the attachments, not the sytem)But if you must get rid of the system...have I got a deal for you!!



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dupontsniper

04-06-2004 06:07:37




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 Re: Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to dupontsniper, 04-06-2004 03:08:17  
Just a follow up to the original question, depends on the drawbar you have, but mine was just pinned in to the traction booster spring thing, not sure what it is called, I just unpinned it, slid the shaft out and relpaced it with the snap coupler. The spring set up under neath, you should leave that as it was intended to help control lift and draft in the hydraulics when it encountered too much drag, hence traction control. Shane

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J.C. IN AZ.

04-05-2004 21:49:56




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU WANT TO DO REMOVE THE AC SNAP COUPLER HITCH. IT IS UNIQUE TO THE AC TRACTOR LINE AND IF A 3 PT. HITCH IS YOUR DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING IT IS NOT WORTH THE COST AND EFFORT TO CHANGE IT. PLEASE REMAIN AN AC PURIST. BESIDES WHO WOULD WANT TO BUY A SNAP COUPLER HITCH?



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Doug in OR

04-05-2004 21:08:11




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
Isn't there a drawbar already in place when you aren't using snap coupler implements? I wouldn't screw with it - the tractor can become unstable if you try to "engineer" your own drawbar and don't do it correctly.



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bryan g in mo

04-05-2004 18:14:14




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
why do you want to remove it? I would think your going to take away from the value of the tractor if you remove the snap-coupler. seem like your going to do alot of work for no reason.



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Sid

04-05-2004 15:00:30




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 Re: Removing a Snap-Coupler in reply to Martin Miller, 04-05-2004 14:34:56  
I took the regular drawbar off of my WD and put in a snap coupler. I suppose that the prodedure could be reversed but you will need a differnt drawbar to do it.



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