Trying to find out if this is part of the 3 point hitch

Island Mountain Farm · May 10, 2019

Needed to put a new seat on my venerable 4600 (tired of my butt getting wet from the saturated foam). Seat was attached at two points. Front point was a regular bolt but the aft point was a bolt with what looks like a dipstick. I've attached pictures, the back bolt was totally not accessible without removing the seat and there is nothing showing on the bottom of the stick. Users manual and shop manual as usual have nothing I can find about it. Can one of you folks help.[/img]

acaswell · May 10, 2019

It's a guide rod for the draft control system. I figured that out after I snapped one off replacing the seat on my 3000. I ran for a while without it using position control only for the 3 pt and never had any issues, but I'm not sure how wise that decision was.

Island Mountain Farm · May 10, 2019

Thanks, is there something it should be interacting with when I put it back in?

Sean in PA · May 10, 2019

It needs to engage the eyelet hole in the end of the draft control rod that goes through the draft control spring,. The pin itself is labelled number 11 in the diagram below, and the rod with the eyelet is number 91:

JMOR · May 10, 2019

(quoted from post at 18:13:58 05/10/19) It needs to engage the eyelet hole in the end of the draft control rod that goes through the draft control spring,. The pin itself is labelled number 11 in the diagram below, and the rod with the eyelet is number 91:

ey, Sean, 91 has to move, so is the "hole" a slot? I'm really surprised at a hole or slot in the 91 as they were already prone to breakage on N tractors. Purpose?
Thanks.

Sean in PA · May 11, 2019

JMOR - I'm not exactly sure how it works. I've never had it apart enough to know if it is a round hole or a slot, but I do know that I had to loosen the yoke (#83) to get the pin to go back in when it came out while I was I replacing the seat on my 3 cylinder 4000.

Island Mountain Farm · May 11, 2019

Assuming I get the rod in the hole (sorry, just an old man's attempt at humor) how will I know I've been successful?

Sean in PA · May 11, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:46:45 05/11/19)
Assuming I get the rod in the hole (sorry, just an old man's attempt at humor) how will I know I've been successful?

If you can get the pin all of the way in then it is probably through the hole in the end of the rod, unless the rod & yoke shifted considerably rearward when you pulled the pin out in the first place. Check to see if the yoke is loose at the end of the spring. If it isn't loose and the pin is all of the way in, then it is in the hole in the end of the rod. If it is loose turn the yoke (#83) clockwise and see if it tightens up after a few turns. If so then the pin is in the hole/slot at the end of the rod. If the yoke turns forever without tightening up then the pin is not in the hole.

Island Mountain Farm · May 11, 2019

Thanks to you all, I'm going to take a run at it, need to cut off the top of the bolt, won't quite let the seat slide. I'll let you know how it goes!!

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