3-point bush hog hook-up

Thanks for your help in advance,

Tom

I think I got the side to side problem figured out, but I am still confused on the entire bush hog not being stable.

Thanks again,
Tom

On the ford I install a stabilizer bar on each side which connects under the tractor's axle (to a little pin mounted on a bracket which is mounted below the axle using the fender bolts) and slides over the lower arm pin (of the hog) after you install the lower arm. The hog has a single rear wheel that can rotate 360 degrees.

If the hog is off the ground in front, cause you have the lift up, it should be stable. If not I dunno why not unless it is wide. A 5 footer is not wide. The third member has to have slack in it so that the tail wheel can move up and down over rolling terrain without regard to what the tractor is doing (moving up and down also).

The top link (3rd member) should be adjusted so that when you lift the hog off the ground the front edge of the deck just barely touches the drive shaft. If you have more than this you will bend your shaft. Set your stops on your "position control" lever to do this after you have the 3rd member set.

This should get your tail wheel 6" off the ground for transport.

To mow with the hog, you can drag the front or lift it a tad off the ground for a higher cut. The tail end of the hog should be about 2" higher than the front....right outta de owners manual.

Mark