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I've got the 3-point hitch finished, pretty much. I'm going to use it to plow my 4-1/2 acres so I can get my bermuda grass planted, then I'm going to take it apart and paint it all the right color. As you'll notice, the lift arms are Ford red. I didn't paint the brackets yet at all, I just bolted them up so they are just bare angle iron.

Those with sharp eyes will notice my real screw-up, I made 2 right-side brackets! Yeah, I drilled the left one on the wrong side but since I need to start disking I'm going to use it while I make another one.

The hydraulic system works great, the disk is a very old 6-ft drag-type that somebody built a 3-point hitch for. It's pretty heavy but the JD picks it up without complaining.

Hope the pictures work, if not I'll repost later. Thanks to those who sent me all the pictures with ideas and suggestions!

Kerry

I use chains instead of lift links, too but this, even though I have sway-chains between each lift arm and the drawbar has created a few "interesting" moments when an implement gets caught on the tire and the chain goes slack on one side instead of raising the lift arms on both sides. It isn't a pleaseant surprise to find that your bush-hog is climbing up behind your back. Solid links (adjustable) would help prevent this, I think. Mounted plows didn't seem to do well with the chains either.

I use chains instead of lift links, too but this, even though I have sway-chains between each lift arm and the drawbar has created a few "interesting" moments when an implement gets caught on the tire and the chain goes slack on one side instead of raising the lift arms on both sides. It isn't a pleaseant surprise to find that your bush-hog is climbing up behind your back. Solid links (adjustable) would help prevent this, I think. Mounted plows didn't seem to do well with the chains either.

I use chains instead of lift links, too but this, even though I have sway-chains between each lift arm and the drawbar has created a few "interesting" moments when an implement gets caught on the tire and the chain goes slack on one side instead of raising the lift arms on both sides. It isn't a pleaseant surprise to find that your bush-hog is climbing up behind your back. Solid links (adjustable) would help prevent this, I think. Mounted plows didn't seem to do well with the chains either.

I've had several people ask about them, I'll drop you a note. They were on the tractor when I got it, but I've got a design I used on my old A that I used to have. I'll send you a little drawing of it so we don't waste bandwidth. It's not too hard to make, but I do wish I had the original JD arms.

Kerry

I also plant to make some stabilizer bars or use chains/turnbuckles as suggested earlier. If I use chains I'll probably go to the middle like the old original, or I might use a set of stabilizer bars and build a bracket to hang down from the outer bolds on the rear of the axle.

Thanks for the suggestions, guys!

Kerry

Here is the whole tractor with my old worn out disk behind it. I know it's ugly, but it works. I just got it late last summer, if I don't find any major mechanical problems with it this year maybe next winter I'll paint it.

Kerry

Picture #3

I can't figure out how to post more than one pix per message, so here's the next one. Oh, yeah, I'm working on the riser arms but for now will use the chain.