Farmall 300 lift

How heavy are these joists, I have a 300, and when you get that high, things can get pretty unstable.

What does this tractor have for a 3-point? They were actually 2-point IHC system, the later models can be adapted to 3-point, but they do _not_ have the exact charachteristics of a regular 3-point. Dad added a top link to our early model 300, but it's not the strongest thing, I would not trust that high & heavy a load. (If this is a row-crop 300, they had weak axles, and the originals were poorly cast, they crytalized - dad had both break off for him.)

Anyhow, I would look for a mast - ready-built, or some are old forklifts converted to 3-point by a shop. If you are good at welding, you can do it.

But I would be caucious for something that high!

--->Paul

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I'm just kidding.

Your problem with doing this on the three-point will be that it doesn't lift vertically, but swings through an arc. And, since it only lifts about 3 feet, you're going to have to get the joists up there before you can use the lift to raise and lower. I'm also guessing that if the joists are 14' high, they're likely pretty long also? And you're going to drive them into the building over the rim joists?

If it were me, I think I'd build a good, tall gin-pole for the back of the tractor, put it on the hitch, but not rely on the hitch for lifting and lowering. I'd put a block and tackle on top of the pole and haul each joist up, hanging it from a spreader - like you see them setting trusses. A stay-rope from each end of the joist to keep it from swinging around. Then you can raise and lower and rotate easily.

HTH

llater,

llamas