Drawbar Steel

tomtirediron · Apr 6, 2012

Folks, this drawbar is off of our 41 Allis WC. Is a drawbar like this typically tempered steel or regular mild? Would like to apply heat and straighten it but don't want to turn it into scrap metal. If it is tempered can I heat it without damage? Otherwise I'll just leave it alone. Thanks, Tom B.

Ultradog MN · Apr 6, 2012

I think they're made out of X10 steel which is generally formed cold as heating would damage it's properties.
If you knew someone with a big press that would be the way to straighten it.
A friend of mine used to work at a giant machine shop before it closed it's doors and all the machinery was auctioned off.
They had a 600 ton press there that would have straightened that out easy.

johndeereman · Apr 6, 2012

Looks about shot anyway. That"s quite a hole in the end there.

flying belgian · Apr 6, 2012

If it bent cold, you can bend it back cold. Set it on edge and weld a cross on it to keep it on edge. put an anvil under it in the right place and wale on it with the 12 lb. sledge.

36 Coupe · Apr 7, 2012

Iv welded up many Farm All draw bars that were worn oval and thin.Use a carbon rod in the hole.I found a green limb worked fine if you didnt have a carbon rod.

36 Coupe · Apr 7, 2012

Is it long enough to cut off the damage and drill a new pin hole?

tomtirediron · Apr 7, 2012

Unfortunantly, no

JOB · Apr 7, 2012

I bought an old Allis a while back ant the draw bar had a hole similar to yours. I placed a piece of copper under the draw bar and took a wire welder and filled the hole. Not a small wire welder. Turned the draw bar over removed the copper and ran some weld on the other side. Cleaned off all excess weld and drilled a one inch hole.

I would bet a good sized shop press could straighten that.

rustyfarmall · Apr 7, 2012

(quoted from post at 02:58:09 04/07/12) Iv welded up many Farm All draw bars that were worn oval and thin.Use a carbon rod in the hole.I found a green limb worked fine if you didnt have a carbon rod.

I've fixed several worn out holes by welding in a piece of black pipe. Just choose an appropriate size, hammer it into an oval shape so it can be inserted into the elongated hole, weld it in place, grind it flush, and then drill a new hole.

PJH · Apr 7, 2012

Thanks for the tip on the green limb!

tomtirediron · Apr 7, 2012

Put 20 tons on it today and it laughed at me, guess it's going to stay bent.

wolfman · Apr 7, 2012

Gotta feel sorry for the poor old tractor if it used its drawbar that hard.

36 Coupe · Apr 8, 2012

Take it to the steel yard and get a new piece of steel.The pin hole is going to pull out next.

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