Trying to unhook 5ft brush hog from 3pt had 4ft pry bar and big hammer could not get one side off- tried moving up down sprayed it no luck- ended up unbolting pin from brush hog and then beating pin out of lift arm. the pin looks like new no rust in socket on how do they get so tight and any trick to getting them off ?
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Fordfarmer
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They should NOT be that tight... should easily slide on and off. Sounds like you have parts from the land of almost right...
Ellis Kinney
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When you hooked it up did it slide on easy? Maybe you had it in a bind when trying to remove it. I have never had that happen. Ellis
TomH in PA
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Sounds like the pin got bent somehow, although I can't imagine how. Replace it anyway.
kcm.MN
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I used to have same problem with my Pasquali tractor. Found out when that happened that I needed to turn the steering wheel a but to adjust things, then would slide right off. Keep in mind, Pasquali tractors have articulated steering.
If your cutter is sitting more to one side than the other, then there might not be enough room to get one of the pins off. Once the first pin is off, try pulling the cutter to the other side a bit. Pay attention to the lift arms throughout all this. Maybe the lift arms are a bit short for that machine?
If your cutter is sitting more to one side than the other, then there might not be enough room to get one of the pins off. Once the first pin is off, try pulling the cutter to the other side a bit. Pay attention to the lift arms throughout all this. Maybe the lift arms are a bit short for that machine?
Kansas4010
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Probably had it in a bind somehow. That's just one of many reasons I prefer a pull type over a 3 pt. I had more trouble hooking on to mine. Many times I had to use a bar to hook up. If you can look into a quick hitch. It made it a lot easier. I still prefer the pull type however.
Did you take off the rigid (LH looking at the back of the tractor) side first or the adjustable side? When you knocked the pin out of the implement where did it end up in relation to the hole? That should show you what was out of alignment. You have just discovered why I prefer a ONE POINT hitch (drawbar pin).
rick n ohio
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I always take the lift arm without the adjustable crank off first.when putting brushing back on I put it on first I never have a problem putting them on or off.
Did you block up your mower? That will give you a bit of up and down movement on the arms to eliminate a twisting bind on the pins. Remove one side the move arm remaing hooked up either up or down to eliminate bind. If they are so tightyou have to get a hammer, your in a bind. Up down or sideways. gobble
Make sure you have blocks under the implement such that it isn't still trying to drop when the 3 point is at its lowest. Remove top link first. Then lower implement while watching the non-adjustable side of the 3 point, stop when it gets loose, remove arm from that side, then use the adjustment crank on the adjustable side until it is loose. Also, make sure the implement is centered on the tractor such that there is room for the 3 point arms to move outward to clear the pins on the implement.
Hay hay hay
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Does the tractor have a left sway bar (mine does) and it is all always a pain the get that sway bar off before unhooking or hooking up equipment. As others suggested, I always set the front of the mower tilted up a little on 6x6 blocks about 2 ft long. That allows you to use the pry bar to slide the whole mower fore and aft an inch or 2 to meet the lift arm hole. Now that the lift pin is off the mower and in your hand...how does it fit in the lift arm hole? Loose? tight? angled? Are the ball sockets in the lift arm easily rotated? All these can effect the hook and unhook process.
gtractorfan
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A floor jack helps get the tension off, then put blocks under the mower.
flying belgian
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You guys need to read his post more carefully. He unbolted the pin from machine and still could not get it out with absolutely no tension from any direction. He had to beat the pin out. Sounds like wrong size pin or wrong size eye. What kind of tractor is this? Metric?
Clarence Slydell
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I saw that. Made me wonder how he got it hitched.
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