These little "drawbars" were made to pull things that couldn't coast (push) against the tractor such as pull behind ground implements. They are usable with ball hitches IF the bar is secured in one position vertical by being attached to the top link pin. The safe height off the ground is the same as what the factory drawbar's height is which on a little Ford is the bottom edge of the PTO housing. They also put the hitch point a good distance further back than a real drawbar does.
If the pulling point is not fixed a couple of things can happen. The first is the operator gets the hitch to high making the tractor easy to "rear up" or flip over backwards. Second is on these 3 pt systems that only lift up, the wagons etc can push the hitch up when stopping or going down a steeper grade. Also, if the towed load gets heavy behind the axle it will lift the hitch. Such as using a manure spreader. So, secure the hitch position and lock the 3 pt control so it won't accidentally try to lift the arms.
I have one of these hitch bars and only use it to carry weights when using the loader. Much better to find, buy or make a real hitch.
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