Hello. Here in the U.K. and Europe the PUH, auto-hitch, or hook-hutch has been the most efficient and safest hitch type type to use when towing a two-wheel trailer or heavy implement. This is due to the fact that the loading point of the implement is much closer to the rear axle line of the tractor than it would be with a drawbar or swinging drawbar. This also minimises weight loss on the front wheels of the tractor.....making it far safer. The auto-hutch came into regular use with the advent of the Ferguson TE 20s in 1947/8. It was claimed that a TE20 with an auto-hutch would outpull a Fordson Major with a drawbar. There are a number of different types in use. Essentially a large hook pivots forward of the axle line and originally a ‘T-bar’ fitted to the lift arms and hinge pin point with stays down to the hook was used on TE20s. The 3-point was raised and a button pressed to release the mechanism. It was then lowered and the hook engaged in the eye on the trailer drawbar. The linkage was then raised until it locked into place and then lowered slightly. The trailer weight then was supported by a mechanical lock and not by hydraulic pressure. Rods and chains and latterly telescopic bars have been used to raise the hook. Most manufacturers now attach the lift rods/bars/chains to the upper lift arms and have the locking point in the hook frame. DavidP,South Wales
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