Re: Re: Can a 3-pt drawbar pull anything?

Posted by paul on March 01, 2002 at 06:14:15 from (209.32.248.51):

In Reply to: Re: Can a 3-pt drawbar pull anything? posted by DL on February 28, 2002 at 07:13:53:

I was expecting to see more safety warnings, but so far haven't.

The little Ford tractors have enough strength to tow with the lift arms. BUT there are safety issues.

You can raise the arms high & still tow - this could flip your tractor over backwards. Dangerous. The high-draft implements like a plow are always used when in the down position - the drawbar allows situations when you can pull heavy loads while the arms are raised - dangerous.

Another danger one might not think of - when going down hills, a wagon behind you pushes the tractor. The 3-point does not have any down pressure, so if you have the 3-point drawbar even slightly raised, the load could push, making the 3-point flip up to the upward max height. This will put a lot of pressure on the linkage, possibly breaking something, and having a runaway load behind you. Not good. Or, the weight & pressure is now pushing high up on the tractor, and could jack-knife or tip your tractor over. Not good.

As I say below in a reply, I use a 3-point hitch often, but it _is_ dangerous and someone new to tractors should consider all the dangers, understand them, and only use such a setup if they are totally aware & comfortable with the risks to your tractor & life.

Oh, and I would want _both_ stabilizer bars, the tractor is getting really bad stresses on it's 3-point with only one as the original poster now has - for any 3-point application, not just the drawbar.

--->Paul

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