JD drawbar choices

Prawn Farmer · Aug 2, 2015

My drawbar snapped where it sits on the rear drawbar support bracket (T 21677) while using my batwing on a JD-2630. The 37 year old offset drawbar was rusty in the center while the top and bottom ¼" surfaces looked intact.Don't think it can be welded as it snapped exactly on top of the support bar and reinforcement steel would cause clearance problems plus all the implement weight is cantilevered on the hitch. Must have had stress crack on the sides of the drawbar? Would straight style be stronger than the offset? Are on-line type supplier/Rural King/TSC replacements any count or is best to use a replacement John Deere. Looking up part numbers there is 4 choices: T 25304, R 61126, T27969, T 21667.

fixerupper · Aug 2, 2015

My gut tells me you should go to Deere and pay the price for something like a drawbar. What other single part on that tractor takes more stress than the drawbar? The one red flag in my mind about Deere is has Deere gone the way of the cheap aftermarket on older parts like that? If so then the Deere part won't be any better than anyone else's.

WellWorn · Aug 2, 2015

It could be welded by V notching to middle and building back up on both sides, then grinding, heat relieving, and re-hardening, but it would take a talented metal worker with some decent equipment to do so. If it shows rust in the middle with clean breaks on the outside, I'd take it back to Deere and say "hey, this looks like a manufacturing defect". They might cover it, might give you a used one, or they might cut you a discount on a replacement. Doesn't hurt to make your case, and it may be a known issue, or one that should be known.

I wouldn't trust an aftermarket bar to hold up well. The ones I've seen always seem to be narrower than OEM, sometimes by as much as a third. Possibly thinner also.

JDseller · Aug 2, 2015

I had a JD 2640 with basically the same drawbar setup as yours. I always had drawbar height issues with that tractor. IF you left it flipped down it was too low and with the offset up it was too tall. IF you have had this issue then go with the straight drawbar.

As far as supplier. I would price A&I ones. Your JD dealer will order it and warranty it.

JD part number for a heavy straight drawbar R61126 $230
A&I A-R61126 $145.86

Bob Bancroft · Aug 2, 2015

My old 4020 came with a welded drawbar. It was hard to see it. It was a good job, and it worked for years. Then one day I was bouncing(going too fast) down a bumpy lane, with a heavy load on the drawbar, and bang!

I don't remember how it all worked out, but I recall looking at the OEM replacement, and it was full of holes! More than the original. I ended up with an A&I, and it has worked fine.

My CaseIH Maxxum 5230 came(used, of course!) with an offset drawbar much like the JD. It worked out better for the machines I use on that tractor to have a straight drawbar. So, I replaced a perfectly good drawbar. I believe this one is also A&I.

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