Home made hitch bar

Richard from SE AZ · Mar 22, 2010

After making the grill guard, I made this hitch bar out of a piece of 5/8"x4" bar and angle iron. I use it to move stuff around.

Toby Oats · Mar 22, 2010

We done somethin similar to that with our fergusen. But yours looks alot better, nice work. Toby.

CLTX · Mar 22, 2010

First class! You did a nice job.

Matthew Blair · Mar 22, 2010

Nice hitch bar, but for the benefit of others less experienced, remember: safety first! Don't try to pull a heavy load, stumps, barns, trees, sleds etc. from this type of hitch bar, and never with just a 2 point bar attached to the lower lift arms. Even with the Ferguson system, the proper attachment point is a drawbar under the axle housing. you can do a lot of damage to the three point and still possibly roll your tractor.

DeltaRed · Mar 22, 2010

GOOD JOB!Now,add a reciever for even more versatility.

Red1 · Mar 22, 2010

Looks great!

No sway bars?

PJH · Mar 22, 2010

Amen Matthew - a guy not far from me stood his dad's 135 on end while pulling a log uphill in the woods. He was chained to the holey drawbar connected to the three point hitch. He had raised it a little for traction, and when it started rearing, he lowered the hitch control, but it continued to go up until it was balanced on the rear wheels and drawbar. The seat folded and pitched him off the back. Had to get a stepladder to hook the chain to the front to get it down. He has pictures of it standing on end. If I could borrow them, I'd try to post them. A very sobering sight.

By the way - no injuries to either him or the tractor!

By the way again - to the original poster - that's a very nice looking job that you did on that hitch. I remember some stiffener bars that went from the lower three point pins to the upper three point pin. They kept the lower arms and holey drawbar from raising on the little Fords.

Paul

Dave Sherburne NY · Mar 22, 2010

Those lower lift arms look to me like they are attached to pins under the axle. Just don't go lifting that hitch up.

Home made hitch bar

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