3 Point Drawbar Conversion
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wkpoor
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Several yrs ago I had a 3pt receiver made. Was fairly cheap and has held up to all the punishment I could dish at it.
Diamondpilot
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ninefinger
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It will depend on the drawbar rating, If the drawbar pins bend you have exceded the weight capacity, just read that, I do not know how else to say it but I was not trying to be a smart ___.
clemsonfor
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i made one out of scrap steel, welding pins to it and some flat stock, for the a portion for the top link. I welded a 12'' long 2'' receiver tube to the top that i had laying around it works and i use it to move trailers, only picked some up not moved yet. Wish i had mounded the tube farther nack than i did as i puts the trailer toung far away and gives it leverage that i worry about my welding skill, no breaks yet though. I was going to just weld a 1 7/8 ball to it but then i though i could use this extra hitch tube so i can use any size ball, and not have to weld on 2 different balls. But as i though i am only going to use it to move trailers around the yard a 2'' trailer will fit and lock on a 1 7/8 ball and be fine for the yard. most of the time folks with these dont even lock the trailer on so that you dont have to get off to set it down anyway.
20 20
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I built my own and use it quite often.
6011Artist
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What size tractor do you have? It looked like a small John Deere (650 or so) or something comparable. The drawbar should handle anything your tractor can put on it. I think you will find your tractor to be too light before you bend the drawbar.
15 yrs ago I built my first receiver hitch for my tractor. It worked great, but that was only the beginning. It wasn't planned, but I stumbled on to something that worked out great.
I needed a way to put up high tensil electric fence wire, so I cut a short piece of 2" tubing to go in my reciever hitch, drilled the pin hole, and built a wire spool to work off of my reciever hitch. I could take a new roll of wire, put it in my spool and drive the tractor instead of fighting the roll. Don't use it often, but when doing fences it works great.
Later I needed a hay rake to clean up wheat straw after bush hogging. I took an old mule drawn hay rake, cut out the section with the tines and welded on a piece of 2" tubing to fit the reciever hitch and it worked great too.
I have built a leaf rake using hay rake teeth, a 4 shank sub soiler(shanks from my box blade), a section harrow, a C-tine cultivator, used the foot out of an old Farmall cultivator to make a lay off plow for my garden, converted a mule drawn middlebuster to the reciever tube, took a class 0 single turn plow and converted it to the 2" reciever, and made 2 different length boom poles that are shorter than my factory built ones to move heavy logs with. All of these implements work out of the reciever tube. Rather than build the 3 point hitch parts each time I need something new, I work off of the reciever tube. It makes the build simple, fast & east hook-up to tractor and smaller pieces to store when not in use.
I need to get some pics to share my ideas with you guys. Will work on doing that this week.
I have the parts already to build a grubber (search grubber in build it yourself forum) and have been thinking about converting an old cole mule planter to work off the hitch as well. I have a full set of plates and spare hopper for the planter so looking for a way to utilize it to my own liking.
I also have 2 hiller blades to convert into a hiller from the reciever tube. Haven't made that yet but I got the parts, just need to put it together.
Some of my attachments were connected with 1/4 in wall tubing, some I used 2" solid steel stock for stronger pulling/abuse.
It's amazing what you can build using your imagination and a good junk pile. I like to take older farm equipment that is outdated and build 1 row equipment for my own use. You usually can buy it cheap and have little money, a small amount of steel and your time only invested.
15 yrs ago I built my first receiver hitch for my tractor. It worked great, but that was only the beginning. It wasn't planned, but I stumbled on to something that worked out great.
I needed a way to put up high tensil electric fence wire, so I cut a short piece of 2" tubing to go in my reciever hitch, drilled the pin hole, and built a wire spool to work off of my reciever hitch. I could take a new roll of wire, put it in my spool and drive the tractor instead of fighting the roll. Don't use it often, but when doing fences it works great.
Later I needed a hay rake to clean up wheat straw after bush hogging. I took an old mule drawn hay rake, cut out the section with the tines and welded on a piece of 2" tubing to fit the reciever hitch and it worked great too.
I have built a leaf rake using hay rake teeth, a 4 shank sub soiler(shanks from my box blade), a section harrow, a C-tine cultivator, used the foot out of an old Farmall cultivator to make a lay off plow for my garden, converted a mule drawn middlebuster to the reciever tube, took a class 0 single turn plow and converted it to the 2" reciever, and made 2 different length boom poles that are shorter than my factory built ones to move heavy logs with. All of these implements work out of the reciever tube. Rather than build the 3 point hitch parts each time I need something new, I work off of the reciever tube. It makes the build simple, fast & east hook-up to tractor and smaller pieces to store when not in use.
I need to get some pics to share my ideas with you guys. Will work on doing that this week.
I have the parts already to build a grubber (search grubber in build it yourself forum) and have been thinking about converting an old cole mule planter to work off the hitch as well. I have a full set of plates and spare hopper for the planter so looking for a way to utilize it to my own liking.
I also have 2 hiller blades to convert into a hiller from the reciever tube. Haven't made that yet but I got the parts, just need to put it together.
Some of my attachments were connected with 1/4 in wall tubing, some I used 2" solid steel stock for stronger pulling/abuse.
It's amazing what you can build using your imagination and a good junk pile. I like to take older farm equipment that is outdated and build 1 row equipment for my own use. You usually can buy it cheap and have little money, a small amount of steel and your time only invested.
clemsonfor
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great idea on the 2'' tube implements, i am thinking of building row hillers and was just not wanting to build more pins and toplinks type things. I think i will just build it with a 2'' square tube coming out of the receiver hitch and then connecting to a 2'' by 4 feet long 2'' square tube perpendicular to the back of the tractor that i will use as a tool bar to connect the hillers or cultivators to. Now i regret making the Hitch type thing as light as i did (only planed on moving trailers with it) i guess i can beef it up, make another or just use it as is with some mods after if breaks?
OP
Rockin' G Ranch
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I also planned to use the 2" receiver for various implements. One especially is a 4' x 3' basket (as seen attached to vehicles) to haul tools around the ranch. The uses of a 3 point receiver is only limited by your imagination (and ability to weld
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).pat32rf
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Don't forget an 8000lb winch and battery for skidding logs out. My winch has another receiver on the bottom so I can stick a bar with a hook on it to do the dragging once the logs are out to the trail. This way I am not putting shock loads on the winch gearing. I can pull the hook bar and stick in a trailer ball as well. (Saves disconnecting the winch)
Its a lot easier plugging a light "tool" into the receiver than hooking it to the tph....plus the tph assembly bar gives something to bolt some weights to.
Its a lot easier plugging a light "tool" into the receiver than hooking it to the tph....plus the tph assembly bar gives something to bolt some weights to.