3 PT HITCH FOR SUV

[markct]

sorry the correct spelling is holder, and i attached a pic of one model from there website

http://www.holder.on.ca/

 

[gws]

Thats a MOG, UNIMOG. Not MOOG.

 

[lhfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Years ago there was a more functional setup for Jeeps. Just coming out of WWII, they used the old Willy's for al kinds of things. One was a hydrualic 3pt. The hydraulics and part of the frame sat in between the rear wheel wells. They made weight sets for the front end to balance out, and had heavy duty springs for the back axle.

Around here, I have seen a couple Jeep CJ7's running around with augers mounted on them, for doing fences. The older Jeep's('42-'86) usually had PTO mounts for the transfer case. I had once thought about a pull behind mower for my CJ5, with a pto drive. Then it got sold, Kubota found it's way into the shed, ect... )</font>

My son and I are restoring a '47 CJ2a "farm Jeep" - you can see what Willys had in mind at our Web site www.farmjeep.com. We are restoring a Newgren 3pt hitch that mounts UNDER the Jeep, rather than in the bed.

Barry

 

[bphillips]

If you want awesome ...

http://www.maximog.com

Brad in NH

 

[Dozernut]

Really enjoyed your farm Jeep site, a very good read. Now I have the urge to rebuild an old Jeep. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif They would be cheaper and easier than old dozers. But I couldn't give up my dozers. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I guess I will just have to make room for a Jeep.

 

[Rch]

When I grew up in '40 and '50 my dad had jeeps as service vehicle in a car repair business. One was a 1947 with a hoist on the back and the other was ~1950 and had a snowplow on it. Both had serious problems with cracked frames. When I see these pictures of a Jeep plowing I think they are pushing (or pulling) the mystic. I don't think they would last a week in front of a real plow. They would surely sharpen your fixen' skills tho. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[MarkV]

Ihfarm,

Wonderful web site about the family jeep project. It was very enjoyable to follow the adventure to this point. I particularly liked seeing such a total family project that was inspired from nostalgic memories of the past. Don't know if it will replace the tractor for plowing the North 40 but I don't think that matters a bit. Well done.

Please post an update as the project continues.

MarkV

 

[lhfarm]

More should be happening with the farm Jeep soon. We have heard from lots of people with great farm stories. I may need to collect some of those on the site.
Didn't mean to take this thread off topic. I really enjoy the ideas shared here. Who knows, maybe some of them we show up on the back of the Willys!

Thanks,
Barry

 

[Mosey]

I have a book on the history of American 4 wheel drive trucks, "Standard Catalog of 4X4'S, 1945-1993". It has the Jeep listed, of course. I also have a book on the history of American tractors, "The Ultimate American Farm Tractor Data Book". It also has the Jeep listed. The Jeep has been around and gets around!

 

[RobertN]

Jeep's are the most wonderful vehicle made for off-road. However, they did not, in earlier years, have that good of luck with the frames. It is interesting to see older Jeeps on the trail; it is amazing how they flex. Unfortunately, that C-channel frame tends to crack too. The '70 CJ5 I used to have had a few welds on the frame.

The Advent of the new CJ7/CJ5 series changed things, unfortunately 30 years late... They went with a full box frame, which is much stronger. They do not flex as much, which helps the frame, although that flex did help off road, trying to keep tires on the ground. The newer CJ7/5/Wrangler family had long springs, which gave more articulation.

The old Willy's probably did ok pulling a plow, since the pressures/strains were in line with the frame. But, as you mention, a boom or a snow plow which is lifted, those would tend to put down force on the frame, causing flex. Too much flex and you wind up with cracks.

Growing up in a CJ2A, we had lots of friends who boxed thier frames in. That made a big difference.