Attaching tow chain

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KTD

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I'm very new at this tractor stuff.

If I'm attaching a tow chain to drag a log out of the woods should I attach it to the tractor drawbar, or should a get a bar that attaches between the draft arms? Where's the strength?

ktd
 
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I'm very new at this tractor stuff.

If I'm attaching a tow chain to drag a log out of the woods should I attach it to the tractor drawbar, or should a get a bar that attaches between the draft arms? Where's the strength?

ktd
 
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Every thing I have read about my tractor says to pull from the drawbar only. There are several warnings in my operators manual about turning the tractor over if you pull from another point. But ---- there alot of sources here to get an attachment to move trailers from the 3pt.
 
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Every thing I have read about my tractor says to pull from the drawbar only. There are several warnings in my operators manual about turning the tractor over if you pull from another point. But ---- there alot of sources here to get an attachment to move trailers from the 3pt.
 
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Or you can use something like this. It's a bit pricey at 3K

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Randy
 
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Or you can use something like this. It's a bit pricey at 3K

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Randy
 
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The strongest thing to pull from is the drawbar. It is also the safest. If you use one of those 3ph hitch bars and pull from the side then all that load is acting to pull your 3ph to the side and your stabilizers are at risk of failure. That being said, pulling light stuff pretty straight I just chain off to my box blade.

I pull the log to where it needs to go, unhook the log and wind the chain around the boxblade and then back into the log with the back of the boxblade to shove it firmly into the stack. Then pull forward to get another.
 
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The strongest thing to pull from is the drawbar. It is also the safest. If you use one of those 3ph hitch bars and pull from the side then all that load is acting to pull your 3ph to the side and your stabilizers are at risk of failure. That being said, pulling light stuff pretty straight I just chain off to my box blade.

I pull the log to where it needs to go, unhook the log and wind the chain around the boxblade and then back into the log with the back of the boxblade to shove it firmly into the stack. Then pull forward to get another.
 
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The lower you can pull and still get the front of the log off the ground the better. Hooking the chain close to the drawbar helps, and there is some lifting action when you start forward. Here's a handy gadget for your drawbar.

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The lower you can pull and still get the front of the log off the ground the better. Hooking the chain close to the drawbar helps, and there is some lifting action when you start forward. Here's a handy gadget for your drawbar.

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