3 Pt Hitch Lever Moves with vibrations

BC Dave · Mar 29, 2011

Evening again folks; Im just ironing out the wrinkles befor this weekends first run and I noticed the 3 Pt Hitch Lever Moves with vibrations; theres a wing nut screw with a rubber bushing that looks like it should hold the lever in place but doesnt hold anything; the rubber may be worn or is missing some piece.

Is there a friction adjustment that you can make for the 3 pt hitch lever so it stays in place? or should I just tie it off with a rope or bunjie cord? Suggestions? Teigrek had the same question / problem on his ... he added to another thread ...

It seems to hold all the way up and all the way down where I think its in a free float position where the impliment would follow the ground contours not locked in position to the tractor ...

Teigrek said:
Does anyone of you has the same hitch controller? In my lever does not lock, it moves quite freely and can not be set in a particular position. My guess is that at the lever should be some friction lock -limiting freedom of movement. I have an idea how to do it, but I'd like to see how it looks in the original version.

Kays Supply said:
The friction control mentioned should be where the red arrow is. The wing nut at the blue arrow is movable so you can use it as a stop when lowering the three point. See if there isn't a hole in the control arm to match the slot.

winston1 said:
I think this drawing of the 1700 control has what Kays Supply is talking about. Yanmar Tractor Parts: THREE_POINT_CONTROL

Teigrek · Mar 30, 2011

Today I made a temporary solution of this problem. I put a longitudinally split rubber hoses on the lever housing, and this effectively hold the lever.
Also with rubber hose and a piece of marker I made a lever handle.
I made a movie

YouTube - Yanmar YM1810D -podno?nik

BC Dave · Mar 31, 2011

Teigrek said:
I made a movie YouTube - Yanmar YM1810D -podno?nik

:laughing:

:thumbsup:

Your a genious!

I'll have to try it, you made my day! lol

Cheers BC Dave

BC Dave · Apr 1, 2011

I installed the "Teigrek 3 Pt Lever rubber hose fix" this afternoon:thumbsup:.

Worked like a charm!

I used fuel line hose, because thats all I could find lying around the garage; it made for a snug fut but worked well.

I'll try to take a pic to post next week; or sooner if I have a chance.

1m21 · Apr 1, 2011

Teigrek said:
Today I made a temporary solution of this problem. I put a longitudinally split rubber hoses on the lever housing, and this effectively hold the lever.
Also with rubber hose and a piece of marker I made a lever handle.
I made a movie YouTube - Yanmar YM1810D -podno?nik

Here is the permanent solution...

Locate these two nuts (white arrows) and tighten them down against the washers a little. Enough so the lever doesn't move on it's own but not so much you can't move the lever. Then tighten down the two lock nuts on the outside of the two nuts shown with the arrows.