oldpilgrim
Elite Member
the 3pt stabilizers that (supposedly) keep the end of the 3pt arms from moving from side to side are sorta bugging me on my Mahindra 3016. I'm posting this here rather than in the Mahindra forum because it's more of a general question that might apply to a variety of brands.
The arms I have are the steel extendable ones with pins that hold it in the length you need, not chains and turnbuckles nor turnbuckles alone. No matter how I adjust them I always have 3-4 inches of slop out at the end of the 3pt arms.
I believe the problem is due to the way the end that fastens to the tractor is made... it has a type of hinge on it and the hole in the end is about 1/8" or so larger than the pin it fits over on the tractor.
This provides for about 2 inches of side to side movement at the attachment point on the axle housing. Sorry for the quality of the photos. They show the relative position of the 'hinge' pin at it's left and right most points.
left most position:
right most position:
The 'hinge' attachment allows 2 inches of side to side slop at the hing pin and 3-4 inches or a little more out at the rear of the 3pt hitch.
So my questions are:
Is side to side 'slop' really necessary in the 3 pt?
I'd like to weld up the hinge and make it rigid at the attachment point. Anyone see a problem?
TIA
The arms I have are the steel extendable ones with pins that hold it in the length you need, not chains and turnbuckles nor turnbuckles alone. No matter how I adjust them I always have 3-4 inches of slop out at the end of the 3pt arms.
I believe the problem is due to the way the end that fastens to the tractor is made... it has a type of hinge on it and the hole in the end is about 1/8" or so larger than the pin it fits over on the tractor.
![3ptstab1.jpg](http://www.wikkidpissah.com/mahindra/winter2016/3ptstab1.jpg)
This provides for about 2 inches of side to side movement at the attachment point on the axle housing. Sorry for the quality of the photos. They show the relative position of the 'hinge' pin at it's left and right most points.
left most position:
![3ptstab3.jpg](http://www.wikkidpissah.com/mahindra/winter2016/3ptstab3.jpg)
right most position:
![3ptstab2.jpg](http://www.wikkidpissah.com/mahindra/winter2016/3ptstab2.jpg)
The 'hinge' attachment allows 2 inches of side to side slop at the hing pin and 3-4 inches or a little more out at the rear of the 3pt hitch.
So my questions are:
Is side to side 'slop' really necessary in the 3 pt?
I'd like to weld up the hinge and make it rigid at the attachment point. Anyone see a problem?
TIA