SMALL Off ROAD Trailers and Wagons. Clevis VS Ball?

[stuckmotor]

I used to use a behind the times Allis Chalmers Roto Bailer and combine that had two piece ball and socket hitches. I didn't like having to put a ball on the drawbar and replaced them with clevises as soon as I could.
Ball and socket hitch? - AllisChalmers Forum

 

[Industrial Toys]

Interesting. A friend has an old abandoned Allis, shop with all kinds of stuff there. Guessing, that might be the first kind of thing to go.

The nice thing about the old coupler, is that you verify tension every time you used it. Not just when you thought about it. I confess. I don't think I have EVER messed with the adjustment nut on a modern coupler. Thought it was all lifetime factory calibrated. lol

 

[ruffdog]

Interesting. A friend has an old abandoned Allis, shop with all kinds of stuff there. Guessing, that might be the first kind of thing to go.

The nice thing about the old coupler, is that you verify tension every time you used it. Not just when you thought about it. I confess. I don't think I have EVER messed with the adjustment nut on a modern coupler. Thought it was all lifetime factory calibrated. lol

The coupler on the brand new boat trailer I have was not adjusted to the ball...not even close. There are lots of trailers banging around with loose couplers and they are so simple to adjust.

 

[Industrial Toys]

But why? A 2" ball should be 2" and so forth, not like you wear them down.

 

[ruffdog]

But why? A 2" ball should be 2" and so forth, not like you wear them down.

I think the manufacturers leave it up to the final user to make sure it is adjusted correctly.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I never liked those cheap stamped out hitches, with their chinsy locking parts from the day I first saw one.

 

[ruffdog]

I never liked those cheap stamped out hitches, with their chinsy locking parts from the day I first saw one.

There are different levels of capacity on those couplers. I bought one at the farm store for that little trailer and saw it was rated for more weight than the one on my splitter, so, I swapped them. Like anything, you get what you pay for.

 

[the old grind]

I found another option. Bolt this guy onto whatever 'platform' under a hitch ball with 3/4" stud.

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Seems it might work, esp if 'tongue weight' is only the front half of that like on a typical hay wagon.

 

[LouNY]

Almost all that we use on the farm are clevis type hitches and draw pins.
All drawbar pulled implements are clevis, all the wagons are clevis,
When I am chopping the chopper is attached to the tractor with a clevis the wagon attached to the chopper is with a clevis.
In the spring the chisel plow is attached with a clevis and the tandem disk that are pulled behind the plows are on a clevis.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Our JD 6200 has the clevis on the tractor just to mess things up, although I don't use that for small wagons or trailers. I put a Pintle Ring on my Big dump trailer and it fits in the clevis quite nicly and is easier to connect than a straight clevis and draw bar. Plan on adding a Pintle ring to my towed chipper and top dresser, but that's the BIG stuff.