3-Point Hitch 1529 is there an adjustment or stops on the position control?

[tmajor]

I know there are "adjustable stops" on the position control quadrant, but is there anything "underneath"? The draft arms don't raise awfully high, even with the stop on the quadrant all the way up, the position control lever stops before it reaches the quadrant stops?? MF 1529

Maybe, my top link is too long. ??

 

[atsah]

I would guess that your top link needs adjusting.

 

[tmajor]

But, it would seem, that the control lever should travel the whole distance of the quadrant, rather then 2/3s.

 

[tmajor]

Well, to answer my question: Shortening the top link allowed the implement to come off the ground further, but of course, it didn't make the arms come up any higher. Underneath, there is an adjustment, which allows the position control lever to come back further and at the same time, allowed the arms to raise higher.

Also, in the same area, on the control lever, Is a friction brake/adjustment to adjust the pressure on the lever, so it doesn't drop down on its own.

 

[ovrszd]

I've never saw a 3pt lever with an adjustment like that?

Hopefully it solved your problem!!!!

 

[tmajor]

The PTO shaft was bent, when I got the tractor. I can imagine, that he raised the brush hog, until it hit the PTO shaft and bent it. Afterward, he may have adjusted it, so the lift arms wouldn't come up so high, as to hit the PTO shaft. ??

Here is the adjustment, which also has a stop nut on the back side. Directly above it, is the adjustment for the friction on the lever.

 

[Ford850]

That almost looks like an coupling nut that could have a threaded rod inserted giving you a way to move the control lever from behind the tractor while attaching things on the 3 pt hitch.

 

[ovrszd]

The PTO shaft was bent, when I got the tractor. I can imagine, that he raised the brush hog, until it hit the PTO shaft and bent it. Afterward, he may have adjusted it, so the lift arms wouldn't come up so high, as to hit the PTO shaft. ??

Here is the adjustment, which also has a stop nut on the back side. Directly above it, is the adjustment for the friction on the lever.

Oh yeah, I get it now. That adjuster is normally used to coordinate the stroke of the 3pt cylinder to the lever.

Yeah, I'm guessing you are right about why it was out of adjustment!!!

 

[tmajor]

@ Ford850 .. I wouldn't see any advantage in that, as the control lever is directly above it. ??

 

[deanocraft]

Hey tmajor, it sounds like you already fixed your problem, but here is my setup on my 1529. The bolts on mine are in the top holes in order to increase the height. I plan to change that because it is too high to pick up my flail mower as is. In the meantime I set the flail down on blocks to raise it up a bit. Thanks for the info on the lever adjustment.

 

[tmajor]

The bolts on mine are in the top holes in order to increase the height.
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Hey, you're welcome. I can not change holes any longer, as I replaced the right side lift strut with a "leveling box" ... only one hole.
Originally, I hooked the brush hog to the three point and it wouldn't hardly get the tail end off the ground. At that point, I placed the hitch pins on the brush hog in a lower hole. I'm redoing the driveway, as I had pretty much lost my "crown" and the water was just running down the ruts. I noticed, both the stone rake and box blade didn't lift as far, as I felt they should.
It works like a dandy, now.

 

[tmajor]

I believe, what that adjustment did, was change "the center" of the cylinder position. In other words, if the tractor had been "up" (on a table top), so you could see how far down the implement went, I believe, you would have seen, that it went "way down", below the tires, therefore, it could not come up as high. .. as "ovrszd" said, above.

 

[ovrszd]

The maximum lift and maximum drop of the 3pt is limited by the stroke of the cylinder and the lift system it operates.

The adjustment you made allows the position control lever to maximize those ranges. Yours was out of adjustment and could not utilize the maximum lift position. The maximum drop would have still been limited by the cylinder stroke and lift system.

I'm just glad it was something so simple and not a mechanical failure issue of some kind!!!

 

[tmajor]

The only condition, that I can think of, where you might want, the "draft arms to drop lower", would be, if you were plowing, and the plow didn't go down as far, as you would like.

 

[ovrszd]

The only condition, that I can think of, where you might want, the "draft arms to drop lower", would be, if you were plowing, and the plow didn't go down as far, as you would like.

I consider that type of use as the reason some CUTs and SCUTs have multiple pin holes in the lift arms and links. This allows operating range height changes.

 

[tmajor]

I consider that type of use as the reason some CUTs and SCUTs have multiple pin holes in the lift arms and links. This allows operating range height changes.

Good point! I also can imagine, that some of the guys, new to tractors, wouldn't be aware of any of these considerations.

 

[ovrszd]

Good point! I also can imagine, that some of guys, new to tractors, wouldn't be aware of any of these considerations.

If a fellow spends a couple hours perusing this site and doesn't learn something he's missing out.