3 Point Help (yep Newb question)

[marcinzk]

Ok, forgive the flurry of dumb questions but I'm a newb to tractors. I just bought a Yanmar 2002, and I am attempting to attach a rotary mower to the 3 point harness and I have a problem which is best illustrated by the below photo:

As you can see the bolts on the mower that attach to the lower lift arms are spaced wider then the lift arms can go - the lower arms will actually contact the tires before they go on the pins. Are the lower lift arms on correctly, or are they reversed?

Oh, I suppose I can reverse the pins on the mower, but is that a good solution?

 

[silverdollar6]

Yes, Just reverse the mower pins, it is done often. I have had to do it on some of my attachments.

 

[Tact]

It's somewhat hard to tell by the relationship of the tractor to the cutter, but from what I can see there are two problems. One, the pins need to be move down to the lower holes near the deck. There your arms would attach and you'd have move vertical lift. Two, the pins need to be reversed, facing in. This is what appears to me. Hope this helps.

 

[modifyit]

I am also a tractor newbie, so can't comment on the three point setup. However, are those tires installed backward?

 

[Grrrr]

I am also a tractor newbie, so can't comment on the three point setup. However, are those tires installed backward?

I was wandering the same thing earlier but now that you say it I had a look at some other tires and I think they are backwards.I dont think that they will self clean that way round and you will have worse traction.

Also, why is your pto shaft split? I don't think you need to do that to hitch up.

But I could be wrong...

 

[marcinzk]

Yep looks like the previous owner ran the tires backwards, good catch fellas. As to the shaft being split I was just playing around to see how it engages onto the pto output and its much easier to maneuver half the shaft versus the whole shaft.

 

[Grrrr]

Yep looks like the previous owner ran the tires backwards, good catch fellas.

Why would they want to do that (Or did they not realise)

 

[marcinzk]

Why would they want to do that (Or did they not realise)

I don't have a clue why he'd run them backwards, other then like you state he must not have realized they were on wrong. This just affirms my suspicions that the previous owner was not the brightest chap in the world.

 

[Grrrr]

I don't have a clue why he'd run them backwards, other then like you state he must not have realized they were on wrong. This just affirms my suspicions that the previous owner was not the brightest chap in the world.

Have you managed to get the mower on now?

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Well, at least if you get stuck, you've got good traction backing out.

Stabilizer turnbuckles will adjust to allow SOME movement on draft arms out towards tires. Swap lower pins to point inward.

 

[marcinzk]

Have you managed to get the mower on now?

Not yet, I'm swapping the tires.

 

[teg]

Can you set the tires out wider? (hint: take a photo of the tire sideways and we'll let you know ). That would also give you a little more stability (if you need that).

 

[Grrrr]

Well, at least if you get stuck, you've got good traction backing out.

I was thinking exactly the same thing

 

[MJPetersen]

Marcin,

One other thing is that often the wheels are dished so that the tires can be mounted with a wider track or a narrower. You will gain some clearance with the lift arms and tires if they are mounted so that they are wider. THis may be what the previous owner was trying to do, but he forgot to switch sides so that the direction was also correct. Take a look at it and see if I am not right.

Then when you reverse the pins you will have plenty of clearance.

Szerokej drogi!!

Mike

 

[jbrumberg]

Many of tractor owners in my area who do a lot of log skidding in the woods will reverse their front R-1's to assist them in backing out of the NE goo. R-1's are real good at "gooing" forward, but not so good at backing out of the goo. You do not have to ask me why I know this . I have pointd my lower link pins inward in the past with my old Ford. Reversing the pins did not appear to affect the attachment performance. In some cases it made attaching the implements easier. Jay

 

[marcinzk]

Based on all the suggestions I reversed the tires making sure they rotate the proper way and widened the tractors stance. By widening the stance not only is the tractor much more stable now, but I didn't even have to reverse the pins on the mower.

Thanks y'all a ton for the advice!

 

[Grrrr]

Glad ya fixed it

 

[MJPetersen]

Bardzo dobrze!! Very good!!

Mike