3 point hitch set up?

[Xfaxman]

I would stay with the original parts. There were a lot of MF165's sold, there are several tractor salvage yards here local, you could check in your area.

Also a lot of tractor salvage yards online, and eBay.

Is this one close to you?

Wengers Of Myerstown - Farm Equipment, Agriculture Equipment, Tractor Parts, Construction Equipment, Construction Parts

 

[Xfaxman]

Another thing to consider is a swinging drawbar, if you ever want to get a pull type brush hog, and it has other uses, like the safest way to use a chain to pull something.

Could not find pictures for a 3165/165, but this is is the idea, they bolt on to the bottom, check your's for threaded holes.

 

[superbrat]

Thanks, I cannot find any salvage yards here but I did call Wengers. They want about $850 for lift arms, lift links top link and safety chains. Does that sound reasonable price. I think that is all new stuff.

The drawbar sounds interesting. I will have to check and see if there are threaded bolt hole.

Next problem. I checked out the rock arm movement, it goes up but does not go down when moving the control levers. I can push them down without to much problem except when the inside lever or position control lever is toward the back of the quadrant then I cannot push them down. Do I need an attachment hooked up to make it go down or does that indicate something wrong in hydraulic system?

 

[Jkott]

3 pt hitches float and gravity pulls them down. I would not expect it to go down on its own without arms. There is usually a control that adjusts how fast it drops as well.

 

[superbrat]

Thanks, I did read something about adjusting the system for how fast or slow it would move down. So to keep it from going down what position does the draft and control lever need to be in?

 

[Jkott]

You adjust the position lever to where the three point hitch is at the height you want it for the task you are doing


For the draft control, well I have no idea. I know it's used for things like plowing where you want to counter upward force, but I have only read about them and have never seen one and i don't have one on my modern tractor.

 

[Xfaxman]

I forgot to mention that the drawbar is easily removed by pulling a pin.


This is what the bracket looks like, without the drawbar in it, on a MF 240.


The bracket may look different for a MF 3165, but will have the same function.

 

[superbrat]

Thanks I will check it out.

Okay I do not expect to use the draft lever.