3 Point Trailer Hitch

   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #11  
I picked mine up from a guy on Ebay for $75 and about $15 for shipping. It's 100% worth every penny. I used it to tote my old 2003 24' RV. Well, now I have a 2004 24' 5th wheel and can't tote it with my tractor.... I have a 4x8 trailer I can haul stuff in when in need.
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #12  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Remember that most 3PH's don't have down pressure. What happens if you have a big load and you stop quickly? The tongue of the trailer pushes upward on your hitch and messes up your center of gravity. )</font>

Not with the Bad River design that Inspector posted the link to earlier in this thread. I have the same one and love it.

Brad
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #13  
I made a trailer hitch from an old bale spear I bought at auction for $5 a while ago. I was really happy with my project and proud of building it myself. There's only one problem. I never use it.

Generally speaking, the only reason I want to move one of my trailers is to mow where it's sitting which means I have my mower attached. I'm certainly not going to remove the mower, hook this up, move the trailer, take off the hitch and re-attach the mower then take it off and install the hitch yet again to put the trailers back.

Now, I'm not proud of this and am not recommending it to anyone... however...

For moving my trailers just to mow then putting them back, I just pull up to the tongue, hook the trailer's safety chains together and toss them over a tooth on my toothbar, tilt my loader up and raise my bucket. With that I can lift my trailer tongue and move it out of my way so I can mow. I've even now gotten to the point where I don't have to get off the tractor to release the trailer after I set it down. I just use the bucket to drop the chains.

As I said, "This is not a recommendation." "Do not attempt this at home." "Closed course." "Professional driver." "Your mileage may vary." "For demonstration purposes only." "Your results may vary." "Past performance not a guarantee of future results." /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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It's June 2nd! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #15  
I don't get this.
I use a ball on my drawbar, but it has the limitation that it is a fixed height. Is not the purpose of using a 3 pt receiver hitch to be able to lift the ball with the 3 pt?

With the BadRiver design you chain it down so it can't move. You're back where you started???
Plus - I'd be afraid that I'd try to raise my 3pt, and I'd bend the swinging drawbar up with it.
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #16  
BigEddy,

I think the chain just limits the max height the the hitch will raise to keep the trailer tongue from raising it on its own in an negative tongue weight situation.

You can still lower the hitch (chain will go slack) to capture your trailer and then raise the hitch to clear the tongue jack stand from the ground.

Jeff
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #17  
It's June 7th...

Since I cemented my 3 point drawbar into my ballast box, I'll be needing something for moving the trailer around...
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #18  
It will probably go on sale tomorrow. TOMORROW! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

But thanks for the kick. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #19  
OK, its now tomorrow, and I'm having trouble locating it, so can someone point to it for me?

Thanks, Les
 
   / 3 Point Trailer Hitch #20  
<font color="blue">It will probably go on sale tomorrow. TOMORROW!

But thanks for the kick. </font>

Your welcome. Looking forward to checking it out.
 

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