3ph receiver/carrier

[kennyd]

The biggest advantage for me is that I can move my trailers around with cranking the jack up. If I am only moving them a little, I don't even get off the seat to secure the coupler, just get the ball under the hitch, raise the 3PH and away you go!

Plus the drawbar on my tractor is to low, the jack would not clear the ground anyway.

 

[StretchNM]

Super-nice design and workmanship!!

I'm wondering if the offsets couldn't be 3/8" instead of 1/2"? Would they hold well enough (relative to normal loads of course, like a 16' tandem-axle trailer, or a larger spray-tank trailer, etc)?

Also, were you MIG or stick welding?

Thanks Bowhunter.... great idea and good photos

 

[FL_Cracker]

The pictures are a little small but it looks like MIG to me....

Bowhunter, nice design and very nice work...

Charles

 

[Bowhunter]

I was offline over the extended weekend, but thanks everyone. I wish I could take credit for the welds but I can't. I design and cut out the metal for my projects, then let my maintenance dept. friend do the welding. It is MIG for those interested.

I have most of the paint on the 3 pt. frame so I should be done with it and have pics up later this week. I am now trying to work a deal to trade my old B9200 for a not-near-as-old BX2200, so I won't be able to lift as much, but I think this will still work for me. I think by just turning the lift pins to the inside it will fit.

For the poster that questioned the benefit of this over a drawbar.....the advantage for me will be twofold. Like another poster mentioned, with a ball hitch attached I'll be able to back up to a trailer and lift the 3 pt to move the trailer without ever getting off the seat. The second advantage is additional attachments that I can make and use in the receiver, such as the sprayer carrier showed in the photos.

 

[Bowhunter]

Updated pics.

Pic 1...hitch with ball.
I leave this attached while mowing and I'm able to move the boat to mow where it sat without getting off the seat. Sweet. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Bowhunter]

Pic 2...another view of hitch.

 

[Bowhunter]

Pic 3...tank carrier.

 

[Bowhunter]

Pic 4...another view of carrier.

 

[Bowhunter]

Pic 5...pic of tank on carrier.

 

[Bowhunter]

Pic 6...another view of tank on carrier.