40Kchicks
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- Joined
- Apr 23, 2003
- Messages
- 489
- Location
- Western Oregon
- Tractor
- 2003 Kubota M9000DTL 2001 JD 2252 Orchard Tractor Cat 216 Skidsteer 1999 JD 450H Dozer 1994 JD 644G wheel loader
A couple of weeks ago I posted about how the hitch pin came off my manure spreader causing the PTO yoke to be damaged. This is the old post: $310 to fix a $3.60 problem That cost me $310 for a new yoke. So I bought a good hitch pin with a cinch pin to keep it in place.
The rains have returned so this week I was finishing up my manure spreading. While going down hill the hitch pin keeper broke and the hitch fell out. Since I was going down hill the spreader rammed into the tractor. It broke the u-joints in the yoke and badly damaged the yoke ends. So after spending 310 for a new yoke I had to have it rebuilt at a cost of $140. Then when I put the rebuilt yoke on I found that the shaft on the spreader that connects to the PTO yoke was bent. I will have to fix that next week.
Have you guys ever had problems with hitch pins coming off? Have you found a solution? What am I doing wrong?
Eric
The rains have returned so this week I was finishing up my manure spreading. While going down hill the hitch pin keeper broke and the hitch fell out. Since I was going down hill the spreader rammed into the tractor. It broke the u-joints in the yoke and badly damaged the yoke ends. So after spending 310 for a new yoke I had to have it rebuilt at a cost of $140. Then when I put the rebuilt yoke on I found that the shaft on the spreader that connects to the PTO yoke was bent. I will have to fix that next week.
Have you guys ever had problems with hitch pins coming off? Have you found a solution? What am I doing wrong?
Eric