Quick Hitches bending lift arms

[Djames55]

this will be my solution but I'd still like to know why they're bending. I looked into the suggestion that the chains belong inside the arms or ahead of the lift arms that neither fit that way and it's contrary to how the manual shows everything installed. I know I overloaded the arms the first time they bent but subsequent bending has me baffled.

To me most likely the subsequent bending was just from under sized 1/2 inch cheap TS chinese junk lift arms being used...

 

[sd455dan]

To me most likely the subsequent bending was just from under sized 1/2 inch cheap TS chinese junk lift arms being used...

Think you may be right -those lift arms (Look) like mild steel??

If I am not mistaken both my Chinese and American tractor have what appear to be cast steel lift arms.

Also as mentioned by another poster- you could add (weld) a support to the lift arms to counter the horizontal direction of possible thrust. This also appears to be designed into some lift arms.


Just went out to remove some stumps after posting and OOps-

Pushing dirt in reverse to fill in a stump hole and must of caught a root -at least the 3 point arms held up, but broke the mount that the previous owner of my Gannon box blade added/modified to it


Hope you get your 3 point back up and working well -
time to get the box blade back to the shop for some welding

the joy of tractor ownership...

 

[tman1020]

Why didn't you switch the turn buckle with the lift support as mentioned earlier. This should help prevent the lateral bending you are experiencing or did you try that also.

 

[Fawken]

Why didn't you switch the turn buckle with the lift support as mentioned earlier. This should help prevent the lateral bending you are experiencing or did you try that also.

That's why I told him to re-read the thread. I can easily why his arms are bending with the turnbuckles in that position as they have no leverage.

 

[jones6780]

I agree that the stabilizer bar/turnbuckle/chains should be as long as possible for leverage to control movement. The lift arms have 3 holes for a reason. If you need more lift distance and less lift power then move to the inner hole. If you need more lift power and less lift distance the move to the outer hole. The holes are only a few inches apart and do not significantly change the angle with the lift support. My 1700 has chains on the outside for stabilizers. There is nothing on the in side to connect to but I would prefer on the inside.

 

[hunt4570]

Your linkage is set up completely wrong. Those turnbuckles are supposed to be on the inside of the arms. Or they can stay there but you need turnbuckles or chains on the inside too. The ones on the inside are most critical. Also can't tell if you have turnbuckles on both sides but they have to be there- on both sides.

Mine are on the outside also, I think every tractor I've ever had they were on the outside!