Bent 3pt attachment

[beenthere]

Good idea Larry.

And under the drawbar of the tractor might be a good place to start. Stick that lift pin up through the drawbar pin hole, and the bottle jack underneath pushing on the bend.

 

[SpotsyMatt]

Well, I used a bottle jack and attempted to straighten it out but all it did was lift my NH tractor up and didn't straighten it out much. On the plus side, I now have a new bottle jack and I never complain about getting a new tool or implement.:thumbsup:

I ended up using my oxy acetyene torch to heat the metal up. I put it in my vice and then heated it up pretty good, took my vice grips and held the metal on my vice's anvil and hit it with my 3# hammer. Had to heat it up twice but I got it pretty straight - not perfect but darn close.

I cleaned it up and put a coat of paint on it and will put it back on the mower deck tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions - I really appreciate you!:thumbsup:

Matt

 

[beenthere]

Good job there. Glad you gotRdun.