Shaneard
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- Nov 18, 2016
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- Southern Virginia
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- Ford 4630, Two IH 140's, John Deere A
Ok maybe 'snapped' is a better word than shattered. A critical component like that should deform if overloaded, not snap suddenly.
I would say they are hard for a reason. If you hook something to a drawbar, i.e. a baler or hare etc. they would suffer a lot of wear if not hard. I have a friend whom has a 100hp Case tractor and he brought his drawbar to the machine shop I work in one day and ask me to open the hole up for him just a little bit to put a larger pin in for his new no till. I couldn't scratch it because it was so hard and we have the good stuff at work, not cheap tooling.