3-Point Hitch Broken lever for raising/lowering....

[PILOON]

Heck a redneck repair would be easy.
Get some flat stock that duplicates the remaining lever, overlap as much as possible and drill 2 holes and clamp them together and bolt tight.
Re attach the knob and be good to go.

Best part is no disassembly is involved.

 

[jjweiland]

Finally got done with this 3-pt hitch control lever fix. Went the Redneck route, but a bit different than most. Could not find a piece of metal laying about for the job, but decided to use a flat-iron crow bar as a replacement was less than $4.00 USD.

The photos are attached. I used a cut-off wheel on a 4 inch grinder to cut off the previous break and then just drilled two holes as suggested. The crowbar was cut and bent to fit. Works great!.....It's not OEM, but hey.... Thanks for the help!

 

[winston1]

great fix :thumbsup:, looks almost original.

 

[radioman]

that crowbar will never break.. good fix!

 

[normde2001]

Home Depot has the flat stock, (1/4"x1") that you need to make it look original, especially with your 4" grinder to grind/cut to fit original knob.

 

[clemsonfor]

I bet that stuff is more than $4!!

I almost have a heart attack everytime I see what HD or Lowes charges for metal.

 

[sandman2234]

I would seriously consider grinding off the end of that crowbar, to a more comfortable feeling end, in the case that you hit a bunch of bumps and it decides that your leg or pants is the place it wants to poke into. Other than that, nice work!
David from jax

 

[PILOON]

I bet that stuff is more than $4!!

I almost have a heart attack everytime I see what HD or Lowes charges for metal.

Yep, sure agree but not everyone has a steel supplier nearby and at that they even have some dimensions that my local steel warehouse does not carry.
One example being the cold rolled rods.
Then the big guys always want you to buy 20 ft lengths or add cutting fees etc.

In a previous business I needed aircraft grade aluminum in various grades and thicknesses as well ad 4130 tubing , again varied sizes and gauges.
That was a nightmare!

Face it, there is no such thing as a metal hobby supply retail industry.

 

[normde2001]

I bet that stuff is more than $4!!

I almost have a heart attack everytime I see what HD or Lowes charges for metal.

You're right. A 36" piece of that is about $7.

 

[4get gto]

Good fix. And seconds for a bottle opener too!