Draw bar - Hitch

[Einsteim]

Trying to come up with a way to bolt on a female hitch receiver to my draw bar attachment. It would be nice to have the ability to drag trailers, etc. around the yard. If I could bolt the receiver to the draw bar, I could then use my standard Reece inserts with the different ball setups I already have for my truck.

Any thoughts?

 

[MadReferee]

Go and buy a receiver, weld a bracket onto it and mount it to the drawbar. Or you can also make a 3pt hitch version of the same thing. The pictures are of my 3pt version with chain hooks and a D-ring.

 

[WayneB]

I picked one up on Ebay for my B-7500 works fine for what I need to do with the hitch. Naturally, there are other styles that would work fine also.

Wayne

 

[gordon21]

Until I get my welder and can weld, I will always suggest non-welding solutions to questions. Buy a female receiver tube 12" or longer, drill a couple holes and bolt it to your existing drawbar using grade 8 bolts. All you will need will be a 1/2" drill and a couple drill bits plus buy the bolts/nuts. The grade 8 hardware should cost under $10 The receiver tube should be about $20-25 and can be bought at many places.

drawbar
_____________________
| bolts |
__|______|_____receiver ___________
_________________________________ <<insert 2x2 hitch/ball

Tractor Supply Company - 2 IN. X 12 IN. VALLEY RECEIVER TUBE

 

[gordon21]

Until I get my welder and can weld, I will always suggest non-welding solutions to questions. Buy a female receiver tube 12" or longer, drill a couple holes and bolt it to your existing drawbar using grade 8 bolts. All you will need will be a 1/2" drill and a couple drill bits plus buy the bolts/nuts. The grade 8 hardware should cost under $10 The receiver tube should be about $20-25 and can be bought at many places.

drawbar
_____________________
| bolts |
__|______|_____receiver ___________
_________________________________ <<insert 2x2 hitch/ball

http://www.tractorsupply.com/detail.asp?pcID=3&paID=1021&sonID=736&page=1&productID=17547

 

[California]

There's also a model of hitch receiver that is designed to bolt under a pickup's step bumper. Basically, its a receiver already welded to a flat plate that has holes at its four corners.

It seems to me one of those would be a good basis for constructing a bolt-on receiver.

 

[Einsteim]

Until I get my welder and can weld, I will always suggest non-welding solutions to questions. Buy a female receiver tube 12" or longer, drill a couple holes and bolt it to your existing drawbar using grade 8 bolts. All you will need will be a 1/2" drill and a couple drill bits plus buy the bolts/nuts. The grade 8 hardware should cost under $10 The receiver tube should be about $20-25 and can be bought at many places.

drawbar
_____________________
| bolts |
__|______|_____receiver ___________
_________________________________ <<insert 2x2 hitch/ball

Tractor Supply Company - 2 IN. X 12 IN. VALLEY RECEIVER TUBE

Ok nice. I actually already have that exact receiver and I like the idea of bolting instead of welding. I think I will build it like you said.

Thanks.

 

[mark1]

Check out this site.
Bad River 3-Point Hitch to 2" Receiver Adapter
I purchased one of their bolt on assemblys it works GREAT.
It bolts onto to any flat drawbar with holes in it.(or you can buy one from them) It's worth every penny! especially for those of us who do not weld! What's especialy nice is it has a adjustable chain that you fasten to the tractors drawbar that prevents the trailer toungue from raising when you load something on the rear of the trailer

 

[AndyM]

I bought the EZ Mover hitch, from one of the TBN advertisers here. I don't do any welding or fabricating, so this was the simplest, fastest way to put a hitch on the tractor. There's usually a banner ad to click on in the attachements and implements forum.

 

[Soundguy]

Weld the reciever to the drawbar.. or use tabs to hold it down.. then get a drawbar lock from tsc for about 15$.. or make one if ya got the welder.

I've made a couple from complete scrap work great..

Soundguy

 

[schmism]

then get a drawbar lock from tsc for about 15$.. soundguy

if you go that route, and have delux 3pt with adjustable end links, the cheepy drawbar lock will not fit. youll need a version that attaches at the edges and comes up to attach to the top link.

ask me how i know....

 

[Soundguy]

Same with my ford 5000.. deluxe ends..e tc.. However if you have thet.. just get an a-frame kit and turn your drawbar into a 3pt implement with a toplink bracket... cost is about 20$ from a tisco dealer for the 2 upright parts and nuts/bolts.

Soundguy

 

[schmism]

Same with my ford 5000.. deluxe ends..e tc.. However if you have thet.. just get an a-frame kit and turn your drawbar into a 3pt implement with a toplink bracket... cost is about 20$ from a tisco dealer for the 2 upright parts and nuts/bolts.

Soundguy

see thats what i ment.... "a-frame kit"

look at you with your fancy names

 

[gemini5362]

I took two pieces of 3/8 inch by 4 inch flat bar stock. I then drilled a 5/8 inch hole near the end of the bar on each piece.

I then got a reciver tube that bolts to a bumper that has holes to mount it with.

I drilled holes the same size as the reciever tube mounts in the other end of the 2 pices of flat stock

I put the pieces of flat stock in a vise and bent them 90 degrees near the hole for the reciever hitch.

You can now bolt them to the receiver hitch and the draw bar this will give you a fairly inexpensive three point receiver hitch with no welding.

 

[Ifixcars]

I got a ball and bolted it to my drawbar, and made a drawbar lock out of "drops" from a local welding/steel supply place. Cost was about 10 bucks for the ball and a couple bucks for the metal.

 

[JMP1320]

The Drawbar lock from tsc works pretty good. I like the stuff you guys fabricated alot better though. lol

 

[Toolguy]

Here is a sideview of mine that I made from a crash damaged receiver hitch that I picked up free at a body shop. It is bolted to the drawbar with 3/4" bolts. As you can see in the picture I have the cross pin on the inside so I can keep the attachments as close to the tractor as possible. It has a lot of uses. I made a frame to mount my sprayer to it. I don't have a picture but I also made a frame to lift and pull my 4' springtooth drag. Once you have a 2" receiver hitch mounted on a 3PTH drawbar there are many things that you can attach to it with 2" X 1/4" square tube. It is extremely strong and a lot easier than making a standard 3PTH mount for each implement.

 

[slaveToHorses]

Just make sure you have something to keep your 3pt from raising.
I almost dumped a trailer that way. Boy did I feel stupid, not
remembering that the 3pt would just lift up...

A chain from the top link pin to a regular (length-wise) drawbar
is the usual trick.