Draw bar stabilizer

[NHmitch]

I was having issues towing a trailer behind my G154 because at some point before I owned the tractor, the draw bar attachment was removed. I bought a draw bar stabilizer and it works very well so far. It is the A fram that attaches to your draw bar. I painted the drawbar and the stabilizer to match. I have just been using it with my old trailer that was built on a the axel of what appears to be a model T. Anyways, I just wanted to pass along information about a product that works very well.
This is where I found it at:
"Functional Accessories For Work & Play"

 

[JoeBuyer]

Looks great. My G154 still has the original drawbar but I have a similar setup as yours for the receiver hitch. But not as nice as yours.

 

[284 International]

That's a handy addition. I bet it makes the drawbar much easier to use. I don't know if it causes you any trouble, but if I were regularly pulling a trailer from that type of implement (I have one, but it's a receiver hitch style frame, that takes hitches as a receiver would on a pickup or SUV), I would strongly look into running a piece of chain from where the drawbar mounts up to the top of the frame, to keep it from rising up suddenly if the load is unevenly distributed front to back.

I would be interested in seeing more shots of that trailer. The woodworking is awesome!

 

[NHmitch]

Thanks so much for the comments. It has been very helpful, and I am going to try the chain idea, I have had the trailer come up on me before when I had it loaded with grain. The trailer is an old barn find, that I paid $50 for. It has the axel from a model T with grease zerks, and the woodwork is probably as old as the axel. They use to use it for pumpkins a long time ago, and it had plenty of old pumpkin stems in it. I will post some more photos. Thanks again!

 

[chupacabra]

I have basically the same set up and I can't understand where a chain would go and what it would do. I have looked and looked and can't figure it out. Could you explain it for me a little more. YEs, I am dense!

 

[284 International]

I would run a chain from the drawbar to the top of the implement where the upper link attaches.

 

[JoeBuyer]

Typically the chain would connect from the (adjustable) 3pt drawbar's top link to the standard (fixed) drawbar itself or to the standard drawbar's mounts. Or anywhere solid on the lower frame of the tractor. At least two very dangerous things can occur with 3pt drawbars. First as described above, the load on the trailer can shift behind the trailer axle and raise the trailer hitch which creates an unbalanced condition when the 3pt drawbar raises up. Remember that 3 pt hitches on most tractors can raise freely. Second, if you pull a load with the 3pt drawbar too high (above axle) and the load catches on something, your tractor could flip over backwards on top of the driver. This is one primary reason for ROPS. I always pull heavy loads or stumps with the standard drawbar (below axle) and the loader bucket low. It only takes 1 tractor accident to be your last.

 

[chupacabra]

I have enclosed a picture. Is this where the chain would go? What good would a chain do. Please excuse me for not seeing and understanding what you are saying.

 

[chupacabra]

picture here.

 

[284 International]

The chain would attach at the top where you have shown, but the bottom would attach to the tractor drawbar under the PTO shaft. The goal would be to provide a limiting point to how high the trailer tongue could go when fastened to the tractor.