Farmall 100 Fast Hitch Adjustments?

[Farmall100]

Just got a new (to me) 1955 Farmall 100 but i'm having a little trouble. I've got very little up/down movement on the fast hitch, especially when using a bush hog. If you try to raise it too much the pto shaft rubs the hitch.
Am i just doing it wrong?
Reference the attached pics.
Thanks

 

[DJ54]

Depends on what you're shooting for. You can get lower by adjusting the leveling arms out. Should make the cross arm lower, but you'll not be able to pick it up as high.

If that's not low enough, you may get a bit lower by adjusting the lift rod out, just ahead of the bell crank/rocker arm. Again, you lose lift, but can mow closer.

Those are great little tractors, just maybe not for this particular application, with the Fast Hitch set up, and offset pto.

 

[Farmall100]

Thanks DJ54.
I may try to adjust it lower. I'm having a hard time with my implements. They have to be blocked up so high to be able to hook/unhook
What is this circled in yellow and could it help?



Thanks again

 

[DJ54]

You will get a bit of lift here, but not much, as it pitches the socket up and down. Probably really designed to get the moldboard plow to nose in more or less, depending on the soil you are in.

There should be an L-shaped strap, with a hole in it, welded to the lower portion of that tube. There should also be a blank stud sticking out of the torque tube, that it slips over to hold it in place, and a hole for a hair pin , or very small lynch pins to keep it on the stud. When placed on the stud, you can remove the upper portion of it, or at least disconnect it from the rocker arms, in case the touch control lever is moved accidentally, and keep it from forcing the pump to bypass pressure.