Hooking up a chain

[thunder86]

Where do you guys hook a chain up to on the back of the tractor to pull out stumps and so forth? Thank you.

 

[/pine]

Where do you guys hook a chain up to on the back of the tractor to pull out stumps and so forth? Thank you.

Use a clevis etc. on the drawbar that is below the axle...do not use the 3PH...

 

[joeyd]

Use a clevis etc. on the drawbar that is below the axle...do not use the 3PH...

I agree!

 

[jeff9366]

MORE: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...rs-cross-drawbars-illuminated.html?highlight=

 

[snymat68]

Top of the ROPS.
Just kidding.
Don't do that.

 

[Roadworthy]

Emphasis on BELOW the axle. If you hook above the axle you run the risk of turning the tractor over on yourself.

 

[CobyRupert]

Emphasis on BELOW the axle. If you hook above the axle you run the risk of turning the tractor over on yourself.

:thumbsup:

Using a cross-drawbar and clevis on the 3 point hitch arms is ok (they're made for pulling), just make sure drawbar height stays below axle.

 

[BukitCase]

Your tractor only weighs a bit over 1600 pounds (not including loader); I hope your "stumps" are no more than 3-4" in diameter and either 3-4 feet TALL and/or in soft soil... Steve

 

[denchen]

I made an inverted `T` that fitted onto the rear three point linkage. It is made of scaffold pole with the right size pins welded to the bottom for the draught arms and two bits of flat at the top with a pin for the top link. Now to attach a chain, I welded a couple of pins about one inch long, and just wide enough for a chain to lay side ways between the pins. I got my chain and found a shackle to fit the end link of the chain. To pull up my bushes, I backed up to the bush. Drop the arms as low as they will go, Then pass the chain around the base of the bush and feed the chain through the shackle. Next I used to pull the chain as tight as it would go and take the loose end and wrap it a full turn of the bottom bar of my inverted `T`, and drop a link between the two pins. By lifting the arms, this would pull on the bush. To be fair, I had to be careful some times my tractor wheels would come off the ground, and some of the bushes did not give up easily. They got special treatment by me lifting on the arms, and driving forward and then backwards into the bush whilst at the same time lifting. The first chain I used was not strong enough so I found a tougher one.

 

[oosik]

Well - I SURE as H*LL wouldn't consider pulling any stump around here. Average stump is 24". When I use a chain to pull - a big clevis on the draw bar. I've used chain to pull the remains of the old homestead building out and burn. Too many nails & spikes to get in close with the grapple. The old homesteader had a fetish for big nails and spikes.