Horiz. draw bar hole spacing

Cliff_Johns · Oct 7, 2004

I got my EZmover hitch, but the holes don't line up with my horizintal draw bar. What is the spacing supposed to be? I don't know which one is messed up (though I suspect it is the Hdrawbar I got at Farm&Fleet.

Cliff

MadReferee · Oct 7, 2004

The one I purchased from Agri-Supply has the holes 2" on center. The holes are 3/4" dia.

markct · Oct 7, 2004

is your drawbar the standard 26" width, or is it one of the narrow 20" ones that some of the itty bitty tractors use for the nonstandard 3pt?

Cliff_Johns · Oct 7, 2004

( is your drawbar the standard 26" width, or is it one of the narrow 20" ones that some of the itty bitty tractors use for the nonstandard 3pt? )

26" I have a standard 3pt Cat 1

Cliff

Cliff_Johns · Oct 7, 2004

( The one I purchased from Agri-Supply has the holes 2" on center. The holes are 3/4" dia.)

OK, that's what I suspected. The holes on mine are 2 & 1/8" on center. That sucks raw eggs. I had plans for today that included that hitch. It just didn't occur to me that it wouldn't fit. Never thought to check that until I was ready to use it. I'll have to get another H-drawbar and measure it in the store this time. Live & learn.

Thanks for the help.

Cliff

markct · Oct 7, 2004

if your only talkin an 1/8 inch off then cant you just mill the hole a little bit, like make it a bit of a slot instead, or if you dont have access to a milling machine then you could probably get away with torching it, or a die grinder with a carbide bur or grinding stone, or even filing it since its not that much metal to take out, or you could drill it out to 1 inch and use washers but that wouldnt be the prefferable way in my opinion

Cliff_Johns · Oct 7, 2004

Markct,
I don't have the necessary tools to widen the hole. In any case, I don't mind getting one to dedicate to the EZhitch, and the one I have can be used just fine for just about anything else. It just annoyed me because I wanted to use it TODAY. Farm&Fleet is 40 minutes each way. I'll go get another one on a rainy day.

Cliff

RickNC · Oct 8, 2004

The 10 year old one that I have had the larger space between the holes. So, I had the same problem with my new EXmover. However, the exact same drawbar from the exact same manufacturer which I just bought has the 2" spacing that fits my new hitch perfectly.

RodgerF · Oct 8, 2004

I had the same problem. A few minutes with a Dremel and grinding stone on the E-Z Mover took care of it. A little off of each side and it bolted right up.

Rodger

have_blue · Oct 8, 2004

( I had the same problem. A few minutes with a Dremel and grinding stone on the E-Z Mover took care of it. A little off of each side and it bolted right up.

Rodger )

The wide ones may have been metric, 19mm holes, 54mm on center.