RidgeHiker
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2011
- Messages
- 390
- Location
- Upper California Mountains
- Tractor
- Kioti DK5010 with KL5510 Loader & 72" Bucket. Kawasaki Mule Pro MX SE with 66" snow plow.
I had just removed my standard 3 point quick hitch and installed Pat's Easy Hitch. I did not like how the frame of the standard one was interfering with adjusting the angle of the PTO shaft on my snow blower. I backed up to mount the box blade which was sitting on some blocks near the back. I pushed it just enough with the lower links for the back of the box blade to come off the blocks. This positioned the top link receiver too far back. It was not a problem to get the lower links attached. So my brilliant idea was to raise the box blade high enough to pull it over the blocks then lower it to level ground. Which I did, at least the first part. This resulted in the back of the box blade pointing almost straight down.
Which angled the scarifiers, one on each side, into the back of the tires. The points were now pressing into the tires. I could no longer move forward or back partly out of concern for puncturing the tires and because the points were now trapped between the deep lugs of the ag tires. The three point was all the way up and and could not lower it. So I could not move anything. I knew that somehow this would work itself out but I had no idea how. I thought of getting my Handyman Jack but could not figure out how it would help. It's so weird how things can change so fast. I tried loosening the scarifiers but they were stuck tight. There was some thinking going on about how expensive new rear tires are on a 50 HP tractor.
So when all else fail the best thing to do is get a really big hammer. Actually one of my splitting mauls. Finally got one of the scarifiers to move which removed some of the pressure and then was able to get the other which freed the tires. Whew!!! That was a relief. As far as I could tell I didn't even damage anything (this time).
Which angled the scarifiers, one on each side, into the back of the tires. The points were now pressing into the tires. I could no longer move forward or back partly out of concern for puncturing the tires and because the points were now trapped between the deep lugs of the ag tires. The three point was all the way up and and could not lower it. So I could not move anything. I knew that somehow this would work itself out but I had no idea how. I thought of getting my Handyman Jack but could not figure out how it would help. It's so weird how things can change so fast. I tried loosening the scarifiers but they were stuck tight. There was some thinking going on about how expensive new rear tires are on a 50 HP tractor.
So when all else fail the best thing to do is get a really big hammer. Actually one of my splitting mauls. Finally got one of the scarifiers to move which removed some of the pressure and then was able to get the other which freed the tires. Whew!!! That was a relief. As far as I could tell I didn't even damage anything (this time).
