I'm doing something wrong with this drawbar right?

[petebert]

The original drawbar plate was broken when I bought this tractor(Ford 3600). So I bought a replacement on ebay. It came with the flanged pin and clevis pin you see in the picture. I originally had it installed the other way around. Go to put my drawbar in and the large pin won't lift up high enough to get the draw bar in. I'm not using an original Ford drawbar, maybe the original style is thinner and will fit?

So to make it work I took the entire plate off and flipped the pin around. Now whenever I want to use the drawbar I have to crawl under the tractor slide the pin in and get the clevis pin into it. Is there a better way to do this? This doesn't seem like a very good method.

 

[Spanner]

Pin inserts from underneath and an "R-Clip" secures in the upper space. So you have it correctly orientated in the lower pic.

The drawbar is too 'thin' and the hole looks too baggy.

You could put a spacer on top of the drawbar to level it - But the hole is still too baggy so you will get 'shock' noise as you take up the load slack when pulling. That wears your new Pin & Plate.

 

[CalG]

You are doing it right. That's just the way they do it.

I did slide a washer in against the hitch pin. Even more a PITB, But I leave the draw bar in pretty much always.

 

[Big Barn]

Pin inserts from underneath and an "R-Clip" secures in the upper space. So you have it correctly orientated in the lower pic.

The drawbar is too 'thin' and the hole looks too baggy.

You could put a spacer on top of the drawbar to level it - But the hole is still too baggy so you will get 'shock' noise as you take up the load slack when pulling. That wears your new Pin & Plate.

X2 everything Spanner said.

Except that "baggy" term. Must be down under talk.

 

[Spanner]

LOL. Think "baggy trousers"...

 

[Big Barn]

LOL. Think "baggy trousers"...

Also interesting is your reference to "R" clips.

Around here we call them "hitch pins" which in essence could mean several types. "R" clips makes much more sense.

I will relabel my parts bin.



Terry

 

[LouNY]

A good reason for the clip be it a snap ring or cotter key is that it is protected up there if it was hanging down it would be dragging in the grass and brush and being removed with out you being aware of, definitely need a bushing for that drawbar hole to take up the slop

 

[Ortimber]

All of our new Kubotas have the draw bar installed with the clip on top.

 

[Leejohn]

I got my hair pin on the bottom. With hair pin on top and it gets pulled out there goes the pin and draw bar. At least you get a 2nd chance to save the pin and bar.

 

[kthompson]

You may find the cat 1 to cat 2 pin bushing will take up the slack between the pin and the drawbar. That much slack I think will lead to fast wear on the pin but also the mount. As to the clip pin being on the top don't think you can insert the pin from the top and the clip pin is very protected.