Lynch Pin being lost?

[9973720wb19]

what to you guys do to keep from losing your lynch pins? I prefer Lynch Pins over Hair Pins, but every time I finish brush mowing, I notice my lynch pin goes missing - never lost the hitch pin yet... Maybe my Hitch Pin is too long?

 

[MossRoad]

Funny you'd mention this... just two days ago I lost a hairpin on a 2" receiver locking pin going through thick brush. That didn't surprise me. However, I have a rear hitch with a hitch pin, that has a linchpin keeper. I lost that linchpin. Don't know why. Must have snagged on a vine or something.

I keep about half a dozen in my trailer box just because of how often they come up missing. I'd like to find something more secure as well, but don't want to go the bolt and nylon nut route just yet, but its coming to that.

 

[Silvic]

Some are much stronger than others. I had to look for a while. I was losing them all the time on the bottom mount of my three point but after I put the special ones in I have never lost one since. In my case the stronger ones were black not the normal anodized color. They were hard to open compared to the normal ones.

 

[CincyFlyer]

I have some of mine on little steel wire lanyards, attached to the implement. That works well.

 

[fried1765]

I have some of mine on little steel wire lanyards, attached to the implement. That works well.

Yup.
A little piece of stainless aircraft safety wire will work.

 

[CMV]

My stuff uses the smaller ones that are like a quarter each so I just keep a handful in toolbox....I don't really lose them often, but for a quarter, not spending a whole lot of time beating the brush to find one gone missing.....

 

[/pine]

Yup.
A little piece of stainless aircraft safety wire will work.

I'll often use short pieces of stripped #12 romex conductors and use a hay wire twist...

 

[PHPaul]

A finish mower is the quickest way to find a lost lynch pin.

Go ahead, ask me how I know...:duh:

 

[RjCorazza]

X2 on the black heavy lynch pins. Somewhat related, I keep 2 extras on one of those transmission filter magnetic rings on the pto shield.

 

[smstonypoint]

X2 on the black heavy lynch pins. Somewhat related, I keep 2 extras on one of those transmission filter magnetic rings on the pto shield.

X3, at least those that I find at TSC.

Steve

 

[LouNY]

Slip a nylon tye wrap around the ring and the pin if you have a pocket knife or leatherman with you they are easy to remove

 

[MossRoad]

Slip a nylon tye wrap around the ring and the pin if you have a pocket knife or leatherman with you they are easy to remove

I'll give that a try. Thanks.

 

[dieselscout80]

X3, at least those that I find at TSC.

Steve

4X :thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

My stuff uses the smaller ones that are like a quarter each so I just keep a handful in toolbox....I don't really lose them often, but for a quarter, not spending a whole lot of time beating the brush to find one gone missing.....

Still only a quarter? That's what I paid for the spares from TSC many, many years ago.

 

[flingwing1969]

what to you guys do to keep from losing your lynch pins? I prefer Lynch Pins over Hair Pins, but every time I finish brush mowing, I notice my lynch pin goes missing - never lost the hitch pin yet... Maybe my Hitch Pin is too long?

Carry a bunch of extras in my tool box.

 

[Egon]

Bolt with nylon lock nut.

 

[Ford850]

Like others have said, the HD black pins are very strong and I've never lost one. Sometimes I gripe about how difficult they are to open, but that's better than losing a pin.
I lost a pin pulling a sprayer one time, and dropped the sprayer tongue into the lawn. The tongue stuck in and stopped the sprayer movement instantly, but the pump continued to run. It was a 12v sprayer and the pump stopped a few seconds later after I tore out the power cord from the tractor before I knew what happened. I use much better pins these days.

 

[YLee Kioti]

X2 on the black heavy lynch pins. Somewhat related, I keep 2 extras on one of those transmission filter magnetic rings on the pto shield.

You know thanks for the tip...Harbor Freight sells cheap magnets. 1/2 inch by 3 I think.
So next time I'm there will pick up a few packs.
A magnet on top of the PTO cover should hold 3 or four pins pretty easy! sweet!

 

[PILOON]

You know thanks for the tip...Harbor Freight sells cheap magnets. 1/2 inch by 3 I think.
So next time I'm there will pick up a few packs.
A magnet on top of the PTO cover should hold 3 or four pins pretty easy! sweet!

YES, another poster suggested a a magnet strip to retain pins while U do equipment changes. That is my next 'add on' project as I never find where I left the removed ones. (old age)

 

[LD48750]

You know thanks for the tip...Harbor Freight sells cheap magnets. 1/2 inch by 3 I think.
So next time I'm there will pick up a few packs.
A magnet on top of the PTO cover should hold 3 or four pins pretty easy! sweet!

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