Made me a 3pt hitch

[sherpa]

I started with a 6 foot piece of 3/8 flat bar 2 inches wide and cut the pieces out and drill the holes. check the attachment.

 

[sherpa]

3 pieces to go.

 

[sherpa]

Me welding

 

[sherpa]

Finished welding.

 

[sherpa]

Ready to paint, add the pins and trailer ball.
Sherpa

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

sherpa, looks mighty fine to me, but ya know how you do something and it ain't quite right and the next one would be better? Why don't you send this one to me and you can start on the next generation.
With all those tractors what color are you going to paint it Blue, Orange or Gray?
Who's taking the pictures while you're having fun?

 

[sherpa]

Thanks, I glad you like the hitch. My sweetie took the pictures, the same person that helps me weld and she also drives the other tractors and helps me work.
Sherpa

 

[sherpa]

TWINKLE_TOES,
LOOK who talking, you got more tractors than I do!
Sherpa

 

[slydog]

Nice job Sherpa!

What did you use to cut and drill the bar stock with? I'm asking because I am using some old roll around bedframe rails on a project, and while my portaband cuts it like butter, I totally ruined 1/4" titanium bit trying to drill this stuff on my drill press. Does flat still drill a lot easier?

 

[RalphVa]

I made a similar one using stuff bought from TSC: 26" drawbar, 2 lengths of 30" 1/4" bars. The friend who gave me his 2" soil ripper bent the bars and welded them up (where he cut for the bends). I've got it painted and am waiting for the paint to cure some before putting it together for pics.

I've also treated the soil ripper parts with rust reformer (& NAPA's rust extender). It's all black now. Will wait until warm weather to paint it. Takes the paint forever to cure and harden at temps 50-60 F that we've been getting.

Ralph