Side arms on three point hitch

Dewey_Williams · Jul 18, 2003

Well I have run into a problem.I have bent my side arm twice now the first time was by pushing a stump backwards it almost made a horse shoe.I had it bent back by a press but the guy that did it bent both ends straight too and I had to take the other one off and take it back so he would have one to go by.The second time I was pushing some dirt backwards and it bent again but not as bad.Now my question is am I doing something wrong or do I need to get me another one or can I reinforce the one I have. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

chim · Jul 19, 2003

What kind of tractor do you have? Are you talking about the lift arm? Something sounds really wrong if that's the case. It's almost like saying "The head of my 20oz hammer shattered while I was driving a 16d nail".................chim

normde2001 · Jul 19, 2003

There has been a lot of discussion on this forum about pushing boxblades. A lot of guys are bending their 3ph lower lift arms doing so, and in my opinion these compact tractors are not designed for pushing with the 3ph.

EdKing · Jul 19, 2003

<font color="blue"> in my opinion these compact tractors are not designed for pushing with the 3ph. </font>

I remember back when I was in high school, my neighbor bent his lower arms on a Massy Ferguson 255 pushing a rear blade. I don't the 3PH was designed for pushing on any sized tractor.

Dewey_Williams · Jul 19, 2003

I have Shibaura D28F.I like to push dirt with it because it does such a good job.I tilt the box blade and it will make a good ditch by pushing with it.When I pull with the box blade it doesn't seem to dig as well.Only one arm is bending I'm thinking of reinforceing the arm with a piece of steal welded the length of the arm.There is two bends on the arm one on each end.I'll put the piece of steal between the bends.

shady1701 · Jul 19, 2003

better find a new tractor or new transmission i've seen alot of posts where people reinforce there stuff and the whole back trans breaks off from toplink or ripping the bottom links out..pushing backwards i think on 4300's jd