Tractor flips while pulling boat !!!

[Egon]

You mean I'm not supposed to use one these? A regular stand by in the Woods in the area I live in!

 

[J_J]

Oh no, another one of those things that half of us do that the other half disagree with. I am guilty of both, however the 3ph is more convenient. I do keep it low. A tow ball on the front is very handy for maneuvering things around.

 

[Renze]

A box blade on back does help you... it provides a stall point where it maxes out in height, and then is rigid, where the wheels will have to break traction.. ( or theBB or 3rd link has to fold.. etc.. )

I pulled 16" oak stumps by hooking the chain to the top link attachment on the 3pt scoop. especially when the scoop is filled with a yard of dirt, it gives excellent traction and leverage, but the tractor cant flip over because the scoop will touch the ground before the tractor is 45 degrees up...

 

[carpenter383]

Maybe on level ground, but if you were going up a hill you need to factor that angle into the equasion. I have a ball on the bach of my yard box, and use it to pull all kinds of stuff, even up hill. You just have to use common sense, go slow and be ready to hit the clutch!

 

[Soundguy]

One of the biggest problems of pulling from the toplink is if you have draft sensing 3pt hyds that uses the 3rd link as the sensor.. then you can mess up some expensive linkage and valving..

soundguy

 

[MossRoad]

Thast's why it's mandatory to use a drawbar lock, sway bars, and stays, if you run a ball on a 3pt drawbar.. keeps it from rotating, keeps it centered and not swinging, and keeps it down in case the nose of the tractor comes up.. or the front of the trailer goes gown.

most people ignore the stays and therin lies the problem..

soundguy

In all these years at TBN that's the first mention I have heard of "stays". What exactly to they do? Keep the 3PT from coming up, acting like wheelie bars?
Got any more info on them?

 

[Soundguy]

A stay is a 'set' of bars that you can buy that are telescope adjustable.. IE.. 4 bars, bolted together to make 2 telescoping assy's. these install at your toplink and go down to your 3pt drawbar ( think of a triangle ).. just loosen the bolts int he stays.. bring the 3pt drawbar where you want it, then tighten the bolts on the stays... these stays now rigidly resist the drawbar being pulled up by a trailer. The triangle geometry helps as well... They aren't indestructable or infallable.. but they work if used as indicated.

for tractors with no provision for an under diffy swinging drawbar ( like ford 9n and 2n ) they were an essential utility and safety item.

I'll see if i can scare up a pic.

soundguy

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

Lets see if this works:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/GB-1/StabilizerStayBarset-up-1.jpg

 

[Midsouth]

A good idea when using the stay bars isto tie the three point lift lever down. That way you won't forget and raise the hitch up with the straps in place. Been theredone that and made scrap metal out of a set.

 

[MossRoad]

Lets see if this works:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/GB-1/StabilizerStayBarset-up-1.jpg

Thanks!