Trailer towing

[aggc]

Can someone tell me what the correct method is for towing a 5 x 10 utility trailer behind my tractor? Should I hook the trailer up to the drawbar that's attached to the tractor frame or to a towbar attached between the arms of the three point hitch? Is one method preferable? I'll be towing up and down some hills if that's a consideration.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

I always hook to the drawbar attached to the tractor frame. To me it is just more stable.

I only hook to the 3pt hitch drawbar when I am moving the trailer a short distance.

 

[Bird]

I've done it both ways. As has been said, the "swinging drawbar" attached under the tractor's differential is more stable. In some cases, having the trailer farther back, though, is an advantage enabling sharper turns. Using the 3-point also makes it simple to back up to the trailer and raise the 3-point to hook up. Of course, you need to have some device to prevent the drawbar between the lower links from turning, and you need to either keep a heavier load in the front of the trailer, or have chains or some other method to keep the front of the trailer from rearing up and raising the 3-point.

 

[DmansPadge]

From a safety standpoint... the drawbar is the only way to go.

 

[Ob1kubota]

Most of the OEM manuals I've read over the years require drawbar hitching because they don't always supply the three point hitch option(s) and don't know that manufacture's strenght of materials. Therefore, it would become
a product liability for recommending unknown specification of another manufacturer design.

 

[DmansPadge]

All I know is that if you tow with the 3 pt. hitch and something goes wrong the tractor could flip backwards. That wouldn't be the case using the drawbar which is below the rear axle.

I'm not the tractor police... but if somebody is asking what is the best method for pulling a trailer... I'll tell them the drawbar every single time.

 

[Soundguy]

In keping with that.. there ae 3pt stays and locks to keep a 3pt drawbar from spinning.. and to keep it locket in a position simialr to the fixed drawbar. ( some tractors don' t have the fixed drawbar .. however if they do.. it's a hands down contest as to which to use.. )

Soundguy

 

[asylum575]

Hello all,
I've pretty much decided on the BX24.

I also have a 6" bandit chipper that weighs in around 2000lbs with trailer. I need to move it around my property (about 2 acres)and my silverado crew cab 2wd gets stuck.
Can I pull the chipper with a hitch on the BX24?
I won't be moving it around much, but I would like the option.

 

[tpevoto]

I've always used the drawbar not the 3pt.

 

[Northland]

Hello all,
I've pretty much decided on the BX24.

I also have a 6" bandit chipper that weighs in around 2000lbs with trailer. I need to move it around my property (about 2 acres)and my silverado crew cab 2wd gets stuck.
Can I pull the chipper with a hitch on the BX24?
I won't be moving it around much, but I would like the option.

My B7800 is rated to tow 3500 lbs so I would assume your BX24 could pull 2000 lbs easily

 

[cheesehead]

Welcome to the site. I regularly pull my 5x10 utility trailer with an L3130 using the three point hitch. My hitch is an EZ-Hitch purchased off of this site, and I've never have any problems or safety issues. The tractor regularly pulls loads of firewood or brush using the trailer and has seen greater than 40 hours of towing time.

Hooking up the trailer is a breeze as you lower the hitch with the hydraulics, back under the tongue and raise the hydraulics to make the connection. I do the same thing with my log splitter with absolutely no issues. I side benefit is the ability to level the trailer using the three point hitch. The swinging drawbar is way too low for any of my towable items.

In theory, a load at the rear of the trailer could cause the three point hitch to raise up. I have not had this happen in two years of operation. Just be smart about it or use teh safety chain method described in the hitch instructions.

 

[jsborn]

Welcome to the site.
In theory, a load at the rear of the trailer could cause the three point hitch to raise up. I have not had this happen in two years of operation. Just be smart about it or use teh safety chain method described in the hitch instructions.

For those of us that don't have the hitch instruction coulf you please give us a quick over view on the safety chain meathod?

Thanks

 

[cheesehead]

A picture is worth one thousand words. This web site has the hitch and the safety chain shown.

EZmover Tractor Hitch-Drawbar Hitch