What do you use a drawbar for...

[manganos]

I have on for my BX22. I planned on putting a ball on it so I could pull my 6'x10' utility trailer but the drawbar turns when I try to pull a load. What else can I use it for

 

[Chuck52]

Well, Chris, I bet you're gonna get instructions for locking mechanisms which prevent the drawbar from rotating. The only use I've put mine to so far was for pulling ancient t-posts. I used a short piece of chain with a slip hook to wrap around the posts and the drawbar. Worked slick for pulling those posts with the 3ph.

Chuck

 

[jack9166]

I use a ball on my three point hitch draw bar all the time without a problem. Once the trailer hitch is connected the drawbar can only rotate very little.

 

[DocHeb]

You need to get yourself a pair of <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.speeco.com/asp/display.asp?view=top&category=Drawbar+Lock>Drawbar Locks</A> to prevent your drawbar's pins from rotating in the arms.

 

[manganos]

Ahhh those must be what I'm missing. Thanks!

 

[msocko3]

You could do what I did to mine, took a few minutes of time and a little bit of steel. I've attached a picture.

 

[Darren]

As a safe practice, it's not advisable to use a drawbar to pull anything. As long as the drawbar is kept below the axle center line, the acting forces work to keep the front of the tractor down. Above that point there's a possibility (if the towed load is heavy enough or stuck) of the tractor rotating in place around the rear axle and flipping backwards.

The drawbars mounted below the axle are designed to prevent that.

 

[Thomas]

You could also pull what they call a boat..example..old car hood,flat piece of steel rounded on the edges..to pick up rocks,old wood most anything and drag the items away,also removing harvest wildlife.

 

[justractors]

Most larger tractors have a "real" drawbar which is in an fixed position below the rear axle and can be safely used to hook up to anything you can get a chain around (the tractor may not pull everything you hook a chain to but at least the tractor won't come back over on you).
The type of drawbar you seem to be talking about can cause the tractor to flip over backwards if you attempt to pull too much weight with the three point raised too far or if the tongue weight is too great.
We have a Kubota 4310 with a device similar to the item in the photo attached above that has a tow pintle that is used to tow a large chipper (among other things) and if one of the children on the course try to pick the front of the chipper too high and take off too suddenly the front wheels will come up quite a ways even with the front weights on the tractor.
Take care and be safe cause no matter who you are someone would miss you in the morning.

Bill

 

[HayDR]

LOL... I can see that your guys have never used a NH 256 rake in a hay field. When you get to the end of the field and want to turn around without messing up your windrows of hay a cross drawbar is real nice to lift the tines high enough so it will not touch the windrows.