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3 point vs Draft control

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Mike560

02-20-2008 14:35:54




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Hello, I would love to be a farmer but did not have the good fortune to be so I have a couple of tractors just to play with. I have read in past posts that a 3 point is just a hyd lift but not draft control. Could some one please explain what draft control is for me? Thanks in advance.




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Brownie450

02-20-2008 16:38:42




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 Re: 3 point vs Draft control in reply to Mike560, 02-20-2008 14:35:54  
Best place to utilize draft control is using a 3-point anhydrous tool bar. You can go over rough or uneven ground & the tool-bar will maintain an even depth.



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Hugh MacKay

02-20-2008 15:19:40




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 Re: 3 point vs Draft control in reply to Mike560, 02-20-2008 14:35:54  
Mike: Most tractors equipped with factory 3 point hitches have automatic draft control, and do exactly as Bob describes. After market 3 point hitches that have been added to old tractors that never had 3 point hitch do not have automatic draft control. These after market firms are selling new 3 point hitches for around $1,000. Automatic draft control would probably add $4,000. to that price tag. If you look at the modern day 150 hp tractor that automatic draft controlled hitch on the back probably represents 10% of the cost of the tractor, yes it probably exceeds $10,000. No one is going to spend that kind of bucks on a Farmall H or M.

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Allan In NE

02-20-2008 15:08:39




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 Re: 3 point vs Draft control in reply to Mike560, 02-20-2008 14:35:54  
What Bob said.

Draft doesn't mean sic-'em unless you are tied to an under soil implement, which is mounted to the 3-point; then they really shine.

Hydraulic system senses so quick that you don't even know it's happening. Tractor just pulls at a good steady load.

Allan



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Bob

02-20-2008 14:50:30




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 Re: 3 point vs Draft control in reply to Mike560, 02-20-2008 14:35:54  
Draft control is mainly used for plowing, and varies the depth of the plow as soil conditions change. To avoid "bogging" the tractor, the draft control will lift the plow as needed, to keep the "draft" in line with what the tractor is capable of. A side-effect is, as the hydraulics are raising the plow a little, there is a downward "pull", putting more "weight" on the rear wheels for added traction.

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