How many of y'all DISLIKE 11 hole draw bars? IMHO they SUCK!

That said, these kids burned a cord of wood over 3 days. I had to go out to cut more and decided to transport wood with troop trailer with a 2" ball on 11 hole drawbar. How does one keep the drawbar from rotating? When trailer was loaded and heading back to the camp area the drawbar would rotate and ball slipped out 6x. Needless to say I was frustrated jacking up tongue, reconnect go until the next bump and another disconnect.

Running this on an Oliver 550 Dsl. with no factory drawbar. I have the anti-sway bars installed, vertical down locks (top link to lift arms) in place so apparently I am missing something. Haven't encounterd this with the harrow because the hitch slides over draw bar and pin is inserted. Sure as he11 hope my "new" 4340 trailer plow has the same setup as the harrow!!

Had thought of hay rides this fall but NO WAY!!!!Not with this PITA setup, not to mention Safety. Thanks in advance for any insight on how to resolve or just to comiserate.

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Here's what I use...a custom bracket to attach to the top link. If I used the ball hitch for anything other than incidental straight ahead stuff, I would move it to where the pintle hitch is.

Rod

I have a couple of _real_ swinging drawbars that go on a 3-point, I suspect they were built for an N series but dad modified them to work with a 100 series. They bolt onto the 11 hole, provide a tungue, swind back & forth, and also extend to make hook-ups easier. Want a picture?

Some people sell a reciever hitch for a 3-point, THAT'S the way to handle a ball hitch on a tractor if you don't have a real drawbar.

There is still always a danger in using 3-point hitches if you don't have the bars that keep the 3-point from flipping upwards. Also using that 11 hole bar without a tungue bolted on it is very hard on your machinery when you turn too short.

So, I love the 11 hole hitch, but only when used properly.

--->Paul

I too would love to have a second one but live in JD land and not may Ollies in the local area.

I too would love to have a second one but live in JD land and not may Ollies in the local area.

I was told hitch was 2" so I placed a 2" ball on the drawbar. It never really attached as tight as thought it should. Perhaps hitch was larger than 2" i.e. 2 & 1/8? Anyhow, if towing with level drawbar all was ok, but if any moderate pitch or bump to the tongue the drawbar would rotate and the entire assy. would come undone.

I did not take time to notice if lever on top of hitch was opening upon release, just got tired of reconnecting - had no pin to insert in top i.e. lock. Regardless, it was just me hauling the wood, no kids in danger. Also pointed out sloppiness in hitch to the trailer owner. Did not want him to encounter a similar situation at hiway speeds. Thanks for the response.