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Hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor

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Dick Calland

09-10-2002 10:32:44




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Any body have drawings, sketches, or ideas on how to attach a 3 point rotary brush cutter to a straight drawbar tractor? I would like to make some kind of fabrication that would bolt to the tractor's drawbar that would pick up the lower pins on a brush cutter. I would not use any toplink and let the brush cutter be supported by its own lower lift pins and its tailwheel.




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KX

09-12-2002 07:15:20




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 Re: hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor in reply to Dick Calland, 09-10-2002 10:32:44  
You can convert your mower to drag type by mounting a rock shaft on it, spindles/wheels/tires on the rockshaft, a cylinder to pick it up and drop it, a toungue to pull it, and take the wheel off the rear of your mower. Or, look for a drag mower and sell yours. Suspendnig one from the drawbar and using the trail wheel on the rear sounds kinda like a jury rig to me. Good luck.



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RobertTX

09-11-2002 06:14:31




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 Re: hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor in reply to Dick Calland, 09-10-2002 10:32:44  
I think the deal would be to build a small pull behind unit that has an axle with two wheels. It could have links similar to a three point and would have a mount for the top link. It could be fancy and have a cylinder to raise the links or be simple with no height adjustment. Could be somewhere in between with a mechanical way of raising and lowering. The good things are that it could handle any three point implement, could be used on any tractor, and probably would have at least a little resale value to other people with old tractors.

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JD70Jim

09-10-2002 21:32:26




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 Re: hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor in reply to Dick Calland, 09-10-2002 10:32:44  
While you didn't say what kind or age of tractor you intend to use, wouldn't it be a whole lot easier to just go out and buy the appropriate aftermarket three point hitch kit, and hook your three point hitch brush cutter up as it was designed to be used? Also, it possibly would be cheaper to, you'd get to use the tractor for more things, and it would be safer than a cobbled rig such as converting the cutter to pull type.

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Mark K.

09-10-2002 21:06:30




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 Re: hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor in reply to Dick Calland, 09-10-2002 10:32:44  
I did it once, and used angle iorn and welded it to the deck of the mower bent it up where it would fit an A Farmall then I took 4 old main caps from a Ford 390 type motor and boared 4 holes through the deck and bolted the caps to the deck, set the axle in it welded an arm to the axle where the height could be adjusted. I didn't use the tail wheel. Worked a long time but I think I would keep my eyes open for a true drag type. Mark

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Jim E

09-10-2002 19:28:27




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 Re: hitching a 3 point rotary cutter to a straight drawbar tractor in reply to Dick Calland, 09-10-2002 10:32:44  
I tried that....once. I took some 3 1/2" angle iron 1/4" thick drilled holes so I could attach it to the bottom of the axle housing on my WC and then drilled another hole where the lower hitch pins were on the mower. I was able to cut 2 acres before the slop kept breaking bolts. I sold the 3pt and bought a pull type. If you have a serious drill press, torch (to bend the iron), and welder and more mechanical aptitude than I have you might be OK.

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