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3-point hitch measurements

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nick

10-25-2002 11:32:32




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I have an old Ferguson TO-20 for which I just bought a very affordable old 14 inch two-bottom JD plow. The original pins and brackets on the plow had been cut off and the frame modified to fit who knows what.

I have stabilizer bars on the rear axle of the tractor that fit onto the lift arm pins to help prevent swaying when pulling and turning. The stabilizer arms are of course fixed in length giving 26 inches of clearance between the lift arms. This is, i believe, a "standard" distance for class 1 tractors. How much sway, twisting, general trouble will I experience with this plow if I do not use the sway bars? I do have limiting chains from the axle center to the lift arms.

Thanks in advance.

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Hugh MacKay

10-25-2002 18:18:02




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 Re: 3-point hitch measurements in reply to nick, 10-25-2002 11:32:32  
Paul is right Nick, you never use sway bars or stabilizers on any tillage tool other than row crop cultivator. Check chains yes, set so implement can't strike tires. Plows, Disks and field cultivators will steer tractor, not you. Plow will pull properly if set right.



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paul

10-25-2002 12:57:40




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 Re: 3-point hitch measurements in reply to nick, 10-25-2002 11:32:32  
This came up a month ago, & most of us seem to _much_ prefer plowing without any sway arms. You need to set the plow to properly follow your tractor on it's own. Not setting it up, but trying to force it to a certain location with sway bars leads to a frustrating plowing experience.

To get it right, you need to set fore & aft, left/right position, left/right angle, furrow angle, and get the first furrow set to the right width. There should be adjustments on the plow, as well as the upper link and the left tractor arm to get this all right. Changing any one can sometimes affect other settings.

Usually things are pretty close to start with, but maybe if your plow was really modified, you will need to play with it a while to get it all right for your tractor. When it's right, the plow will plow level, and it will follow along behind your tractor just fine without need for sway arms.

--->Paul

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Nick

10-25-2002 16:53:52




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 Re: Re: 3-point hitch measurements in reply to paul, 10-25-2002 12:57:40  
Thanks, Paul. I will not worry about the stabilizer bars. Yes, the angle, tilt, etc adjustments are still present, or at least present on the modified hitching location. I was hoping to use them as they are, I assumed whoever last used it just dropped it then brought it to auction.

Thanks again.



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Nick

10-25-2002 16:49:32




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 Re: Re: 3-point hitch measurements in reply to paul, 10-25-2002 12:57:40  
Thanks, Paul. I will not worry about the stabilizer bars. Yes, the angle, tilt, etc adjustments are still present, or at least present on the modified hitching location. I was hoping to use them as they are, I assumed whoever last used it just dropped it then brought it to auction.

Thanks again.



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Nick

10-25-2002 16:48:35




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 Re: Re: 3-point hitch measurements in reply to paul, 10-25-2002 12:57:40  
Thanks, Paul. I will not worry about the stabilizer bars. Yes, the angle, tilt, etc adjustments are still present, or at least present on the modified hitching location. I was hoping to use them as they are, I assumed whoever last used it just dropped it then brought it to auction.

Thanks again.



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