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Barnstormer

01-27-2005 17:46:16

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Each respondent has addressed the various available hitch set-ups. One not mentioned is the v-bar that was used with the Dearborn combine and cornpicker. I'm a firm beliver in a very solid-fixed hitch to pull or push any load.
A triangle is the strongest geometric shape. The v-bar, 11 hole cross bar and the hitch braces up to the top link rocker are the strongest hitch combination and most stationary on an N.
In 51 years, this set up has never failed me even when pulling 6 tons of grain with an 8N. I agree that it takes a few minutes to install and remove it, BUT...it beats getting hurt or hurting someone else.
To remove it, I loosen the two clamp bolts on the lift arms, pull the linch pins and remove it.
Be safe.

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Philip

01-28-2005 07:10:07

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Re: tow bar, pic in reply to Barnstormer, 01-27-2005 17:46:16

For those of your with greater safety concerns than me, the receiver hicth that I made can also be used with vertical stays to maintain height, as seen in this picture. Philip.

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Leroy

01-30-2005 08:04:30

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Re: tow bar, pic in reply to Philip, 01-28-2005 07:10:07

It is my safty conserns that for me I WOULD NEVVER use one of those hitches. It puts the hitch point to far back to transfer the weight all off the front tires so you have NO control of stearing, no if it was modified so that the hole unit sets inside the lift arms with the reciever no farther back than the hitch hole in the v bar then it would be a lot saffer but for some loads that 11 hole drawbar is still too far back and will tip the front of the tractor up off the ground, some day somebody is going to get killed because of one of these hitches because of lack of control

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Philip

01-31-2005 04:49:34

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Re: tow bar, pic in reply to Leroy, 01-30-2005 08:04:30

Dont be so over dramatic, it gets old. I do have pleanty of control over my steering. It all depends on how much tongue load you have. Anyone can get killed if they are careless. Philip.

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Philip

01-28-2005 07:06:22

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Re: tow bar, pic in reply to Barnstormer, 01-27-2005 17:46:16

I have a v-bar as well. Did not know it was used with combine. Many situations benefit from not allowing the ball to raise up, mainly for safety reasons. Some situations it is nice to use your hydraulics to move the ball up and down. This was my first receiver hitch using the v-bar. Works well but it is VERY heavy and time consuming to install. This is all bolt on, I did not want to modify the v-bar. Philip.

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TIMW(PA)

01-28-2005 05:05:19

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Heres a pic of the dearborn V setup in reply to Barnstormer, 01-27-2005 17:46:16

I have the whole setup and didn't know it, till gaspump told me. The pto extension was laying out back in the mud gettin ruined and it is missing the shield. But the draw bar we used all the time...Tim

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