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How to pull a trailer?

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Alvin Roberts (

12-18-2005 05:00:27




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I'm really a ways from doing this but I wanted to ask anyhow... How would you go about pulling a trailer with an 8N? I thought about building a bar to attach a 2" ball to to fit the 3 pt but then realized that there is no down pressure on the lift to hold the tounge down...So where could I put the ball?




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Boss Hog

12-19-2005 06:05:06




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
My Uncle made this hitch for me. You have to have some tongue weight to make it stay down.

But it sure is nice to pic up trailers with and not have to crank a jack up and down.

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herb storrs

12-18-2005 17:01:41




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
I have, in a pinch, just bolted the end of the adjustable upper link to one of the holes in the drawbar, with a 3/4" bolt. I'm sure there are a zillion reasons why not to do this, but it worked fine for me.



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souNdguy

12-18-2005 14:48:47




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
I've used both drawbar locks, and an a-frame kit from NH. Just bolt them to your 11 hole drawbar along with a ball, and if you need down pressure.. use a set of stays.

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Leroy

12-18-2005 07:11:06




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
That drawbar thats with a bracket under the diffientrial and a bracket that mounts where the pto is bolted in is the ONLY SAFE way to go and keep that drawbar in the shortest position. In the longest position needed for some implements or on the 3 point hitch arms if you have any weight on the hitch the ractor becomes a tetter-todder on the back wheels with the same action of any heavy load on the back in that it removes weight from the front wheels to the point of them comming up off the ground and then you have no steering. I have a 9N & 2N and have hitches on them that mount to the diffi housing (1 is a homemade hitch, the other John Deere made for use with there manure spreader) and the factory hitch pin hole is only 2" behind the end of pto shaft while the homemade one (Made to pull a hay baler in 1955) is about 8" behind that pto, the stub shaft. I do have the 11 hole drawbar with the equipment to keep it from raising or rolling but do not use them becauce the others are so much better and safer. A lot more control.

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Rob

12-18-2005 08:48:25




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Leroy, 12-18-2005 07:11:06  
You are right about the tongue weight. Even on a tractor a guy needs to pay attention to tongue and gross weight or he can create a dangerous situation.



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Rob

12-18-2005 05:24:26




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
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I use the 11-hole drawbar and stays. The drawbar rolls so I fabricated a piece that stops that. I don"t know if it was really a problem but I didn"t like it so I stopped it. That is the tongue from the old planter rusting out in the pasture.
The stays are not shown in this pic. One runs from each end of the drawbar up to the toplink pin and they are adjustable so you can set the correct tongue height.

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rick1

12-18-2005 05:16:03




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
if you look under the rear of the tractor directly under the pto there should be threaded bolt holes going up into the bottom of the tractor . for about $100.00 bucks you can purchase at tsc a bracket that bolts into these holes that holds a hitch bar coming straight out toward any implement with a tongue hitch.its basically about 2" thick and about maybe 3ft long.once you use one you will wonder how you ever got along without it. RICK

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CT8N

12-18-2005 05:08:27




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
A frame drawbar kits work fine. Available at most tractor stores for $35 to $40.



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Denny (WI)

12-18-2005 05:07:54




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 Re: How to pull a trailer? in reply to Alvin Roberts (MS), 12-18-2005 05:00:27  
Does it have a draw bar? That's how I pull my around. but someone may have a 3pt set up. Den



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