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SW3

03-27-2008 18:49:19




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Is it necessary to use stabilizer bars when using three point attachements? What are the advantages or disadvantages? I have read not to use them with tillage equipment such as a plow, but why not? I do have sway chains on the lift arms. I use a 2 bottom plow, cultivator, rear blade, brush hog, and pull type snow blower. Thanks you.




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Dunk

03-29-2008 17:32:21




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
That would be awesome!!



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Dunk

03-29-2008 16:42:09




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
I run stablizer bars on everything, nope, never owned a bottom plow.



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Tom N MS

03-28-2008 17:20:48




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
Can't hurt. Bound to help. Use on everything.



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Dave Sherburne NY

03-28-2008 13:53:53




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
Use them on everything on your list EXCEPT THE
PLOW. If you think you need it on your plow, you
need to learn how to adjust your plow.



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36 coupe

03-29-2008 04:53:06




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 03-28-2008 13:53:53  
Friends plow wanders all over the place.Stabilizer bars stopped that.



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Dave Sherburne NY

03-29-2008 08:16:17




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to 36 coupe, 03-29-2008 04:53:06  
Friend needs to learn to adjust plow.



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36 coupe

03-29-2008 16:37:20




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 03-29-2008 08:16:17  
The plow has been welded.no adjusting possible.Stabilizers fixed the problem.



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Jim SC

03-28-2008 07:21:56




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
I can't think of any impelement I have ever used that I didn't use sway bars. I sure don't like the "swinging" I get without them.



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Dean

03-28-2008 05:38:20




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
SW:

It is customary and advisable to use stabilizer bars when using just about any three point mounted implements aside from plows and discs.

Dean



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Tom N MS

03-27-2008 19:26:23




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
Use them on everything..



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Bruce (VA)

03-27-2008 18:57:19




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to SW3, 03-27-2008 18:49:19  
There is always some side-to-side movement w/ a piece of equipment; the heavier the equipment, the more it will cause steering problems. W/ sway bars, it might move 2-4 inches & w/o, 6-8 inches. A swinging bush hog has a lot of inertia. I use sway bars on the finishing mower (it saves fence posts) and the bush hog. When the bush hog moves sideways, the tractor wants to follow. On the rare occasion when I use the cultivator, I do not want it moving 3 or 4 inches on its own & taking out the corn in the process. I don't use them on the disc or plow.

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old-9

03-29-2008 17:17:32




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 Re: Stabilizer bars? in reply to Bruce (VA), 03-27-2008 18:57:19  
Bruce , The old Dearborn and Ferguson Cultivators had a " steering fin assembly" for (guess what?) steering the cultivator. To quote from my manual " How the steering fin works--- If the operator should allow the tractor to get too close to the crop row, he steers the tractor toward the center of the row,as shown in Fig.5-A. The instant the front wheels are turned to steer the tractor toward the center of the row, a heavy soil pressure is imposed all along the side of the fin. This causes the fin to deflect and steer the implement to follow the front wheels. On hillsides the tendency of the implement to fall away puts a soil pressure along the downhill side of the fin. This steers the implement up the hill and keeps it in the correct position." Thus stablizer bars not needed on some implements. Henry and Harry had it together.

Hopes this helps, Joe

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