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Swinging Drawbars

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Quebec Bob

12-12-2005 09:52:24




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I've always wondered why drawbars on many models of tractor are designed to swing to either side. One of my tractors has this feature and the other is fixed in the middle.What application would you use it for, swung out one way or the other?




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Quebec Red

12-13-2005 19:08:25




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
The old tractors like a W-6 or W-9 had no power steering I remember my Father in the spring doing discing or cultivating stopping when he arrived at the field and proceed to remove the lock pins that held the drawbar fixed. He explained to me that by so doing the tractor would pull straighter and steering especially turning was much easier. Of course I knew more than He. When it was my turn to disc I did not put the drawbar into the swinging mode(did not want to get of the seat) until the SECOND round in the field..... However with the late bigger tractors, the swinging drawbar is a feature that is rarely used.

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edchainsaw

12-12-2005 19:32:08




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
on modern 4wds articulated machines wiggle the hitch and that leads to stress on the tool beeing pulled. if the drawbar swings it eliviates that problem.

its true that the swinging drawbar aids in turning pull type implemntst but NOT pull wagons.. lol.



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RN

12-12-2005 16:50:10




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
Free swinging draw bar helped turn without catching implement or wagon tongue on wheel.



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RAB

12-12-2005 12:39:19




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
Just making that plow pull a little further across.
Shifting that baler across so it is narrower to negotiate old narrow gates and roads - we also had to turn the needles through on the old Masey Harris 701.
Lining up a hay making implement to make sure you missed most of the swath with the tractor.
You just did it, if the tractor track was not adjustable (like a wheatland).
Reversing up a trailer, when space was a bit tight on one side.
Regards, RAB

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old

12-12-2005 10:40:47




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
With a pull type plow the swinging draw bar helped to get every thing lined up. It also helped with some mowing ops, like with a pull type sickle mower.



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ejr-IA

12-12-2005 10:09:41




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
THeir were certain implements that were not taken out of the ground at the endrows ,this swinging drawbar aided the tractor to turn easier to go back the other direction.



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Coloken

12-12-2005 10:08:01




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 Re: Swinging Drawbars in reply to Quebec Bob, 12-12-2005 09:52:24  
If you are pulling a dead weight pull like most dryland farming, disk, oneway etc, turning a corner was next to imposible. Understand, there was no lifting the machine out of the ground, you just went round and round. The swinging drawbar was a great help in turning. You can all ways pin it down for any use where you do want it.



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