Posted by D Slater on March 05, 2012 at 06:45:49 from (184.15.8.10):
Was asked several questions about brackets after I posted under the topic in another post. May be the easy way is to try and answer all in a post. First I don't claim to be a expert on the subject, or claim the way I did is the best way. This is also for a fast hitch with traction control. Sorry if long. On how to figure where to put the bolt holes I was fortunate enough to have access to a 300 and 400 bare transmission housings. Where axles bolt on and the bosses are for fast hitch mounting are machined off at the same level. So I just used thin cardboard placed on the housings to place the bolt holes for 4 axle and 3 hitch mounting bolts. Used SAE washer one size bigger than the axle bolts centered on the holes to mark for front side of axle bolt cut outs in the housing. Draw line to join washer circles from near back side of the actual bolt holes. Back shape of templet is not that critical and not hard to figure out. Cut out is needed for the handle boss on the left side. Used 1/2 inch thick steel for a M one but I didn't have enough that size for a H, SH tractor. Had 3/8 and 3/16 plate so decided to use them though it was extra work for 4 plates. Do think it worked out better though. After making the 3/16 to fit down in the axle housings flats it raised the 3/8 up in the housing enough to leave more steel aroung the bolt holes and othe places. All the cast axle housings are not the same. I ground plates to fit housings I had off another tractor to fit perfect on the housings. when I got around to putting on a tractor with a different housing I needed to grind adjustments to fit so they would bolt flat on the axle housing. Lot of grinding could be eliminated if plates were cut smaller. But I tourched out by hand and wanted to leave as much steel around the axle bolts as I could. Yes the axle bolts need to be replaced with longer ones. Some may notice the plate in a SH picture I posted having nuts past the end of the bolt threads. Used suposedly grade 8 nuts from tractor supply that didn't come past the end of the bolt threads when first installed. They wouldn't even torque up without stripping so I put some grade 5 X heavy nuts on I had to finish the trial fit. Torqued more than the suposedly grade 8. If a person had a good template the right machine shop could cut the brackets easy.
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