Trailer Loads Itself With 3-Pt. Hitch

1998 - Volume #22, Issue #3, Page #10

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One man can load and transport 3-pt. mounted planters and row crop cultivators up to 12 rows wide, or grain headers up to 40 ft. wide, with this new trailer that's equipped with its own "lift and load" 3-pt. hitch.
The "Transporter" is a tandem axle trailer equipped with a 5 hp Briggs & Stratton gas engine. The engine powers a hydraulic pump that's used to raise and lower a specially de-signed 3-pt. hitch mounted above the tandem axles. (A specially designed attachment re-places the 3-pt. for hauling grain headers).
The 3-pt. is raised or lowered by a hydraulic cylinder and also can be hydraulically rotated 90 degrees along a steel track that's built into the trailer floor. A bank of control valves is used to control all movement of the 3-pt.
To load the implement or header, you back up the trailer and attach the implement to the 3-pt., then raise it off the ground and rotate the hitch 90 degrees until the implement is in line with the trailer.
"It eliminates the need for folding toolbar implements which cost thousands of dollars more than non-folding toolbar implements," says Keith Capdepon. "I built my first models for dealers, but farmers like them too. It works a lot better than other trailers because you don't need another tractor to load or unload the implement or header. The implement automatically locks into place on the 3-pt.
"The trailer's rubber torsion axles provide for a smooth ride. The standard axles can support up to 7,000 lbs. Optional heavy duty torsion axles support up to 8,000 lbs. Hydraulic surge brakes are standard equipment on both axles. Optional hydraulic outlets allow you to load folding toolbar implements and operate remote cylinders that control the toolbar wings, row markers, etc. An optional 2,500-lb. assist winch is available to help load implements."
Sells for $10,750. The heavy duty torsion axles sell for $2,500.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tensas Machine & Mfg., Rt. 1, Box 139, Newellton, La. 71357 (ph 318 467-5254).

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Trailer Loads Itself With 3-Pt. Hitch WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 22-3-10 One man can load and transport 3-pt. mounted planters and row crop cultivators up to 12 rows wide, or grain headers up to 40 ft. wide, with this new trailer that's equipped with its own "lift and load" 3-pt. hitch. The "Transporter" is a tandem axle trailer equipped with a 5 hp Briggs & Stratton gas engine. The engine powers a hydraulic pump that's used to raise and lower a specially de-signed 3-pt. hitch mounted above the tandem axles. (A specially designed attachment re-places the 3-pt. for hauling grain headers). The 3-pt. is raised or lowered by a hydraulic cylinder and also can be hydraulically rotated 90 degrees along a steel track that's built into the trailer floor. A bank of control valves is used to control all movement of the 3-pt. To load the implement or header, you back up the trailer and attach the implement to the 3-pt., then raise it off the ground and rotate the hitch 90 degrees until the implement is in line with the trailer. "It eliminates the need for folding toolbar implements which cost thousands of dollars more than non-folding toolbar implements," says Keith Capdepon. "I built my first models for dealers, but farmers like them too. It works a lot better than other trailers because you don't need another tractor to load or unload the implement or header. The implement automatically locks into place on the 3-pt. "The trailer's rubber torsion axles provide for a smooth ride. The standard axles can support up to 7,000 lbs. Optional heavy duty torsion axles support up to 8,000 lbs. Hydraulic surge brakes are standard equipment on both axles. Optional hydraulic outlets allow you to load folding toolbar implements and operate remote cylinders that control the toolbar wings, row markers, etc. An optional 2,500-lb. assist winch is available to help load implements." Sells for $10,750. The heavy duty torsion axles sell for $2,500. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tensas Machine & Mfg., Rt. 1, Box 139, Newellton, La. 71357 (ph 318 467-5254).

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