Device Keeps 3-Pt Stabilizer Bars In Place
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Anyone who has ever unhooked equipment from a 3-pt. hitch knows how unhandy the stabilizer bars can be: You have to remove the bars in order to keep them from digging into the ground as you back up. I solved the problem by welding a 1 1/2-in. dia. steel ring to a bolt that I fastened to the tractor's fender. A short length of lightweight chain with a large snap on it fastens to the ring. I made this modification on both sides of the tractor. If the stabilizer bars aren't needed I simply snap the chain into the hole at the end of each bar to keep the bars off the ground. Whenever I use the stabilizer bars I fasten the snaps into the rings in order to keep the chains from hitting the tractor's rear wheels. (M. Hochstetler, 174 Vogel Rd., Cumberland, Va. 23040 ph 804 492-4295)
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Device Keeps 3-Pt Stabilizer Bars In Place HITCHES Hitches 27-2-42 Anyone who has ever unhooked equipment from a 3-pt. hitch knows how unhandy the stabilizer bars can be: You have to remove the bars in order to keep them from digging into the ground as you back up. I solved the problem by welding a 1 1/2-in. dia. steel ring to a bolt that I fastened to the tractor's fender. A short length of lightweight chain with a large snap on it fastens to the ring. I made this modification on both sides of the tractor. If the stabilizer bars aren't needed I simply snap the chain into the hole at the end of each bar to keep the bars off the ground. Whenever I use the stabilizer bars I fasten the snaps into the rings in order to keep the chains from hitting the tractor's rear wheels. (M. Hochstetler, 174 Vogel Rd., Cumberland, Va. 23040 ph 804 492-4295)
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