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Tow Bar Makes Heavy Pulls Safer, Easier
New hydraulic-controlled tow bar lets you safely use a tractor to pull trucks or other equipment through soft spots in fields and then disconnect from them on-the-go without getting off the tractor. Eliminates the need for dangerous ropes, chains or cables.
The tow bar's made from a 3 by 6-in., 3/ 8-in. thick steel beam and is equipped with a pair of hydraulic cylinders. One cylinder raises or lowers the bar and the other extends a pin that locks the hitch up to a tow loop that bolts onto the truck's front bumper.
"It eliminates the need to get out of the tractor or truck to hook up," says Bernie Kringstad, B-n-J Ironworks, Inc., Hoople, N. Dak., who originally came up with the idea for sugar beet growers. "If you know there's a wet spot ahead you can hook up and pull the truck through it instead of waiting to get stuck. Once you're safely through you can unhook on-the-go so the truck never has to stop"
Interchangeable adapters are available to fit any tractor drawbar.
The tow bar sells for $950, and tow loops sell for $140 to $160 depending on truck model.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, B-n-J Ironworks, Inc., Box 182, Hoople, N. Dak. 58237 (ph 701-894-6280).


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1994 - Volume #18, Issue #5