Slick Way To Hook Up To Lift Arms

Slick Way To Hook Up To Lift Arms TRACTORS Accessories 34-4-10 Anyone who's ever hooked up a 3-pt. implement to an older tractor knows what a pain it can be to hook up to the lower lift arms. Everything has to be lined up just right. When Charles Schmidt got tired of dealing with the problem, he did something about it. He made a slotted hookup system that makes it easy for an operator to hook up, without any help. "The design works so much better than the original," he says. "I can easily and safely attach or remove any 3-pt. implement in just a few seconds." He had a local machine shop do the work. They cut off each lift arm about 8 in. back from the ball coupling, then welded steel plates onto both sides of the remaining lift arm. A 6-in. long slot was made in the cut-off part. Then 3/4-in. and 3/8-in. dia. holes were drilled through the plate, and a 3/4-in. hole through the remaining lift arm. A 3/4-in. pin connects the slotted piece to the remaining lift arm, and a 3/8-in. pin keeps the slotted piece from falling off. "I use it on my 1985 IH 784 tractor. It really works good," says Schmidt. "My high wheel rake and my mower used to be almost impossible to hook up. Now it's an easy job. You can buy replacement adjustable lower lift arms for older tractors like mine, but they sell for $300 apiece. I spent a total of $75." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Schmidt, 65431 Co. Rd. 86, Kellogg, Minn. 55945 (ph 651 565-4250; basm41@riverland.org).

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