"Floppy" Swivel Tongue Made Rigid
Hooking up a tractor to an implement equipped with a "floppy" swivel tongue can be a dangerous job. Someone has to hold the tongue in a horizontal position while trusting the tractor driver to back up and stop at just the right moment. This new "rigid replacement tongue" solves the problem.
The 2-in. thick tongue comes with an elongated 2 1/4-in. long hole and an extra bolt that keeps the unit in a rigid horizontal position.
"The large pin hole allows you to hook up to the big drawbar pins found on big modern tractors," says inventor Roger Kuntz. "The pin hole on the hitch of older implements is often too small for such tractors. The only alternative is to cut a larger hole. Replacement floppy tongue hitches often aren't available because so many machinery companies have gone out of business.
"Another problem with floppy swivel tongues is that they allow the implement to rock back and forth, which leads to wavering and weaving down the road. The drawbar gets uneven wear from the angled pulling of the floppy swivel tongue. By using two bolts we can keep the floppy tongue rigid, which solves the wear problem."
Sells for $189 including S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, K-
Tech, 5251 Co. Rd. X, Grainfield, Kan. 67737 (ph 785 673-5560).
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"Floppy" Swivel Tongue Made Rigid TRACTORS Hitches 34-4-42 Hooking up a tractor to an implement equipped with a "floppy" swivel tongue can be a dangerous job. Someone has to hold the tongue in a horizontal position while trusting the tractor driver to back up and stop at just the right moment. This new "rigid replacement tongue" solves the problem.
The 2-in. thick tongue comes with an elongated 2 1/4-in. long hole and an extra bolt that keeps the unit in a rigid horizontal position.
"The large pin hole allows you to hook up to the big drawbar pins found on big modern tractors," says inventor Roger Kuntz. "The pin hole on the hitch of older implements is often too small for such tractors. The only alternative is to cut a larger hole. Replacement floppy tongue hitches often aren't available because so many machinery companies have gone out of business.
"Another problem with floppy swivel tongues is that they allow the implement to rock back and forth, which leads to wavering and weaving down the road. The drawbar gets uneven wear from the angled pulling of the floppy swivel tongue. By using two bolts we can keep the floppy tongue rigid, which solves the wear problem."
Sells for $189 including S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, K-
Tech, 5251 Co. Rd. X, Grainfield, Kan. 67737 (ph 785 673-5560).
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