Homemade Tractor Tow Bars
We have about 1,250 acres of grass and pasture land scattered over 16 miles and two counties. If a tractor ever breaks down at one of the farther places, you can expect to sit a while before getting help. So I made two tractor tow bars we use to tow tractors between farms with our pickup.
The wider tow bar is for towing later model tractors such as our Case-IH 385's, 485's, etc., which we equip with front end loaders. It's made of 3-in channel iron and is 45-in. long and 30-in. wide. It simply bolts underneath the loader frame and attaches to a receiver hitch on our pickup.
The narrower tow bar is for our older tractors such as Farmall B's, C's, Super C's, H's and M's. It's 45 in. long and is made out of a swinging drawbar older tractors like these were equipped with. It simply bolts to the plate on top of the stem between the tractor's front wheels. These tow bar save us constant headaches. (John O. Venable, 5696 Comb's Ferry Rd., Winchester, Ky 40391-9252; ph 606 744-2916).
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Homemade Tractor Tow Bars HITCHES Hitches 20-3-36 We have about 1,250 acres of grass and pasture land scattered over 16 miles and two counties. If a tractor ever breaks down at one of the farther places, you can expect to sit a while before getting help. So I made two tractor tow bars we use to tow tractors between farms with our pickup.
The wider tow bar is for towing later model tractors such as our Case-IH 385's, 485's, etc., which we equip with front end loaders. It's made of 3-in channel iron and is 45-in. long and 30-in. wide. It simply bolts underneath the loader frame and attaches to a receiver hitch on our pickup.
The narrower tow bar is for our older tractors such as Farmall B's, C's, Super C's, H's and M's. It's 45 in. long and is made out of a swinging drawbar older tractors like these were equipped with. It simply bolts to the plate on top of the stem between the tractor's front wheels. These tow bar save us constant headaches. (John O. Venable, 5696
Comb's Ferry Rd., Winchester, Ky 40391-9252; ph 606 744-2916).
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