Tired 3-Pt. Gets Added Support

Tired 3-Pt Gets Added Support HITCHES Simple ideas are the best and you can’t get any simpler than Bernard Smith’s solution for his Bush Hog bottoming out on his Allis WD A couple of feet of a 4-in sq post was all it took “The hydraulic pump on the WD is weak and the lift is really sensitive ” says Smith “It’s either all the way up or down and all the way down is too far for the mower It’s hard to keep it in one spot ” After lifting his Bush Hog Smith bolted the 4 by 4 to the hitch When the arms lower they rest on the 4 by 4 “They lower to just the right height for mowing ” says Smith “It’s still easy to lift if I’m going over a stump and then drop back down onto the 4 by 4 ” Smith says the weight of the rotary mower holds the 4 by 4 in place When he wants to detach the mower he simply lifts it up and unbolts the 4 by 4 The support wasn’t the first alteration to hydraulics on the WD Since WDs weren’t equipped with a 3-pt hitch Smith and his son rigged one up using lift arms from a Deere 2010 They attached them to the WD rock shaft with leveling arms Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bernard Smith P O Box 26 Madison Fla 32340 ph 850-973-6293; bernardsmith2016s@gmail com

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