Steel Pins Keep Stabilizer Arms In Place On Tractor's 3-pt. Hitch

Steel Pins Keep Stabilizer Arms In Place On Tractor's 3-pt. Hitch HITCHES Hitches 25-4-39 Don Lasee, Don's Welding & Repair, Krakow, Wis.: "I designed a set of steel pins to keep the stabilizer arms and lower lift arms on my MF 35 tractor in place on my tractor's 3-pt. hitch even when the 3-pt. isn't hooked up to an implement. The 7/8-in. dia., 3-in. long pins are designed to insert through both the lower lift arm and stabilizer bar and are held in place by a snap ring. "My pins keep the stabilizer bars from flopping around and getting bent. They also keep the lower lift arms from swinging sideways and getting caught in the pto shaft or hydraulic hoses as you make a turn. "Stabilizer bars are commonly found on tractors with less than 75 horsepower. Some of the newer tractor models are equipped with sway blocks that mount on the inside of the lower lift arms and prevent the arms from swinging sideways. Most of the real big tractors made today are equipped with A-frame hitches so there's no problem. However, even some fairly late bigger tractors still have stabilizer bars. "The small, compact pins allow only about 2 inches of sideways movement whereas ordinary hitch pins are much longer and would allow much more movement. They're small enough that when you don't need them you can throw them in a toolbox without taking up a lot of space. "A set of pins sells for $9.95 plus S&H."

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