“Slide-On” Trailer Ball Hitches

“Slide-On” Trailer Ball Hitches HITCHES Russell Reay Cuttingsville Vt recently sent FARM SHOW photos of 2 different “slide-on” ball hitches he made for his tractors that make hooking up to trailers an easier job “I use 2 compact tractors on my Christmas tree farm a Ford 1210 and a Deere 1050 along with 3-pt implements and 4 different trailers ” says Reay “My slide-on hitches let me quickly attach a trailer ball on the tractor drawbar without the need for any wrenches I store the hitches on front of the trailer where they’re easy to access ” He used scrap steel to make both hitches “I always hang onto any scrap steel that’s bigger than one square inch because I never know when it might come in handy to make something My closest store to buy new steel is located 12 miles away ” The hitch for the Ford tractor consists of a 1 1/2-ft long steel bar with a ball bolted onto one end At the other end Reay welded 2 pieces of angle iron to a 6-in long steel plate that he bolted to the bar He also drilled a hole through the bar for a draw pin To install Reay just slides the hitch over the drawbar and drops the draw pin in place The hitch for the Deere tractor consists of a 2-ft length of 1 by 2-in square tubing with a ball bolted onto one end A hole in the middle of the tubing is used to drop in the draw pin Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Russell Reay 97 Stewart Lane Cuttingsville Vt 05738 ph 802 492-3323; russreay@vermontel net

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