What hitch is this?

[FLtractor 102]

Evening,

Came across this on marketplace, wondering if anyone can tell or show me how it is used to tow and or with implements, are they common or sought after? Haven’t ever seen one myself 

[ebinmaine 76,139]

I don't believe that one fits most WH tractors. 

You can use it to pull a trailer with a pin or install a ball type hitch.  

 

Most Wheelhorses have a "tab hitch" at the back. There'll be a similar setup to the one pictured above. 

 

Does your own tractor have a hitch?

Do you want one?

 

I have several extras...

[squonk 44,977]

Looks like a J.C. Whitney universal bumper add on hitch so you can tow a 10,000lb. trailer with 67 Dodge Dart! 

[ebinmaine 76,139]

2 minutes ago, squonk said:

Looks like a J.C. Whitney universal bumper add on hitch so you can tow a 10,000lb. trailer with 67 Dodge Dart! 

 

Only if it had a small straight 6!

[WHX?? 53,482]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I have several extras...

 draw bar ones EB? Don't scrap them @Achto and I hoard them and put them on all our tractors along with a slot hitch. 

[ebinmaine 76,139]

Just now, WHX?? said:

 draw bar ones EB? Don't scrap them @Achto and I hoard them and put them on all our tractors along with a slot hitch. 

 

I ain't scrappin' em. 

 

I have several I'd give away if someone else needs them.  

[FLtractor 102]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

Looks like a J.C. Whitney universal bumper add on hitch so you can tow a 10,000lb. trailer with 67 Dodge Dart! 

For some reason the bumper tow reminded me of this Mt St Helen picture I saw once. 

[FLtractor 102]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I don't believe that one fits most WH tractors. 

You can use it to pull a trailer with a pin or install a ball type hitch.  

 

Most Wheelhorses have a "tab hitch" at the back. There'll be a similar setup to the one pictured above. 

 

Does your own tractor have a hitch?

Do you want one?

 

I have several extras...

Sent you a message 

[Darb1964 1,129]

1 hour ago, FLtractor said:

For some reason the bumper tow reminded me of this Mt St Helen picture I saw once. 

I remember that picture, I don't think that gentleman survived Mt. St Helen.

[FLtractor 102]

2 minutes ago, Darb1964 said:

I remember that picture, I don't think that gentleman survived Mt. St Helen.

Richard lasser was his name. 
He rode his dirt bike away from the ash eruption cloud but bent his forks.. he was air lifted out by a helicopter and later went back to retrieve his dirt bike. Pinto was left to the eruption and ash. 

[855project 7]

Hi I’m new to the site, my nephew and I are fixing up an 855 that he bought this summer, it currently does not have a hitch and we are wanting to get one for when it is done. What style does anyone recommend we look for? Thank you.

[ebinmaine 76,139]

33 minutes ago, 855project said:

Hi I’m new to the site, my nephew and I are fixing up an 855 that he bought this summer, it currently does not have a hitch and we are wanting to get one for when it is done. What style does anyone recommend we look for? Thank you.

 

 

Welcome to the site. What exactly are you looking to do with this trailer hitch?

[855project 7]

Well mainly just pull a cart or small trailer around the yard or woods, we don’t have any other attachments for the tractor yet so it will just be used for pulling things right now.

[ebinmaine 76,139]

1 minute ago, 855project said:

Well mainly just pull a cart or small trailer around the yard or woods, we don’t have any other attachments for the tractor yet so it will just be used for pulling things right now.

 

 

And you have absolutely nothing there right now? No tab? Any chance of posting a pic?

[855project 7]

This is the current rear of the tractor 

[ebinmaine 76,139]

 

 

 

Might be a little tough to see in this picture. These are tab Style hitches. I'd be happy to send you one for a few bucks plus shipping costs.

 

You would need a Cross Pin to hold it on the transmission and a couple of spacers which are easy to make or purchase. I can get you Dimensions later today or tomorrow.

[855project 7]

Absolutely! I’d jump all over that deal just let me know what you need to have for one and what shipping is, I’m in Wisconsin 53959. 
 

thank you

 

the mount on the back of our tractor is 3 inches wide.

[ebinmaine 76,139]

3 minutes ago, 855project said:

Absolutely! I’d jump all over that deal just let me know what you need to have for one and what shipping is, I’m in Wisconsin 53959. 
 

thank you

 

the mount on the back of our tractor is 3 inches wide.

 

 

I'll send you a PM with details

[WHX?? 53,482]

 @855project Always good to have another cheese head here. 

 @Achto and I are just a little north of you and have some parts. 

 

18 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Any chance of posting a pic?

Yes pics please!!! 

 

Holy crap Bear more than a few ... now that is hoarding!  You see all those Dan?!?!? 

 

All is needed Project is one of those and a hitch pin for tub pulling. Just a 3/4 rod ... easy to make. 

Guys just cheat and use a 3/4 bolt too. 

 

Send him some spacers too EB bet you hoard them as well ... 

Edited 5 hours ago by WHX??

[ebinmaine 76,139]

19 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Send him some spacers too EB bet you hoard them as well ... 

 

Believe it or not... no. 

 

 

A few of them extra hitches came from @Handy Don with a parts pile last year. The rest are my own extras. I use a receiver style for much larger loads.  

 

I "only" have about 10 or 11 hitches. Maybe 2 are Trina's? 

 

 

 

 

[WHX?? 53,482]

5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Believe it or not... no.

The way you hoard  ... not ... 

I may have some Project. 

[ebinmaine 76,139]

2 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

hoard

 

This from the guy with no idea how many tractors he has? 

 

 

  

 

 

BTW I'm not hoarding. I'm..... ummm.  Carefully storing some stuff.  

 

 

 

 

[groundhog47 429]

22 hours ago, 855project said:

Hi I’m new to the site, my nephew and I are fixing up an 855 that he bought this summer, it currently does not have a hitch and we are wanting to get one for when it is done. What style does anyone recommend we look for? Thank you.

 

Depending on what you intend to do. I only know of 4. For general towing ther is one for plowing there is one and for the older tractors there is one that lifts and tows. The "what I would call standard" is most used . I will try and post some pictures 1st pic is what I call standard, 2nd is for lifting  plows ect and 3rd on right is part for 2, 4th is pin. for 1st. The other (WHX has good pic above) hitch pic is on a post I just viewed and don't want to swipe it, mine ya can't make out Will try and find post and post a link. Also in BROWSE>MANUALS>IMPLEMENTS ,or misc, you might be able to find more info especially what piece of equipment requires which hitch. Hope that/this helps. And Welcome to RED SQUARE

Edited 2 hours ago by groundhog47

[Handy Don 15,382]

25 minutes ago, groundhog47 said:

Depending on what you intend to do.

As @ebinmaine noted, intended use is everything.

 

The drawbars he pictured are perfect for pulling significant loads but with a light tongue weight--wagons and so forth.

(Note: WHs are capable of moving a lot more weight than their brakes can safely stop.)

 

This one is commonly called a Brinly or a clevis hitch. Normally set up to lift and pull. Soil plow, cultivator, rear grader blade, and so forth. Was always an optional accessory. Implement had top and bottom flanges that extended above and below the cylindrical socket, forming a clevis. A pair of adjusting bolts (only one shown) allowed constraining side to side rotation of the attached implement. The second image is an optional plate that goes over the clevis socket and hangs at the back as a sacrificial for absorbing wear from the constraining bolts. 

  

 

This one is called a slot hitch. It handles the same functions as the clevis, but with a different connection to the tractor. It came standard on many tractors through the early 70’s. The implement had a tongue that fit into the slot and was held by a pin. The second image shows a slot-to-clevis adaptor sold by one of our vendors. 

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If you search the 000’s of posts on this site, you’ll find other creative and practical hitches designed and built by members that attach to the front, middle, and rear of their tractors!