Horse (TOW) Mater

[Goldnboy 1,130]

Been wanting to setup a way to tow, move and lift items for some time. You know the dead tractor far from home...

Recently got around to doing this rear crane idea. I decided to go simple by using a brinly hitch.

Well the cable could break in up or down position. But I figured it should be good for about 500lbs at least since I had a rear dirt scoop on one and it never broke.

I made it with a bumper hitch receiver and had a brinly sleeve hitch adapter on it.. I could go to a rear receiver hitch mount on the tractor for added strength. But this is a good start to see how much I use it.

[peter lena 9,936]

@ goldenboy , the farther  you get away from the tractor  , the more  leverage stress is created , as a basic  would suggest  , adding one of these under the lower tongue of hitch , under trans . would ease  that  metal to metal  contact zone . castings  by themselves are  ok , but  prone to  cracking in leverage zones . regularlyhttps://www.google.com/search?q=impact+vibration+pads&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&oq=impact+vibration+pads+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORifBTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRirAjIHCAMQIRirAjIHCAQQIRirAjIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBTIHCAkQIRifBdIBCTEyODcwajBqNKgCAbACAfEFPD8qDtz78rLxBTw_Kg7c-_Ky&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8  add a  buffer  to impact areas . just a thought  , pete

[ebinmaine 79,524]

31 minutes ago, Goldnboy said:

bumper hitch receiver and had a brinly sleeve hitch adapter on it..

 

Neat idea. 

 

 

31 minutes ago, Goldnboy said:

I could go to a rear receiver hitch mount on the tractor for added strength.

 

Do this right now. 

That 500 lbs you're familiar with is gonna get much heavier very quickly with the added length. 

 

More importantly - dynamic motion loads.  A rolling and broken down machine being pulled will add very different load moments to the crane and pulling tractor. 

 

The crane I built years ago is a little too heavy duty... But works great. 

It definitely puts a considerable strain on the tractor.  

 

 

 

[Bill D 2,979]

I made a tow bar for my Wheel Horse.  Clips into the front hitch.  Works great for towing a non running 8 speed. 

[ineedanother 2,539]

I definitely use mine enough to justify having it around. Tillers, decks, motors, all the stuff I don't have any interest in manually carrying (most everything!). Bungee cords are a must to keep stuff from swinging out of control. Mine uses the attachment points and a section of an old frame and works pretty well.

[ri702bill 12,401]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

More importantly - dynamic motion loads.  A rolling and broken down machine being pulled will add very different load moments to the crane and pulling tractor. 

And now you are relying on the marginal WH brake to stop it. Best to travel in Low Range while towing...