378Pete 237 #1 Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Long story short......well never mind full story.started with the 69 charger v8. Girls want tractors too. Pick up the rj58 and 60 suburban. Well my boy had a friend over for the weekend and I offered to drive him home. We pull up to his house and my son spots a tractor in the woods and says dad that looks like ours. I walk down there and I see the tool box fenders I need for my suburban. I inquired about it and they tell me it was there old garden ornament and the rest of the tractor is down there as well. I offered them $40 and they were very happy. At this point I am thinking that I scored a perfect set of fenders for $40. So I go to retrieve my goods and discover a 61 suburban scattered all over. Minus a few items of course but almost complete. They dug out the engine from the shed, tires behind the shed (not AGS) and the front axle laying in the dirt. So I do believe that it is worth saving. Unfortunately I forgot to snap pics but will post them on Saturday when I get home. Quick question. Anybody know if there is a vendor selling reproduction grill inserts where light would have been on the charger? And I know everyone wants pics so can someone tell me the purpose of this hitch? Thanks Edited November 19, 2015 by 69chargerv8 clarification 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,057 #2 Posted November 19, 2015 Cant tell you much about the thingie welded to the left side of the hitch, but the rest of it is for pulling a cart or implement when you had a mower deck mounted. The sleeve hitch would have a bracket that raised the rear of the deck. By the way, they are a bit hard to come by, nice to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smokey 30 #3 Posted November 19, 2015 Good find! Looking forward to the rebuild thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPINJIM 1,986 #4 Posted November 19, 2015 Yep, that's a 'sleeve hitch'. It looks like an early version, or a make-it-yourself version. It might work with the Brinly-Hardy attachments for plowing or cultivating. The piece welded onto the left side is usually vertical and linked to the lift handle to raise and lower the plow. It's unusual to see a sleeve hitch on a Suburban. Maybe it was just used to pull a cart. Good find for $40. Now you have the decision I have been faced with a few times. Do you just use it for parts, or do you sink hundreds of dollars into it to make a working tractor. I'd evaluate the engine and the trans before deciding. Good luck with it.Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,579 #5 Posted November 19, 2015 Agreed with Richard on the hitch. They were just used so you had a drawbar hitch to tow a cart when you had the mower deck. The mower deck eliminated the use of the slot hitch. The piece to the left side is an add on and does not belong there. While it does sort of resemble a brinly sleeve hitch that is not what it is used for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPINJIM 1,986 #6 Posted November 19, 2015 The grill inserts for the Charger are available. Check ebay. The price seems to go a little higher every time I check. Or, you can wait until the WH show in June where the price is a few dollars less, and no shipping charge.Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
