substitute hitch ball

[Dave's 854 75]

I use a long shank eye bolt because I cant find a 2 inch ball with such a small shank. For  small trailers at low speed only.

[Digger 66 3,488]

Welcome aboard .

Perhaps you could mock up a piece of 1/4" flat plate using the existing hole for an anchor point & butt it up to the backside for when you're stopping .

Looks like it's chewing the heck out of that rear pan .

If it's for light duty only .

Just a thought .

 

 

 

[Dave's 854 75]

thanks for the comment and what talent you have with the imaging! Hopefully, the 854 tractor will soon be the trailer mover and the Toro can be just a mower. P.S. I had just finished mowing and moving the boats and should have washed up before pictures, please excuse me! Its clean and in the shed now.

[cschannuth 3,817]

An 1 7/8" ball will work for a 2" coupler safely for low speed maneuvers and you can get a smaller shank. I move my 18' car hauler around my place with no issues. 

[tunahead72 2,546]

Ooh, I like that idea!  Off the top of your head, do you know how big a shank supports a 1-7/8" ball, and will it fit inside the hole at the end of a standard 300 series drawbar?

[Dave's 854 75]

I was unable to find a ball with a shank less than 3/4. Also, I needed some height so I could lower the trailer onto the (ball) using the tongue jack. As you can see, the drag causes the eyebolt to rotate aft, so I used another eye to stop that.