2N Hay Ride Hitch Setup

[Greg 2N (TX)]

I just wanted to share.

The kids loved the Sherman Step-Up!

On the long straight-aways on the country roads they kept saying put it in overdrive!

Yes the parents were holding the little ones on the 16 foot tandem axle trailer.

I had an elctric brake controller wired on the 2N to the back connector with a switch.
Up for hazard lights, center off, and down for brake lights with electric brakes (adjustable current).

Man I had a good time!
I was able to stop on a dime even in the hills.

Front end rebuild and steering column/drag link rebuild made for nice tight steering!

Sorry but the hay ride was wonderful, especially for all the kids.

I was the only one pulling a trailer with a 2N, the rest of the neighbors had pick-ups, not the same! The ride was about a 15 mile trip, stopping for trick or treat along the way.

BTW, I come up with a good drawbar setup.
Made some stay straps out of 3/8" flat bar 2" wide. A buddy pressed the ends to make the angles, and I drilled holes and ground the ends to fit at the top of the differential pin.
No worries about the draft control plunger.
Also since I have live hydraulics I have a metal strap to hold down the touch control lever.

Those stay straps are so much nicer than the limit chains and paper thin stay straps!
One strap for both tongue weight and for holding down!

Also proud of the front bumper weld job for the 2" square tube receiver hitch.

Regards,

Greg

 

[Tom N MS]

Nice setup. Thanks for sharing.

 

[NOXJohn]

That is a good safe way to pull a trailer. Good job.

 

[ASEguy]

Nice tractor. I love your shop. Tractors and hay rides just go hand in hand.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I also use the elect trailer brakes with 16 ft trailer. works good. don"t like a loaded trailer pushing a tractor. Been there. Will probably have a hayride Fri night after Thanksgiving. Happy N

 

[Jerry Archer]

Greg, Thanks for sharing, great pictures.

 

[Lumpy]

Excellent set-up! I would change one thing.... For $40.00, put an up right exhaust on that thing to get the NASTY fumes away from the kids riding on the hayrack.

 

[2ruNgineer]

that is quite the setup. never seen the lectric brakes on 2N. my hitch pin is pretty simple, and much less impressive.

 

[BillM (OH)]

Nice setup! I wish I had electric brakes on my hay trailer when pulling with my 8Ns - have to limit the load without them or it will push tractor around - don't ask how I found that out - none of the hayriders even knew what was happening except the idiot driver (me)!

 

[Anonymous-0]

Nice set up, Greg.
I had assumed (but never experienced)that leavin' a 9N at idle in 1st gear, with weighted tires, would provide a pretty decent retarding effect of a fairly heavy trailer on a downslope. Since you wired trailer brakes to be safe,it appears the low compression 9N retarding effect is not all that effective, correct? Good info to know!!
thanks!