3 pt question chains/brackets

[Lynn Patrick]

You bought the wrong item, you need stabilizer bars. Chains do not help, they are only to keep the lift arms from contacting the rear tires.
You can see this Ford tractor has only 1 stabilizer bar, it's on the right side,, and prevents the lift arms from moving sideways.
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The chain kit will keep the load away from the tires. The bars will keep the load centered. Best idea is both!

 

[Ray,IN]

The chain kit will keep the load away from the tires. The bars will keep the load centered. Best idea is both!

His picture shows the tractor already has the limiting chains.

 

[Hobo,NC]

If so will the chains prevent the lift arms from lowering all the way to the ground?

At some point the chains will be stretched out as to where the end of the lift arm will be I dunno. I have seen lift arm ends on the ground I did not pay attention to the condition of the check chain hardware. I can tell you its hard to duplicate this kit its money well spent to replace it with a store brought kit.

Is this your tractor if so those L brackets are on wrong the center hole goes up. This may help with your arms going to low. I see a repair made on one chain I never repair I replace because I can not duplicate the correct length. I did not see this pix on your original post did you add it later ?. BTW you will need the
stabilizer bar kit.

 

[paul]

The chains help keep things from hitting the tires. They allow some sway. Since they are not centered at the same place as the arms under the rear axle, they will be a bit tighter when the arms are up or down, and a bit more sway when the arms are straight out.

The outer bars that prevent sway as some picture, the stabilizer bars, work better to prevent any sway. But they are a real pain to put on and off.

If you want sway bars, look into the shorter ones that go on the inside of the 3pt arms. They attack to little ears most of those drawbar plates have directly under the bell housing. They are much easier to use than the long ones, and seem out of the way more so. They use a hole on the 3pt arm, they do not go out to the ball end, so they do not interfere with quick hitches and implements with short 3pt ears, etc.

Paul

 

[PatsTractor]

I don't care if my 55 gallon drum with concrete sways left or right a bit as long as the drum doesn't hit my fenders. Right now with 'nothing' the drum is not hitting either fender when it moves far left or right so I think the chains should help me some.

 

[PatsTractor]

Is this your tractor if so those L brackets are on wrong the center hole goes up. This may help with your arms going to low. I see a repair made on one chain I never repair I replace because I can not duplicate the correct length. I did not see this pix on your original post did you add it later ?. BTW you will need the
stabilizer bar kit.
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no that is not my tractor.. my chain kit hasn't arrived yet but when it does I'll do what you say and position the brackets so the hole is near the top of the bracket. Thanks for the scoop.

 

[Hobo,NC]

I don't care if my 55 gallon drum with concrete sways left or right a bit as long as the drum doesn't hit my fenders. Right now with 'nothing' the drum is not hitting either fender when it moves far left or right so I think the chains should help me some.

I understand, without stabilizer bars that drum will bang left are right it could damage something you will understand once you get it going. I often wondered how you snap a top lift arm into till I snaped one. A heavy implement swing off the 3 point will do it BTDT. Disc up going home I was running across a field one wheel hit a hole the disc swung hard to that side and snap : (.

 

[Jim.ME]

no that is not my tractor.. my chain kit hasn't arrived yet but when it does I'll do what you say and position the brackets so the hole is near the top of the bracket. Thanks for the scoop.

I agree with Hobo, you need the bars as well, not just the chains. Those chains and the mounting bars for them can be bent or broken by a heavy load on the 3-point slamming back and forth, as well as arms.

 

[PatsTractor]

I only use this tractor to move snow from my driveway and neighbor's driveways so I'm on flat ground the whole time. I'll keep an eye on it and get the sway bars mounted before next winter. Thanks for all the feedback.

 

[PatsTractor]

His picture shows the tractor already has the limiting chains.

that's not my tractor.. just a picture to show the chains I was looking to buy. Thanks

 

[Ray,IN]

that's not my tractor.. just a picture to show the chains I was looking to buy. Thanks

Whoever that tractor belongs to cobbled up those limiting chains; brackets switched to wrong sides and one chain with 2 shackles in it to make it long enough. Don't use that as an example when installing the new ones.