Dumb ? Using single blade hitch

[big_red_man]

J D 1209 (or 1219) cutter/conditioner. It has a single ?blade? tongue with a hole in it. My tractor drawbar has a single blade with a hole. Do i just drop a pin through to connect the two??? Thanks, Kelly

 

[craigco]

Need a hammer strap for the tractor or use a bolt with a coffee pin so the nut can't come off.

 

[craigco]

Cotter pin not coffee pin.

 

[PJH]

I did a search for "J D 1209 (or 1219) cutter/conditioner hitch?" and here's one of the pictures that came up.

I've used a shackle or clevis for odd hookups, but it's sloppy and gets on my nerves after awhile. The clevis pin goes through the drawbar AND the hole on the implement.
Would be easy to make

 

[PJH]

Same search, different picture.
Connected to the machine

 

[Hayfarmer]

That is an "equal angle hitch" if I understand right. JD had a adaptor that slid on your drawbar with a pin upright pin on the end, the purpose is to get the swivel point at the proper point to save U joints. On my 1209 I use a category 2 hitch pin in the drawbar to put the "ball" from the swather on. I secure it with a 3 pt clip pin. It is very near the same length as the equal angle hitch and I couldn't use that on my drawbar. My 1209 has regular U joints, not the fancier ones. I would suggest trying to find an operator's manual. You can look up the equal angle hitch in JD parts, I think Deere used it on baler also

 

[SVcummins]

You can?t just stick a bolt through or the first bump you hit it the mower will come off . When I hook up stuff like I put a bolt up through and double nut

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

You are missing parts. There is a bracket that goes on your tractor that extends back with a pin welded to it for the mower ball. If you try to use it without that your hitch length will be to short and your pto will jam and break something on a turn. Tom

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Equal angle hitch. You still set the drawbar to 14 inches from the end of the Pto shaft and the hitch extends the pivot point about another ten inches. Makes a tight turn without the joints hammering themselves to death.

 

[old]

My self I would put a 3 point bolt on pin on your draw bar and then put in the clip so it cannot come off

 

[JD Seller]

The system is called an equal angle hitch. It makes the pivot points be further apart than they would normally be. Using this correctly will allow you to make tighter turns without as much PTO shaft chatter/vibration.

DO NOT use it without some type of extension on it. You will break something. That some thing could be the PTO shaft coming out of your tractor.

There are several styles of equal angle hitches. The original slide over the draw bar and had two clamp bolts on each side to lock the hitch straight behind the drawbar. The newer ones where just a flat pieces of steel that bolted to the drawbar. I like the bolted style better as it does not come lose as easy as the one with the clamp bolts can. You can easily make the newer style using a flat piece of steel and a Cat 2 lift pin. ( I think the Cat 2 pin is the correct size) I would have to measure the exact distance from the drawbar hole to the center of the male pin. Other fellows on here may remember the distance.




Original style:

Newer style:

 

[John G. Williams]

As PJH said you need a clevis. A clevis is U shaped with hole at the end of each arm to take the pin connecting the tractor and implement. The clevis has one arm on top and one arm below with the tractor 'blade' and the implement 'blade' in between. The clevis equalises the pulling force of the tractor above and below the implement and keeps everything straight.

 

[Jim.ME]

From the 1209 parts catalog:

https://partscatalog.deere.com/jdrc/sidebyside/equipment/83217/referrer/navigation/pgId/39625

And from the 1219 catalog:

https://partscatalog.deere.com/jdrc/sidebyside/equipment/73432/referrer/navigation/pgId/122311

Looks like you need a Category II stud in the drawbar and the tongue should have a Cat II size self aligning bushing to accept the stud.

 

[Tx Jim]

I agree with what JD Seller posted. Equal angle hitch when attached correctly makes angles on both u-joints on telescoping pto shafts ""equal"" therefore eliminating driveshaft vibrations when turning corners with pto spinning. I prefer equal angle hitch set up over the newer CV driveshafts which cost a lot more $$$$ to repair when CV joint fails.