Had to move around my JD round baler, 4x4 model 335 and the tractor I had handy to use was my MF 50 diesel.
The drawbar is positioned correctly with respect to the end of the PTO shaft at 14ish inches.
However, from the end of the bracket under the tractor to the end of the drawbar, the drawbar sticks out quite a bit. Didn’t take a measurement of that, but it’s quite a cantilever compared to my JD tractor.
When I hooked up (empty) the round baler, that drawbar deflected down a bit - enough that it made me nervous.
I suspect this drawbar arrangement is similar to the 35, 135, 165, etc tractors.
I’m thinking about fashioning a drawbar support of some sort to counter this weight when needed.
Did MF offer any kind of add on drawbar support for these old tractors? Has anyone fashioned a drawbar support? Anyone broke a drawbar with a vertical load?
Thanks!
Bill
The drawbar is positioned correctly with respect to the end of the PTO shaft at 14ish inches.
However, from the end of the bracket under the tractor to the end of the drawbar, the drawbar sticks out quite a bit. Didn’t take a measurement of that, but it’s quite a cantilever compared to my JD tractor.
When I hooked up (empty) the round baler, that drawbar deflected down a bit - enough that it made me nervous.
I suspect this drawbar arrangement is similar to the 35, 135, 165, etc tractors.
I’m thinking about fashioning a drawbar support of some sort to counter this weight when needed.
Did MF offer any kind of add on drawbar support for these old tractors? Has anyone fashioned a drawbar support? Anyone broke a drawbar with a vertical load?
Thanks!
Bill