spring(quick) couplings for WD45

[nicholson]

Looking for a set of Spring(quick)couplings used for hooking up implements to a 1952 WD45. Please contact

 

[orionsrx]

You're looking for "lift latches", Best place is Ebay. Be prepared to pay, a good set usually isn't very cheap.

 

[Meangreen]

I just bought a pair of eBay yesterday. Got lucky on the price, but I have noticed a lot of single ones on eBay. You might be able to match a set cheaper. I do have an extra set now, but they are a mis-matched set.

Kind of on topic, were the snap couplers standard issue with a new AC or were they an option/optional part you had to buy?

 

[orionsrx]

That's a good question, I'm sure now a days they wouldn't come with the tractor, they want to make you buy everything separate, I'm surprised tractors come with tires on them! Maybe they only supplied them if you bought an implement also. Someone on here must be old enough to know.

 

[Sid]

Lift arm latch

 

[Bob Bancroft]

Be aware that like everything else they did, there were several versions of lift latches, 3 that I know of, so there may be more.
The first(I think) were just folded steel. Then the better ones are cast. Then they added a boss where a shaft could be bolted between them for extra support.

 

[JMS/.MN]

The Snap Coupler is the bell-shaped housing under the tractor where the drawbar and mounted implements attach to. It was standard on the WD45. Many WD tractors were retro-fitted later. Poster is referring to the lift arm latches.