Swinging drawbar setup for bushhog

[Jawjadawg]

This is a Ford 4610 with a 10ft pull type mower. Should I allow the bar to swing behind the tractor (and how much), or set the bolts on either side of the pin right next to the bar? TIA

 

[farmersamm]

I've found that letting heavy implements swing is vastly superior to having them move the tractor a few feet. No kidding. A heavy implement on a 100hp tractor can move it around if you snug it up tight. The only thing I ever ran tight was a plow, and it made a real difference.............tractor would snap into line when you dropped the plow in the ground.

Think of a swaying drawbar as a cushion, or safety fuse.

IMHO

 

[farmersamm]

Oh Hell............you said DRAWBAR. A drawbar does better, if you're not making tight turns, if it's set solid. Sorry.

I was opining about lift arms. My bad.

 

[rrlund]

Oh Hell............you said DRAWBAR. A drawbar does better, if you're not making tight turns, if it's set solid. Sorry.

I was opining about lift arms. My bad.

Ya, you don't want to let something with a PTO swing. The u joint that slides on to the tractor is going to hammer itself to pieces the first time you turn.