Tow Add-ons

[Jay Liedman]

At a recent threshing show, I saw a couple Case VACs that had what appeared to be tow attachments that fit into the cultivator mounting holes just to the rear and above the front wheels. It looks like a good idea, and I am wondering where such attachments could be purchased? See the attached pictures.

 

[Janicholson]

If commercially made I have no idea, but the "D" rings on plates are found on truck accessory sights. welding them to an appropriate sized thick walled square tube would be easy. make sure there is a way to fasten them in that is as strong as the tubing. Jim

 

[wore out]

At a recent threshing show, I saw a couple Case VACs that had what appeared to be tow attachments that fit into the cultivator mounting holes just to the rear and above the front wheels. It looks like a good idea, and I am wondering where such attachments could be purchased? See the attached pictures.

I guess we have different names for things, to me they look like "tie down points" for use when trailering the tractor.

NICELY made, for sure!

 

[Jay Liedman]

I would agree that is another likely use for them.

 

[rustred]

yes , those D rings are a purchased item. quite common. and to add. you need to be a good welder also or have a welder fabricate your mounts. i made a set of mounts using them for my brothers super wd9 to keep the paint from getting marked up from chains. go to a welding supply shop , maybe even napa for them.

 

[Keith True]

The forage boxes used to come in from John Deere with some big loops welded to angle iron.Those were delivery tie downs,but they were way to nice to throw them in the iron pile.A lot of them wound up on old tractors as tie downs.Two cylinder JD's and letter series Farmalls seemed to get most of them,at least for us.I have some on an H,bolted to the frame rails,just behind the front of the block.You can carry a long chain by looping it side to side enough times.I know people used to talk about bolting them to trailers for tie downs,but I always found it much easier to weld on the D-ring clamp.

 

[JohnRowehl]

I bought similar D-Rings at TSC.

 

[Rich'sToys]

I put these on many of my tractors. They work good for tying them down for hauling, and also if I need to tow one someplace.

 

[Mule Meat]

Those are Weld On Lifting Rings.
You can do the Google for them. Available from many different places.

Used a lot here on trail rigs for when we get a little wild and wolly out in the woods.

 

[kencombs]

I bought similar D-Rings at TSC.

All the farm stores around here carry them. Also, my local welding supply has a broad range of sizes along with weld-on pipe caps, trailer ramp hardware and lots of stuff for fabrication.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Don't get people wrong here... You are NOT going to find the brackets ready-made to fit in the tractor.

They're talking about the D-rings ONLY. The rest of the bracket has to be custom fabricated. These are $15 each at Tractor Supply.

 

[moresmoke]

Similar to Rich, I bought some weld on chain hooks and attached them to a piece of flat bar with a hole in the end. Bolt to the tractor wherever its convenient.

 

[Jim.ME]

Those are Weld On Lifting Rings.
You can do the Google for them. Available from many different places.

Used a lot here on trail rigs for when we get a little wild and wolly out in the woods.

Also, so people don't get the wrong idea about these D-rings

I doubt those pictured are rated for lifting. They appear to be typical weld-on D-rings for tie-down, available many places, including eBay and Amazon, and likely the manufacturer has a disclaimer saying they are not for lifting.

A weld-on1.2-ton Crosby certified link for lifting is around $60. The $15 link in Barnyard's picture is a tie down link, not a lifting link.

There is a world of difference in ratings and safety factors where lifting is involved.

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

I put these on many of my tractors. They work good for tying them down for hauling, and also if I need to tow one someplace.

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Similar on our John Deere B. Friend worked for a Caterpillar dealership. Not sure what they were originally used on for delivery.

Ken