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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: mebnandtrn on August 14, 2017, 07:49:16 am

Title: towball on tractor
Post by: mebnandtrn on August 14, 2017, 07:49:16 am

Hopefully a quick question, can you fit a towball to tow a trailer onto a compact tractor please? If so is it simple and effective? Same question also for an old tractor. Many thanks

Title: Re: towball on tractor
Post by: stufe35 on August 14, 2017, 08:16:07 am

If you have a drawbar on your tractor its simple you can use something like this :  (there are variations-make sure you get the right size bolt to suit the hole in your drawbar...your local tractor dealer will have a selection of these)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Tow-Ball-Hitch-19mm-Pin-50mm-Cat-1-Quad-ATV-Tractor-Pin-Towing-3-4/1488962497?iid=181959408069 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Tow-Ball-Hitch-19mm-Pin-50mm-Cat-1-Quad-ATV-Tractor-Pin-Towing-3-4/1488962497?iid=181959408069)

If not you can use something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-POINT-HITCH-COMPACT-TRACTOR-TOW-BALL-A-FRAME-LINKAGE-/263116490814 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-POINT-HITCH-COMPACT-TRACTOR-TOW-BALL-A-FRAME-LINKAGE-/263116490814)

Loads of variations on the themes here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/tractor-tow-hitch (http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/tractor-tow-hitch)

Title: Re: towball on tractor
Post by: DavidandCollette on August 14, 2017, 02:50:58 pm

Yep. I have one for my Kubota. Two ball one side two pin the other. Got it somewhere from tinternet

Title: Re: towball on tractor
Post by: stufe35 on August 16, 2017, 07:49:24 am

Hope you found the above information useful.

Title: Re: towball on tractor
Post by: mebnandtrn on August 19, 2017, 09:36:34 am

thank you, it was greatly appreciated.

Title: towball on tractor
Post by: PeterAwala on September 10, 2017, 10:11:19 pm

What are most of you all using for a 3pt hitch on a tractor rc. Getting rdy to do one.  Didnt know if u were using servos or what. Pictures would be appreciated. Thanks

Title: Re: towball on tractor
Post by: mebnandtrn on September 14, 2017, 04:02:11 pm

Thanks for the advice, purchased a Kubota compact tractor which is great and it came with a tow ball on a frame that fixes to the 3 point linkage. Works brilliantly, I would heartily recommend it to anyone!