Hitch Takes Shock Out Of Pulling Equipment

Hitch Takes Shock out of Pulling Equipment HITCHES Hitches 17-3-38 New telescoping "shock hitch", invented by Michigan farmer Rudolph Palenick, smooths out the ride when pulling equipment on the road or in the field. "We use them on virtually all our equipment - baler, mower, disk, hay wagon, chisel plow, planter and so on. The hitch cushions the ride in muddy fields, on hilly land, over rocks and pulling down the road. Makes fieldwork easier for the operator and it also saves wear and tear on equipment, particularly the transmission," says Palenick. He got the idea after blowing out an engine on a truck while pulling a heavy load. He says the uneven pull of the load put too much strain on the truck. "Once in-stalled, this hitch lets you pull the same load with a lot less power," says Palenick. The drawbar is split, with the front end slipping into the larger back end. Air shocks mount on each side of the hitch, attached to brackets on either side of the split joint. The air shocks are sized differently for different sized equipment. On some heavy equipment, Palenick says you could even fit a drawbar with 3 or 4 shocks. Prices range from $300 to $2,400, de-pending on the equipment and whether or not you can use the existing drawbar. Palenick has also developed a 3-pt.-mounted shock hitch that works on the same principle. It sells for $250. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rudolph E. Palenick, 2566 122nd Ave., Allegan, Mich. 49010-9528 (ph 616 673-3612).

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