"Ball To Pintle" Hitch Adapter

Ball To Pintle Hitch Adapter HITCHES Have you ever tried to tow something but didn’t have the right type of hitch? Robert Heslop did so he machined a homemade adapter that allows him to haul ball hitch trailers using an ordinary tractor drawbar He came up with a 10-in length of channel iron that has a welded-on ball hitch at one end “By pinning the channel iron onto my tractor drawbar I can quickly switch to a ball hitch without any tools ” says Heslop “A welded-on solid metal spacer keeps the channel iron from flopping up and down on the drawbar ” He says he built the unit because he got tired of having to bolt a ball hitch onto his tractor every time he wanted to switch trailers “One day I might be pulling one trailer on the highway using a ball hitch and the next day pulling another trailer through the woods or fields using a ring hitch It was always a hassle to unbolt the ball hitch from the tractor drawbar ” That’s where his adapter comes in “It speeds up the process of switching over because the ball hitch stays welded to it ” says Heslop “I simply pull one pin to remove the entire unit leaving the drawbar ready to be used for ring hookups I’ve had ball hitches unhitch when the trailer caught a stump or rock in the woods and if that happens when the trailer is loaded it’s no fun hooking back up ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert W Heslop 856 Kearsarge Mt Rd Warner N H 03278 ph 603 456-3840; blheslop@tds net

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