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Hitch Pin Hammer
"I've farmed all my life, and it seems like every time I hook up my tractor to a piece of equipment I need a hammer. So I finally decided to do something about it," says David Huntley, Deer Lodge, Tenn., who came up with a hitch pin that doubles as a hammer.
The hammer-hitch pin can be used either in a tractor
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Hitch Pin Hammer TRACTORS Hitches 28-2-35 "I've farmed all my life, and it seems like every time I hook up my tractor to a piece of equipment I need a hammer. So I finally decided to do something about it," says David Huntley, Deer Lodge, Tenn., who came up with a hitch pin that doubles as a hammer.
The hammer-hitch pin can be used either in a tractor drawbar or on the upper link of any 3-pt. hitch. It's equipped with a standard spring clip at one end.
Huntley knocks the handle out of a hammer head and then drills a hole into a 5/8-in. dia., grade 8 steel rod to make room for a spring clip. The rod is then welded onto the hammer head.
"It saves a lot of time and trouble when I need a hammer," says Huntley. "The hammer comes in handy for knocking driveshafts on and off my tractor's pto. It's especially useful if your tractor doesn't have a toolbox, or the toolbox is too small for a hammer. I've picked up all kinds of hammers at flea markets.
"The 5/8-in. dia. rod is the same size as a Cat. I pin. You can buy grade 8 rods at hardware stores for about $5," he notes.
Huntley sells his homemade hammer-hitch pins locally for $8 apiece and says he's willing to sell them anywhere for the same price, plus S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David R. Huntley, 1790 Gatewood Ford Rd., Deer Lodge, Tenn. 37726 (ph 423 965-3565).
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