Add-On Safety Attachments For Compact Tractors
When Ralph Thibault is working on steep sidehills, he doesn't worry about rolling his tractor. He has an outrigger he can slip into place, as needed, on either side of his tractor. He also has an anti-lift bar that keeps his 3-pt. hitch drawbar from accidentally lifting when towing a cart.
"I have a small 20-hp Massey Ferguson and I wanted more stability when I raise the loader on sidehills," he explains.
The outrigger consists of an adjustable height caster wheel on a leg that slides through a steel sleeve. The sleeve attaches to the tractor's front end.
Thibault fabricated the caster wheel leg from a 22-in. long piece of 2-in. square steel tubing. The sleeve it slides through is a 6-in. piece of 2 1/2-in. tubing mounted perpendicular to the end of a 44-in. long, 2 by 2-in. steel tube. This tube in turn slides through a 38-in. long, 2 1/2-in. steel tube or sleeve. Tabs welded to the sleeve are bolted to the front-end loader supports.
Holes drilled through the caster wheel leg at 3-in. intervals allow the height to be adjusted as needed.
After having his 3-pt. hitch drawbar rise up while pulling a loaded cart, Thibault added an anti-lift bar to the rear of his tractor. The bar consists of a 16-in. length of 2 by 2-in. angle iron on a 2-in. wide, 20-in. long steel strap. It rests on the 3-pt. lift arms in their lowered position. A 4 1/2-in. piece of 2-in. wide strap is welded to the center underside of the bar. It extends down to the upper link clevis. A 1-in. hole in the strap allows it to be pinned to the clevis. The pin holds the bar in place should the lift arms attempt to rise.
"I welded two short lengths of pipe to either side of the hole for spacers," says Thibault. "They keep the bar from moving sideways."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ralph Thibault, 315 Amirault Rd., Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, Canada B0W 2X0 (ph 902 769-3401; thibaultr@ns.sympatico.ca).
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Add-On Safety Attachments For Compact Tractors SECURITY/SAFETY Miscellaneous When Ralph Thibault is working on steep sidehills he doesn t worry about rolling his tractor He has an outrigger he can slip into place as needed on either side of his tractor He also has an anti-lift bar that keeps his 3-pt hitch drawbar from accidentally lifting when towing a cart I have a small 20-hp Massey Ferguson and I wanted more stability when I raise the loader on sidehills he explains The outrigger consists of an adjustable height caster wheel on a leg that slides through a steel sleeve The sleeve attaches to the tractor s front end Thibault fabricated the caster wheel leg from a 22-in long piece of 2-in square steel tubing The sleeve it slides through is a 6-in piece of 2 1/2-in tubing mounted perpendicular to the end of a 44-in long 2 by 2-in steel tube This tube in turn slides through a 38-in long 2 1/2-in steel tube or sleeve Tabs welded to the sleeve are bolted to the front-end loader supports Holes drilled through the caster wheel leg at 3-in intervals allow the height to be adjusted as needed After having his 3-pt hitch drawbar rise up while pulling a loaded cart Thibault added an anti-lift bar to the rear of his tractor The bar consists of a 16-in length of 2 by 2-in angle iron on a 2-in wide 20-in long steel strap It rests on the 3-pt lift arms in their lowered position A 4 1/2-in piece of 2-in wide strap is welded to the center underside of the bar It extends down to the upper link clevis A 1-in hole in the strap allows it to be pinned to the clevis The pin holds the bar in place should the lift arms attempt to rise I welded two short lengths of pipe to either side of the hole for spacers says Thibault They keep the bar from moving sideways Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ralph Thibault 315 Amirault Rd Saulnierville Nova Scotia Canada B0W 2X0 ph 902 769-3401; thibaultr@ns sympatico ca
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