2019 - Volume #43, Issue #1, Page #29
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Made-It-Myself Tractor Towbar
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Swensen uses the 5-ft. long towbar to pull the tractor behind his pickup or other machinery when moving from one field to another. It’s equipped with a drawbar and lock pin on front, allowing it to connect to a pickup or another tractor. The hitch hinges on a pair of bolts, allowing it to be folded up out of the way. A pair of chains hooked onto clevises keep the towbar upright.
“I originally built the towbar so I could tow the tractor behind my pickup to a farm 12 1/2 miles away, where I used it to operate a grain auger,” says Swensen. “It also came in handy if the tractor needed repairs, because I could drop it off in town and then drive the pickup home without needing a ride from someone. A local welder, Dennis Hartman of Double D Machine Shop (ph 605 665-8066) helped me build it.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Swensen, 1408 Sunrise Drive, Yankton, S. Dak. 57078 (ph 605 660-3489; g_swensen@msn.com).
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