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I've been looking into building a 3pt hitch, not unlike many that are already in use. Unfortunately I have a dillemma here as to how to operate it. As many of you know, I only have the 190 to take care of all of my chores, and it's the old manual lever-op lift type. With the spring set right I can get about 8" of movement out of the tiller, which is just fine. I'm sure I can accomplish this with a 3pt setup, but what about a MANUAL LEVER-OP setup for my 3pt?
What I'm suggesting is working the 3pt with the original impliment lever, not a hydraulic cylinder. I know, all the newer tractors use the hydraulic setup, and it would be great. I'll convert over to that someday, maybe... For now, I don't have tons of money to throw at my tractor, so necessity dictates priority. New...new----er... tires, oil changes, hoses that should have blown a year ago, you get the idea. I'm just trying to improve the lift system to accomodate more impliments that I already have or can easily build.
Right now, I have enough metal scrap pieces laying around to fab up a manually operated 3pt setup, run from my original lift lever.
Has anybody ever seen this? Will this work? Am I wasting my time? Have I been breathing too much tractor exhaust and welder fumes? :crazy:
Rob
What I'm suggesting is working the 3pt with the original impliment lever, not a hydraulic cylinder. I know, all the newer tractors use the hydraulic setup, and it would be great. I'll convert over to that someday, maybe... For now, I don't have tons of money to throw at my tractor, so necessity dictates priority. New...new----er... tires, oil changes, hoses that should have blown a year ago, you get the idea. I'm just trying to improve the lift system to accomodate more impliments that I already have or can easily build.
Right now, I have enough metal scrap pieces laying around to fab up a manually operated 3pt setup, run from my original lift lever.
Has anybody ever seen this? Will this work? Am I wasting my time? Have I been breathing too much tractor exhaust and welder fumes? :crazy:
Rob