Contents
- 1 What is a Category 4 hitch?
- 2 What are the categories of tractor hitches?
- 3 What is a tractor drawbar?
- 4 How wide is a 3 point hitch?
- 5 What is the difference between category 0 and 1 hitch?
- 6 What’s the difference between Category 1 and Category 2 3 point hitch?
- 7 What is a 3 point hitch on a tractor?
- 8 What is a sleeve hitch for a garden tractor?
- 9 How do I keep my tractor drawbar from spinning?
- 10 What is a tongue or drawbar?
- 11 What is a drawbar clevis?
- 12 What size pins for 3 point hitch?
- 13 How much weight can a three point hitch lift?
- 14 What is the width of a Category 2 quick hitch?
What is a Category 4 hitch?
Category 4 hitches are found on tractors of 180 hp or greater and have top link pins that measure 1-3/ 4 ″ and lift arm pins of 2″. The spacing of the lift arms is about 46″. There is also a category 4N hitch which has the same pin diameters but the lift spacing is narrower at 38″.
What are the categories of tractor hitches?
What are the 3-point hitch categories?
| Category | Tractor Power | Top link pin diameter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20-45 HP | 3⁄4 in (19 mm) |
| 2 | 40-100 HP | 1 in (25 mm) |
| 3 | 80-225 HP | 1 1⁄4 in (32 mm) |
| 4 | More than 180 HP | 1 3⁄4 in (44 mm) |
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What is a tractor drawbar?
A drawbar is a solid coupling between a hauling vehicle and its hauled load. Drawbars are in common use with rail transport, road trailers, both large and small, industrial and recreational, and with agricultural equipment.
How wide is a 3 point hitch?
| Category 2 | Category 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lower link hole diameter | 28.70 mm (1.13 in.) | 37.34 mm (1.47 in.) |
| Lower hitch point Span (1) | 825 mm (32.48 in.) | 964.95 mm (37.99 in.) |
| Width of ball (2) | 44.96 mm (1.77 in.) | 44.96 mm (1.77 in.) |
| Pin centerline – Lower to upper (3) | 610.11 mm (24.02 in.) | 685.04 mm (26.97 in.) |
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What is the difference between category 0 and 1 hitch?
differences, as one goes up in Category implements the fabrication us usually more robust and can handle more tractor horsepower. In your case a Category 0 implement would probably be lighter weight than a Category 1 even though both are 48″. More weighty material & heftier fabrication = $200.
What’s the difference between Category 1 and Category 2 3 point hitch?
Category 0 Hitch For tractors with up to 20 horsepower. Category 1 Hitch For tractors with 20 to 50 horsepower. Category 2 Hitch For tractors with 50 to 90 horsepower.
What is a 3 point hitch on a tractor?
The three – point hitch (British English: three – point linkage) is a widely used type of hitch for attaching ploughs and other implements to an agricultural or industrial tractor. This gives the tractor more usable traction than it would otherwise have, given the same power, weight, and fuel consumption.
What is a sleeve hitch for a garden tractor?
Once attached, the sleeve hitch lets you place ground engaging attachments to your garden tractor at the proper angle for convenient use. Boasting a simple one-time installation of mounting brackets to the tractor, the sleeve hitch offers super-simple removal for tractor use with other tow-behind attachments.
How do I keep my tractor drawbar from spinning?
There is a bolt on piece available that bolts to the middle of your draw bar on one end, and the other end of it will attach to your top link, which keeps everything locked in place so the bar can’t rotate.
What is a tongue or drawbar?
Drawbar. A removable coupling platform that slides into a hitch receiver and fastens with a pin and clip, or the ” tongue ” portion of a fixed- tongue hitch.
What is a drawbar clevis?
It’s the black loop that is connected at the rear of the drawbar. They are available at places like Tractor Supply and give you an excellent pulling point for a chain. The hole in the drawbar is great for use as a hitch when a pin connects the load, but when a chain is required this is the ticket.
What size pins for 3 point hitch?
Three-point hitch specifications
| Category | Hitch pin size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 mm (3⁄4″) | 22.4 mm (7⁄8″) |
| 2 | 25.5 mm (1″) | 28.7 mm (1 1⁄8″) |
| 3 | 31.75 mm (1 1⁄4″) | 37.4 mm (1 7⁄16″) |
| 4 | 45mm (1 3⁄4″) | 51 mm (2″) |
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How much weight can a three point hitch lift?
Registered. Specs say the 3 pt hitch can lift 681 lbs 24″ behind the links.
What is the width of a Category 2 quick hitch?
BOSS Quick Hitch Dimensions
| Lower Hitch Point Span (D) | Width Of Hook (F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cat 1 | 695.96mm | |
| Cat 2 | 32.62 in. | 50.80mm |
| 828.55mm | ||
| Cat 3N | 32.62 in. | 50.80mm |
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