Foggy47
5 year old buck +
Was hooking up my new (to me) Great Plains Drill to my tractor which has a catagory 1 three point hitch. Noticed the drill had category 1 and category 2 lower links......but the two top link holes are both Category 2......which is a 1" hole and not the typical 3/4" hole as found on other implements. Grrrrrr.
It's allot easier to use a bushing to convert category one to two than it is to convert the implement. Kinda presents a problem if you dont want the hole to get elongated from a loose fit. I found a guy with the same issue on Green Tractor Talk.....and he bought some bushings from Mac Carr to solve this issue. I just did the same thing. Likely a minor inconvenience....and I suppose many folks use a quick hitch to get around this issue......but I am not one of 'em. (too many implements to go that route. ). I really don't like the flanged bearing solution here....as it's just more small parts to work around.....but it beats the alternatives and is an affordable solution.
Anyway......the 3/4" to 1" flanged sleeve bearing is PN 6338K581 if anyone else runs into this issue.
(I know someone is going to tell me about reducer bushings......but that is not the situation here. lol ).
here are some pics:
It's allot easier to use a bushing to convert category one to two than it is to convert the implement. Kinda presents a problem if you dont want the hole to get elongated from a loose fit. I found a guy with the same issue on Green Tractor Talk.....and he bought some bushings from Mac Carr to solve this issue. I just did the same thing. Likely a minor inconvenience....and I suppose many folks use a quick hitch to get around this issue......but I am not one of 'em. (too many implements to go that route. ). I really don't like the flanged bearing solution here....as it's just more small parts to work around.....but it beats the alternatives and is an affordable solution.
Anyway......the 3/4" to 1" flanged sleeve bearing is PN 6338K581 if anyone else runs into this issue.
(I know someone is going to tell me about reducer bushings......but that is not the situation here. lol ).
here are some pics:
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