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Mike Duwe
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Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 1
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 6:44 am: | 
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Could someone that has one of these hitches please check my dimensions before I begin to fabircate. I know Ken Ortman has some good pictures, but things are unclear in many instances.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/duwem/cat0a-framedrawing.jpg}
(Message edited by mikeduwe on October 18, 2006) |
John Lang
Member
Username: Jlang
IA
Registered: 1-2002
Post Number: 3002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 7:54 am: |
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You can buy these new from Brinly Hardy for less $100 or less and that includes the sleeve hitch hardware which you have not shown in your drawing. |
John Lang
Member
Username: Jlang
IA
Registered: 1-2002
Post Number: 3003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 8:01 am: |
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Just trying to help. Here's some more info from Brinly Hardy. I've found Nancy very helpful.
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Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 2
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 8:19 am: |
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An origional one went for $60 on ebay, I will post up in the classifieds here to see what I come up with. } |
Tim N.
Member
Username: Tim_jd216
VA
Registered: 8-2004
Post Number: 327
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 10:13 am: |
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Got one last week from Brinly, about $91.00 for the frame - $104 to my door. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 7
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 2:30 pm: |
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I will keep that in mind, I just dropped $1400 for a 332 then $250 for the 3-}point.... so if I can get a used one that would be great. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 8
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 7:52 am: |
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could someone please check these dimensions for me |
Pat Blackford
Member
Username: 466turbo
Registered: 5-2006
Post Number: 4
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 7:24 pm: |
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Mike -
Mine was just delivered yesterday from Brinly. Some of your dimensions are a bit off. My girlfriend took the following pictures, so you can see them.
http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q195/jlettich/Brinly%20Sleeve%20Hitch%20Adaptor/
(Message edited by 466turbo on October 19, 2006) |
Steve Hayes
Member
Username: Steveh
VA
Registered: 5-2004
Post Number: 678
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 8:18 pm: |
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A standard Cat0 drawbar is 20" wide. The top link location is not terribly critical but I build my adaptors with a 12" vertical dimension. Also a Cat0 hitch uses 5/8" pins. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 9
| | Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 6:24 am: |
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So it is 5/16" for the side pieces, not 3/8"
Also that top part is 1 7/8" not 1 3/4"
How much was that new, They are so simple that I would feel bad buying one, but I could always make one and sell the one I bought. |
Tim N.
Member
Username: Tim_jd216
VA
Registered: 8-2004
Post Number: 330
| | Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 8:23 am: |
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Mike - Brinly quoted me about $91.00. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 41
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 6:10 am: |
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I have called that number on that page you posted up John and havnt had anyone answer it for 3 times now..... |
Bruce W.
Member
Username: Bwolf
NJ
Registered: 11-2005
Post Number: 36
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 7:03 am: |
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Mike,
Brinly-Hardy Info
You may contact our Customer Service Department toll free at (877) 728-8224. All other departments are (800)626-5329 or send us an e-mail at customerservice@brinly.com. |
Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 841
| | Posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 6:41 am: |
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I don't know about the Brinly-Hardy frame because I've got one built by a fabber from e-bay. Here is an experience I've had with mine.
It's built from 1/4 stock. I put a weight carrier on it and things are cool. Then I get the idea to use it for a hitch for a planter - that's cooler yet.
Then I build a tool-bar with 2 middle-busters for the A-frame so I can build irrigation furrows down the rows. That worked so good I started plowing my garden with that tool. At some point using this tool-bar setup I overloaded the 1/4" A-frame and now both lower hitch pins are about 1/4" out of line pointing to the front of the tractor.
The long and short of it is that area where those pins mount probably needs to be 3/8 metal if you are going to be using your a-frame in a 'stressful' way. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 45
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 6:28 am: |
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Jim,
Can I see pictures of this
I just bought one from John Lang |
Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 845
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 7:15 am: |
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pictures of what I'm using it for - or the damage done? |
Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 846
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 7:16 am: |
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Mike you want to see how I'm using it or how I damaged it? |
Tim N.
Member
Username: Tim_jd216
VA
Registered: 8-2004
Post Number: 352
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 7:53 am: |
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Jim - The Brinly-Hardy A-frame is built with 3/8" stock, not 1/4" like the one on ebay. |
Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 849
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 8:25 am: |
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Yup - it needs to be - I can prove it. |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 48
| | Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 3:09 pm: |
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The damage and using it for, mine is in the mail.
I want to make the 790 compact weight bracket bolt up to the frame as well but dont want to overload it. |
Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 865
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 8:20 am: |
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Mike - Here are two uses - planter and tool bar. You can see the weight carrier on the a-frame on the planter picture. When you need weights on the rear end - turn the a-frame around and hang the weights on it.
I don't have a picture of how I mounted the tool bar or a good picture of the damage yet. I'll try to get them sometime this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Jim Quarles
Member
Username: Jq730d
MO
Registered: 6-2005
Post Number: 868
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 12:56 pm: |
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Tool bar hookup and a-frame damage...
I use the center hole in the hitch to hook things up. Note the hitch pins on the a-frame that are pointing off different directions? The paint on the uprights is cracked from top to bottom because of the twist that was put into them. 
A bolt comes up from the bottom and tightens into the nut bracket welded on the tool bar.
The end tabs with holes in them are pieces of scrap that slide into the area just under the nuts on those lower hitch pins
It's a neat quick set up - one bolt does it. When it's cinched up it's all one stout piece.
Now to mount those hitch pins a bit stronger...
The final result.
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Steve Hayes
Member
Username: Steveh
VA
Registered: 5-2004
Post Number: 726
| | Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 6:55 pm: |
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I built this Cat0 3point adaptor with 2" receiver and weight bracket. I then built an adaptor to convert the 2" receiver to sleeve hitch to use my sleeve hitch plow.
(Message edited by steveh on November 13, 2006) |
Mike Duwe
Member
Username: Mikeduwe
Wi
Registered: 10-2006
Post Number: 61
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 11:43 am: |
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Steve,
that is one nice setup. Did you start with a Brinly adaptor and weld on brackets for the weights. I would like to use mine in the winter as a weight ballast for snowblowing. I have a 790 front bracket that I might put on it, but I like your setup a lot better.
Also, how do you plow with your 3 point. With my 10.5" wheels set in the wide position I need to have the sleeve hitch adaptor plate that bolts on the A-frame all the way to the right side, it looks like yours is centered. What are you doing to keep the 3- pt arms from pullin to one way, I put a second bolt in the chains to tighten them up, but then I couldnt get the frame off without removing that bolt. |
Dusti Snider
Member
Username: Dc_snider
WV
Registered: 4-2002
Post Number: 311
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 2:24 pm: |
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Thought I'd post a pic of the 3pt adapter and A-frame I just finished building. Seems like these things come up every so often...
My dealer gave me a sleeve hitch from a tractor of unknown brand, which I incorporated into it. I also added holes to bolt the weights on that I have on the front of all my tractors, a set of forged eye bolts for pulling and lifting, holes to bolt a trailer ball and so on. It's all made from 2-1/2" angle, 3/8" thick. Pretty stout...
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Darrin Behm
Member
Username: Dirtweed
NY
Registered: 7-2006
Post Number: 261
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 2:48 pm: |
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oops
(Message edited by dirtweed on July 18, 2007) |
Travis Ford
Member
Username: Bubba4020
IN
Registered: 7-2004
Post Number: 149
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 2:57 pm: |
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It seems like everybody builds there own version of these things. I built this one a while ago to move my trailer around and pull a lawn roller. Then I built a ripper for it. Seems like I am using it all the time for something.
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Farley Cornia
Member
Username: 314farley
Ia
Registered: 5-2005
Post Number: 121
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 4:51 pm: |
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Jim, is there any way you could get a close-up on the brackets you fabbed up for the Earthway planter to 3-point A-frame converter. I have 1 of each and would like to try to build my own. Thanks Farley |
