Some of the lighter built forks are much shorter to keep from getting the center of gravity too far out on a small tractor. Keeping the load as close to the tractor as possible will help keep it stable. It’s important to note that these 3-point pallet forks may have a heavy duty weight rating, but a small tractor without any weight up front may not be able to lift more than 400-500 lbs.
The forks pictured here are from Titan and can be found on Rear pallet forks may be your only option to move pallets of material or lengths of logs if you don’t have a FEL (front end loader) on your tractor. Heavy Hitch has a very heavy duty drawbar hitch that is made from American steel and also accepts suitcase weights and pallet forks to make it very versatile. There are some features that increase the price such as a ball on the top of the hitch or holes for accepting bale spears. The cheaper ones are probably going to be made in China and be lighter duty. Quick hitch bushings will also be needed to slip over the pins to eliminate any slop.ĭrawbar hitches start in price around $60 or so and go up from there to about $300. The drawbar pictured above is an example of one that is compatible from Titan which has great reviews and can be found on. The way to tell is that there is enough room for the top hook of the quick hitch to slide under the top link pin. If you have a quick hitch it’s important to make sure the drawbar hitch receiver is compatible with it.
Drawbar hitch receivers mount to the 3-point hitch on a tractor to easily allow the insertion of a 2″ trailer hitch for moving and hauling trailers around the farm or homestead.
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