How To Make 3pl Hitch Adapter For Tractor Free Plans

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3PL Hitch Adapter

Plans Book

Includes Plans To Build The Following:

• Three point linkage hitch adapter


Kurraglen Industries
PO Box 215
Gulgong, NSW, 2852
Australia

https://www.kurraglenindustries.com.au

[email protected]

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How to make a 3pl hitch adapter

This trailer towbar hitch adapter for tractors is simple to make and quick to hook up to the three point
linkage of the tractor to move a trailer around the farm.

The steel shown in the cutting list is only a guide as you may have other material already available that
you can use.

Materials required
Item No Material Length Quantity
1 50x50x4mm SHS 600mm 1
2 65x65x6mm SHS (check fit on your hitch) 170mm 1
3 50x50x4mm SHS 435mm 1
4 50x10mm flat 450mm 2
5 65x10mm flat 130mm 2
6 65x10mm flat 130mm 2
7 65x10mm flat (45 degree cut) 65mm 3
Lower 3 point linkage pins To suit your tractor 2
Upper 3 point linkage pin To suit your tractor 1

1. Begin by cutting the steel to the required sizes.


2. Drill hole in Item 2 to suit the hitch tongue. Normally this is 16.5mm but this may differ depending on
the hitch pin. Refer to Diagram 1.

Diagram 1

3. Position the 65x65 shs (Item 2) in the centre of Item 1 and tack weld into place as shown in Diagram
2.

4. Position Item 3 as shown in Diagram 2 and tack weld in place.

5. Tack weld Items 4 into place as shown in Diagram 3.


Diagram 2

Diagram 3
6. Drill holes in Items 5 to suit your lower 3 point linkage pins and in Items 6 to suit your upper 3 point
linkage pin as shown in Diagram 4.

Diagram 4

Diagram 5
7. Tack weld Items 5, Items 6 and Items 7 in place. Refer to Diagrams 5.

8. Fully weld all previously welded tack welds and paint as required and install pins.

Some free handy tools:

Linear cutting list optimiser: https://www.kurraglenindustries.com.au/linear-cutting-list-calculator.htm

Free project calculator: https://www.kurraglenindustries.com.au/project-calculator.htm

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