[AT] Some Lancaster Ads

[Paul Waugh]

I just Goggled 'hillside hitch'.  I  have never seen anything like that 
around where I grew up. It is something different than I imagined.

Paul - IN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:42 PM
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> Is this something like a 'swinging' drawbar hitch??.  Our IH-M had a 
> drawbar
> hitch that you could move off center in 2 inch increments. Just pulled the
> pins, moved it to where you wanted and replaced the pins. ??
> Paul - IN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
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>> Hillside hitch was an adjustment to move the drawbar off center on the 
>> go.
>> It is used to help offset the implement's tendancy to drift downhill when
>> working along a side hill.  Probably most important for plowing.  There
>> were
>> lever operated and hydraulic versions.  Seems like they were more
>> prevalent
>> on H and M Farmalls as they had a wide swinging drawbar.  The JD 60 that
>> was
>> on our farm had only had +/- 6" of swing and unless it was a completely
>> different hitch setup, might not be all that effective compensating 
>> except
>> for minor slopes.
>> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
>> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
>> AC D14, 914H
>> JD 5320 MFWD
>> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
>> Simplicity 7116H
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
>> To: "Tractor" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:01 PM
>> Subject: [AT] Some Lancaster Ads
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>>
>>> OK, I give, what is a hillside hitch {JD 60 Hillside hitch with hyd.
>>> cylinder $3,800.} There were two different tractors listed with 
>>> 'hillside
>>> hitches'
>>>
>>> Paul - IN
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