[AT] Some Lancaster Ads

Bob McNitt nysports at frontiernet.net
Sat Apr 18 18:09:32 PDT 2009


Paul -

I think I know what you were envisioning because, as Carl described, we had 
one on the farm's Farmall M and it was only effective on modest slopes.
Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Some Lancaster Ads


>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>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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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>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:58 PM
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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
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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