Round baler hitch

[dun]

Well I am not sure what you mean by roller height, but my drawbar going into the baler hitch is straight, and the heavy tongue weight of the baler rides on top of the drawbar. any forward or backward pressure on the pin makes it impossible to remove the pin. and I mean any, since I have hardly any tolerance in the hole /oin conection. ?? rcp I really appreciate your help !

Use a smaller pin or a grade 8 bolt thato's a little smaller. I had to burn a pin out becuase the fit was so "perfect", substituted a slightly smaller bolt and like magic the problem went away.

[Angus Cowman]

If your baler is putting that much weight on the hitch you may need to adjust the hitch on the baler so that the weight is more balanced
I can't remember on the JD's it has been a little over 10 yrs since I had one, but on the NH you would remove the bolts attaching the hitch and move the hitch to a lower position and that would raise the front of the baler up

[SaddleSore]

I may be wrong, but I believe RCP is running a 30 series Deere baler with the equal angle hitch. This hitch must be slid over the drawbar, drop the pin in and then lower the baler onto the stud. It's been awhile since I've been close to one of these, but I don't think it would take much to turn it into a clevis type hitch. You could cut the stud off, bore a hole where the stud was (for a pin) then weld a piece of flat steel to the top of the hitch extending out over where the stud was and drill a hole in this that will align with the hole in the lower part of the hitch.

[hayray]

According to all of my manuals the pin specifications are for pins a little smaller then the drawbar hole, this keeps the tongue from bending when the baler pivots over un-even ground. I now use the quick release hitch pins so I don't have to pull a hair pin clip out and loose it. I have had to use my fire extinguishers a couple times that I have in my tractors.

[jcummins]

Could you rig up a pin that has a chain on it attached to the three point....then just lift the three point and drive away?

[skyhightree1]

I must say I agree my well being is worth more than some iron. I would try to put out with a extinguisher and maybe unhook if i can... but if got too hot thats what I pay insurance for so I say that to say this..... BURN BABY BURN.....

[novaman]

I have absolutely no tolerance of slack at the pin connection. This is a Jd cab /air tractor and a JD baler and a connecting JD pin . At times even when I unhook in the barn I sometimes need a hammer to drive it back up, so it is impossible to just pull the pin, I may need to go to a smaller diameter pin ( and have a loose connection) All I know is I refuse to let my tractor burn, since I have wanted one like this for years, I can get another baler, but not a another tractor. Year before last Farm Bureau told me we had 11 burn in our county, so it does happen more than we think. ( They ought to know they paid for them ! ha, ) rcp

I have a JD tractor hooked to a JD baler and there is quite a bit of slack between the pin and the drawbar. I can easily remove the pin unless I'm hanging on a hill or something like that. You can refuse letting your tractor burn all you want, but it won't keep it from happening. That is what insurance is for. If she starts on fire and the extinguisher won't put it out you may as well let it go.