Here's the scenario: I have a BX23D MLB. Taking the backhoe on/off is quite a project for me even if I have the backhoe dolly, so while it's not the most favored set up, I plan to leave the backhoe on the tractor during the summer. During the summer season, I like to use a pull-behind sprayer for the pasture and the lawn and a manure spreader once in a while. I need a way to pull these with the backhoe mounted.
Heavy Hitch claims they have a 2" receiver that will bolt onto the BX and not interfere with the backhoe. (I will confirm this with them before buying.) But...I will need an extension from the hitch extending past the backhoe. That measurement is about 48". There are extensions of that length. As I look at them, there is a collar on one end for added strength, they say, with a drilled hole to attach either a ball or a pin to pull something. The other end...which I gather would go into the receiver does not have a hole for a pin...at least that I can see. I guess the user has to drill a hole to secure that end with a pin.
2" box tubing is sold by the foot. Thickness varies but some say 11 ga other show 1/4" Wouldn't that work just as well for this application? Could the length of the tubing be a problem ? I'd have to calculate the tongue weight for both the sprayer and the spreader. It would not be huge but I don't have specs. There would be a downward angle from the implements to the hitch which would increase the tongue weight. Bending the square tube with the weight? I don't know yet.
Or...which is my usual...give it a try and see how it works!
I'd rather be more likely to invest in the parts if there's a good chance it will work.
Members on this board are quite creative and have experience with things like this. If anyone has time to speculate with me, I'd love to hear ideas. Thanks for helping.
Tractor Gal
Heavy Hitch claims they have a 2" receiver that will bolt onto the BX and not interfere with the backhoe. (I will confirm this with them before buying.) But...I will need an extension from the hitch extending past the backhoe. That measurement is about 48". There are extensions of that length. As I look at them, there is a collar on one end for added strength, they say, with a drilled hole to attach either a ball or a pin to pull something. The other end...which I gather would go into the receiver does not have a hole for a pin...at least that I can see. I guess the user has to drill a hole to secure that end with a pin.
2" box tubing is sold by the foot. Thickness varies but some say 11 ga other show 1/4" Wouldn't that work just as well for this application? Could the length of the tubing be a problem ? I'd have to calculate the tongue weight for both the sprayer and the spreader. It would not be huge but I don't have specs. There would be a downward angle from the implements to the hitch which would increase the tongue weight. Bending the square tube with the weight? I don't know yet.
Or...which is my usual...give it a try and see how it works!
I'd rather be more likely to invest in the parts if there's a good chance it will work.Members on this board are quite creative and have experience with things like this. If anyone has time to speculate with me, I'd love to hear ideas. Thanks for helping.
Tractor Gal
