Substitute Drawbar and Gear Reducer?

[Bigschuss]

Found a nice Howard Rotavator last summer with all of the parts. Last night I went to attach my belly mount blade under my '58 Fast Hitch and realized that I can no longer use my standard length substitute drawbar while the gear reducer is in place?

Does anybody know if there is a source for a longer substitute drawbar that will work with my gear reducer before I have one fabricated?

Thanks in advance,
Blair

[Bigdog]

Blair - I'm pretty sure you will need to have one made.

[Bigschuss]

Blair - I'm pretty sure you will need to have one made.

Thanks Bigdog. Yeah, I think you might be right. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Blair

[Rick Prentice]

Blair. I'd rather make the final extension that should've came with the unit, along with the brake pedal and fender extensions. Hopefully EJP will show his pics when sees this. Here's a small pic from TM: http://www.tm-tractor.com/gbrochures/ho ... torcd6.htm

Rick

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Here is a picture of an original drawbar spacer, which is needed for any implement that mounts to the final drive, there should be 2 sets, one on the front and one on the rear of the final drive.



and a picture of the ones Rick made for me. I have it dismounted at present, preparing to switch tractors as soon as I get the 48 I am rebuilding done so I can get better pictures if you wish.

[Rick Prentice]

I also just found this old pic of a spacer I made a few years ago for Tom or Norman(don't remember), to match an original, to give you alittle better close-up picture.

Just make your spacer exactly the same width as the reducer unit and the drawbar should line up perfect.



Rick

[Bigschuss]

Thanks for those pics Rick and John. Glad I started this thread, because I now see the spacer that I am SUPPOSED to have. As you can see, the one that I got from the guy I bought the unit from obviously had some kind of a homemade spacer. I never knew any better. I was never thrilled with it.

I also now see that yes, instead of a longer drawbar, I can simple use another spacer. Don't know why I didn't think of that.

Rick, I'm going to send you a private message with some questions if you don't mind.

Thanks again,
Blair

[dirt devil]

I have mine on Hot Rod so I can take some pics tomorrow for you. I copied the same setup as EJP since I ran into the same problem that you have. I wanted a belly mount blade but couldn't install it. I know John had his set up so that he could and got the idea from him. One thing that I like a little better is that you tap the holes that the fast hitch braket mounts to that way you don't have all the stress on three six inch bolts but 6 1 1/2" bolts. You will be able to see that in the pics I will get as well. I might have a tracing somewhere of the ones that I made a couple years ago. I will look for it. If not I can trace the one on the tractor.

Best of luck.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I went to the shed this evening to take pictures of the extension brackets, and after half hour of searching and not finding them (only took off 2 weeks ago) I gave up and decided I had better take a day or two to straighten and clean the shop before I did anything else. My parts washer is just outside the door, and as I walked past it I remembered I had put the brackets in it due to the despeeder seal leaking on them. Here are the ones Rick made for me.