154 3 point hitch and pix.
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:40 pm
I bought a 154 almost 3 weeks ago, it's not really what I wanted (diesel and a little larger please). So I didn't want to put more money into it than I could get back out. It already has the creeper, but lacked the 3 point so lasts week I started making one, and finished this morning. The only thing that I didn't already have was the pins needed to attach the arms to the tractor. Was going to make them but thought I should check the tractor store first, $3 each. I liked that so much I also used them for the arms on the rocker shaft.
The build is a reflection of what I had laying around. Cyl is 2.5" bore 8" stroke, I still need to put a breather in the top port and or do more with the hydraulics than come off the T. Hitch frame is all one piece. Replaces the draw bar, on the left it bolts to a tab (part of a piece that extends back along the frame and is welded. on the right it bolts (2 on the back and one on the side) to a box that is bolted on top of the frame and down to the rear. I did a smoke test: hooked the arms under something that wouldn't move and it picked the front of the cub off the floor with no effort or deflection. ( I didn't jump up and down on the front of the tractor thou).
Still to do is the attachment for the top link,, Already welded on top and bottom of the 3x5 angle that supports the rocker are two pieces of 3/8 x1 1/2 x 6 strips with holes. Just need to take a slice of the same 3x5 angle (flipped 180 it will make a box with the other 3x5 angle) , put holes in it and weld on what ever I decide for the link. If it wears out or I don't like it I can just cut another slice and do it over.\
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The build is a reflection of what I had laying around. Cyl is 2.5" bore 8" stroke, I still need to put a breather in the top port and or do more with the hydraulics than come off the T. Hitch frame is all one piece. Replaces the draw bar, on the left it bolts to a tab (part of a piece that extends back along the frame and is welded. on the right it bolts (2 on the back and one on the side) to a box that is bolted on top of the frame and down to the rear. I did a smoke test: hooked the arms under something that wouldn't move and it picked the front of the cub off the floor with no effort or deflection. ( I didn't jump up and down on the front of the tractor thou).
Still to do is the attachment for the top link,, Already welded on top and bottom of the 3x5 angle that supports the rocker are two pieces of 3/8 x1 1/2 x 6 strips with holes. Just need to take a slice of the same 3x5 angle (flipped 180 it will make a box with the other 3x5 angle) , put holes in it and weld on what ever I decide for the link. If it wears out or I don't like it I can just cut another slice and do it over.\
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