560 controls

jlbeebe · Jul 29, 2009

I just got my fathers 560. There is a control that I am not familiar with. It is a handle behind the left side of the seat down on the axle. It can be raised or lowered and it conects to some linkage on the cylinder that raises/lowers the two point hitch. Can anyone explain what this does? Thanks.

Hugh MacKay · Jul 29, 2009

jlbeebe: That device is setting for draft control. It really only works or has any effect on in ground fast hitch tillage tools.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 29, 2009

I also have a 560 with fast hitch. Where do I want to set that control when using my Fast Hitch 3 bottom plow. Thanks

mkirsch · Jul 29, 2009

Like any draft control you have to adjust it for the conditions.

Hugh MacKay · Jul 29, 2009

Leon: As Kirsch said, it' case of setting it for contitions, up on the lever supposedly gives you more weight transfer to tractor thus better traction when plowing with a fast hitch plow.

Having said this, these hitches on 350, 450, 460 and 560 were IH first attempt at automatic draft control. It was the beginning of the evolution and quite a poor start I might add. It has been said that IH might have gotton off to a poor start, but fast hitch automatic draft control was the fore runner of the lower link 3 point hitch sencing on 06 tractors. Of course fast hitch was always lower link sencing. 06, 56, 26 and 66 series tractors when on to become the best automatic draft control ever. In my opinion no one has built a better automatic draft control as of 2009.

the tractor vet · Jul 29, 2009

And it also works well at the tractor pulls as long as you don't get caught .

jlbeebe · Jul 29, 2009

If I set it all the way down, will it apply more pressure to my blade when I"m doing grade work?

Hugh MacKay · Jul 29, 2009

Vet: Ah, them poor tractor pullers that have been afraid of Farmall fast hitch. I remember the day modern day tractor pulling came to my area, the belly aching and whining over Farmall's fast hitch, torque, amoung other things. I argued that fast hitch was a factory option, and if I couldn't use it my 560 could sit at home in my barnyard.

Then they came the next year wanting me to enter my 1066, then proceeded to read off all their rules. I said, "Boys, my 1066 is 60 miles away drawing down $800. per day, 5 days per week. If you think I'm going to loose two days to take part in a whiners convention, your nuts."

I still think that today about tractor pulls.

Rootsy · Jul 30, 2009

(quoted from post at 14:35:05 07/29/09) If I set it all the way down, will it apply more pressure to my blade when I"m doing grade work?

No it won't...

It is a traction control device. Down pressure on your blade should be no issue as it is, but in putting down pressure on the blade you will take weight off of the rear tires... That is where traction control comes into play.

First the fast hitch needs to be set to float. the locking pin in the cylinder mount pivot needs to be removed as well as the locking pins in the receivers. After that is finished you pull UP on the lever to increase traction control. So when you begin to lose traction the system will relieve down pressure on the implement in order to increase weight transfer to the rear tires.

In a nut shell.

jlbeebe · Jul 30, 2009

Thanks for all the replies. This is a great site!!

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