Farmall A 3 point hitch??

Alek S. · Nov 21, 2012

I have a Farmall A and am unable to find a 3 point hitch for it. All I have been able to find is 3PH for Super A's.

I am not a huge tractor expert, so I was curious if a "Super A" 3 point hitch would still be able to be used on the "A"?

I am guessing no but I just want to make sure

Thanks

gene bender · Nov 21, 2012

Farmall A doesent have any hy system so how are you going to use a 3 pt. Several ways to put a hy system on the tractor though. You can either run a pump off the gen belt or the PTO And then build a 3-pt it has been done.

Alek S. · Nov 21, 2012

Thanks for the reply

Is there a location where I can find the parts and instructions to install a hydraulic system on a Farmall A?

And if I install a Hy System, would I use a Super A 3PH kit or is something else available on the market ?

PretendFarmer · Nov 21, 2012

The easiest way in my opinion to make that work, is to get the implement lift for the plow. You can then use it to lift a 3 point hitch up and down.

DeltaRed · Nov 21, 2012

Alex,you will need a hydralicpump,timing cover,gears,etc.Then you will need to find a lift all unit that sits under the gas tank.Going to be EXPENCIVE.Better to buy a complete SA,or at least a parts SA and do some swapping.The easiest way is to find a power steering pump from a junkede truck. belt drive off the frontof the crankshaft.Get a spool valve to control it.One thing nobody has mentioned is a rockshaft assy.SA has that.A does not.

gene bender · Nov 21, 2012

Sounds like you dont know how the implements lift with the A those levers wouldnt work for a 3-pt.

gene bender · Nov 21, 2012

You dont change timing cover ect on the A. Easiest way is run a pump off the belt pulley drive then build a nice 3-pt. You can also run a pump off the gen drive if you think you have to have live hy. Makes a nice compact set-up running off the belt pulley res under the seat and control either side of the seat unless you want to run hoses or tube all over the tractor.

old · Nov 21, 2012

About the easiest way to add hyds to an A is by using a Chev truck power steering pump and a simple control body like used on a loader. Did that on a B years ago to work the lift on a sickle bar mower I fixed to mount to the belly of the B

El Toro · Nov 21, 2012

If you have the old levers on your tractor for lifting and lowering implements I would use them. I had never installed the 16-inch moldboard plow on a Farmall A until 1976 when I got this A running. All the brackets were on the plow and I wasn't very long installing it. I'm not sure if I had to reverse the drawbar. The long lever will lift that plow easily. The other lever tilts the point. I was 43 then. Hal

El Toro · Nov 21, 2012

Here's a pic of that A in 1976. Hal

Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2012

The fenders on a Farmall Super A are lot heavier than the fenders on a Farmall A as they have to carry the rear rock-shaft for the lift system. The Farmall A rear lift rock-shaft was attached to the top of the transmission on the left-hand side and to a strap bolted to the seat support and fender on the right-hand side whereas in the Super A the rock-shaft is supported on the rear of the fender on each side.

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