What is a 3 point hitch?

• Raise the linkage

Tims$.02

Just to add: the draft sensing in the top link senses the compression force through the top link. A mounted plow, for instance, will attempt to rotate up out of the ground around the bottom link pin axis. This force is restrained by the top link. When the pulling got harder (in tough spots) more compression force was sent through the top link. Also when the pulling got harder, wheel spin likely increased.

Too much pulling force was alleviated by a sensing valve in the tractor at the connection point of the top link. The circuitry automatically lifted the plows up a pre-determined amount (operater draft control adjustment)initially causing the rear tires to get "sucked" down to the ground harder (more traction) then also lightening the pulling force as the plow was not as deep. When pulling force lightened, the plows reset to the original depth.

I was gonna hollar at ya too, but we all knew what ya meant. :>)

Oh, by the way, IH's 3 points have extenders to aid in the hook-up thingy. After ya get used to 'em, you'll never look at another fast hitch. :>)

Allan

Mac OS, Amiga OS, Atari TOS were all better than anything Windows had to begin with. That's real clear, but Windows got the big bucks & became the standard & incorporated all the good stuff by version 3....

Standard 3pt hitch size is cat 2 or cat 3N on most tractors, from about 65 - 160 hp. That would include most common tractors.....

And, you didn't mention the cat 3N or 4N sizes, think there are really 5, tho those N versions do overlap... Cat 0 is very poorly defined, manufaturers do not meet standards. Cat one also a lot of implements are not correct enough to work with a quick hitch. Cat 2 and up are much more uniform.

But, i like your post, good info if one isn't being a nit-picker like me. :)

Hope you take this with the smile on my face as I type. :)

--->Paul