Rear ball hitch

[Dan37511 16]

I am restoring a Wheel horse 854 and the back of the hitch has a cable on it and I can not find a picture of how the cable works and where it attaches to. Can a anyone help me?

[Sailman 1,291]

Basically this is the way to connect to the lift on the tractor. There should be a "tunnel" the cable would run through. I am not positive but I believe you need to install the "rockshaft" and cable assembly to get it to work correctly. Looks like a makeshift version on your tractor.

I am attaching a pdf that I used to put one on one of my tractors. Parts are available through wheelhorsepartsand more.

The pdf is for clevis hitch but uses same set up for your slot hitch.

I'm sure one of the experts will come along shortly and give you a better description.

Clevis_Hitch_RockShaftKit_Instructions.pdf

Edited November 6, 2022 by Sailman
extra info

[peter lena 8,583]

@Dan37511  agree with @Sailman   on the tunnel tube , get some red aerosol grease in that tube and related movement points.  also lubricate the lift lever  cross shaft  bushings , each side of trans tunnel , watch the rust run out , pete

[oliver2-44 9,705]

The 854 is a great bucket list tractor for many of us. 

As said above. Contact Lowell at Wheelhorse Parts and More. Some model tractors required the extra Rockshaft some didn’t.  Enlarging you picture Is that a tube or a piece of flexible cable I see in the bottom of the tool box with the current cable in it. 
Lowell will help you get what you need. 

[Dan37511 16]

Thank you all. This is what I did so far.

[Racinbob 11,045]

In the bottom hole of the lift arm rockshaft. 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,028]

to the   Dan.      Very nice looking 954.

 

Lots of members here ready to help with any questions.

 

I would be interested in seeing pictures of the underside of the axle bracket and slot hitch and how they are attached to the transmission.     

It appears the axle bracket is installed backwards with the locking levers forward with some type of plow frame extension connected to the axle bracket in turn pushing the plow frame forward several inches.

Also there appears to be no pin connecting the slot hitch to the transmission.

Edited November 6, 2022 by Ed Kennell

[Lee1977 6,648]

7 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

to the   Dan.      Very nice looking 954.

 

Lots of members here ready to help with any questions.

 

I would be interested in seeing pictures of the underside of the axle bracket and slot hitch and how they are attached to the transmission.     

It appears the axle bracket is installed backwards with the locking levers forward with some type of plow frame extension connected to the axle bracket in turn pushing the plow frame forward several inches.

Also there appears to be no pin connecting the slot hitch to the transmission.

"I see a flat head pin in the slot hitch. The plow bracket look like it has been modified with with a channel tow hitch welded to it as it is not attach with the original pin to the transmmission.

[Ed Kennell 38,028]

12 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

I see a flat head pin in the slot hitch

Yeah, I see a pin with a snap ring in the slot hitch, but I don't see how it is attached to the tractor.

Maybe the vertical bolt in the slot hitch goes thru the C channel  that must be attached to the tractor, in which case the hitch will not pivot to raise or lower the draw bar.

Not sure what the "engineer' was trying to accomplish with these modifications.

[Dan37511 16]

Here are some pics I still don't know what this lever if for?

[Dan37511 16]

 

[Racinbob 11,045]

First, that's a parking brake. 

Second, your frame needs repaired bad where it attached to the transmission.

Third, the axle bracket is backwards. It's also the wrong bracket for that particular blade but obviously it works. 

[oliver2-44 9,705]

1 hour ago, Racinbob said:

Second, your frame needs repaired bad where it attached to the transmission.

Third, the axle bracket is backwards. It's also the wrong bracket for that particular blade but obviously it works. 

There are several threads on here about transmission mounting bracket crack repair. Some are bolt on stiffeners that require no welding.

Even though you have a later series axle bracket, it will work better turning it around.

[Racinbob 11,045]

1 minute ago, oliver2-44 said:

There are several threads on here about transmission mounting bracket crack repair. Some are bolt on stiffeners that require no welding.

Even though you have a later series axle bracket, it will work better turning it around.

 

I wondered about that Jum. I believe that particular blade frame was designed to be bolted on. 

[oliver2-44 9,705]

31 minutes ago, Racinbob said:

 

I wondered about that Jim. I believe that particular blade frame was designed to be bolted on. 

I believe your correct about the bolting on to the "correct bracket"   But my thought is the newer style bracket that he has would take the blade pushing force better if it was turned correctly. 

[Racinbob 11,045]

53 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

I believe your correct about the bolting on to the "correct bracket"   But my thought is the newer style bracket that he has would take the blade pushing force better if it was turned correctly. 

I agree with that Jim. I just did some research. From 61 to 64 they were simply bolted on a piece of angle U bolted to the axle. But 64 seems like it was a transition year. The BD-4264 was bolt on, the BD-4264A had the 'first generation' hitch with the levers. The frame Dan has is definitely the earlier bolt on. I would try flipping it around and see how it works. 

[Ed Kennell 38,028]

Dan, here are a couple pics of two different style axle brackets and how they were designed to be installed on the axles.

Note they are  mounteddifferently on the axle, but the locking levers always extend to the rear.   

This may not work with the altered plow frame you have, but just to show you how it was intended to be used.

 

 

[Racinbob 11,045]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Dan, here are a couple pics of two different style axle brackets and how they were designed to be installed on the axles.

Note they are  mounteddifferently on the axle, but the locking levers always extend to the rear.   

This may not work with the altered plow frame you have, but just to show you how it was intended to be used. I thought it wasa fabricated mounting set up but nope, it was the way it was done back then.

 

 

 

 

Actually Ed, his frame isn't modified. It's this style. 

 

Blade Dozer 42in 1963 BD-4263 newer (1).pdf

 

The bar and spacers were added to make it work with a lever type bracket. The first time I saw one of these was a few years ago when I hauled a 701 and blade to the big show for another member. I thought it was a fabricated mounting set up but nope, it was the way it was done back then.

[Ed Kennell 38,028]

Thanks Bob, I've never seen one of these.       

[Lane Ranger 10,946]

I have this same snowplow .  It is a BD-6242 and that’s the number to look for in the manuals section for a copy of the attachment manual.  
 

I have used the same rear hitch on the plow and it works fine.   Bob and Ed are correct that it orignal used a different rear hitch set up with  longer angle iron pieces. 
 

The pivot handle and foot pedal on right are pretty neat features! 
 

I have used on my brothers 633, my 854 and my 701 and 702. 

[Racinbob 11,045]

18 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Thanks Bob, I've never seen one of these.       

 

The first time I saw one of these was in 2016 when I was helping a guy with 4 Wheel Horses and didn't know anything about them. A blade like this was on what I called a Frankenhorse. He also had a 701 that I hauled to the big show for another member. I told him the blade wasn't a Wheel Horse blade but something modified to make it work.  Fortunately the guy who bought the 701 ended up with the blade and I done educated myself on them. They are certainly cool Lane. 

Both of those tractors in the picture ultimately were given to me. One was a 657 and one was an Indy 500 Special.