1 7/8" hitch for 78 C-101

[dmoore 773]

I want to pull my small utiility trailer with a 1 7/8 coupler...does anyone make a hitch that will install on the tractor to do this? Thanks! D

[rmaynard 15,403]

Does the ball need to be raised higher than the hitch that is already there? My B-100 had the hole drilled out to accommodate a regular 1-7/8" ball.

[squonk 41,008]

Here's the hitch on my 704.

[dmoore 773]

Does the ball need to be raised higher than the hitch that is already there? My B-100 had the hole drilled out to accommodate a regular 1-7/8" ball.

Yes it does.........

[dmoore 773]

SQUONK, That is what I need! Looks like it raises the ball up to the correct tounge level....I am guessing that hitch will fit most all uni-drive's? D

[dmoore 773]

I believe there was a thread about this a while back....just can't find it right now....D

[SALTYWRIGHT 859]

GO TO WHEEL HORSE HITCHES ON E-BAY. THERE SOME FOR SALE FOR THE FRONT AND BACK. IT IS BETTER ON THE FRONT SO YOU CAN SEE THE TRAILER. RUSS :woohoo:

[tunahead72 2,400]

I believe there was a thread about this a while back....just can't find it right now

This one?

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=27616

[WildHorses 382]

My dad has an old 2" hitch ball that fits the hole in the standard hitch but he's had it for years and I have no idea where he got it or if they still make it. I'm looking for one myself btw

[dmoore 773]

I believe there was a thread about this a while back....just can't find it right now

This one?

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=27616

That's it! Thanks Ed!

[tunahead72 2,400]

I believe there was a thread about this a while back....just can't find it right now

This one?

http://www.wheelhors...showtopic=27616

That's it! Thanks Ed!

Just a correction -- here's the current location of the thread I linked earlier:

[Paul D. 26]

I know most farm stores carry a 1 7/8 hitch that will fit in the standard Hole in the hitch. The family farm and home near me has them for $6.99. I can't say I have ever seen them for a 2" ball though it wouldn't be difficult to make a couple mods to get you there. If you didn't want to drill out the hole in the hitch you could make an adaptor

[tunahead72 2,400]

This may look like a semi-hijack, but it seems like a good place to ask...

I may be looking at this wrong, and I need to check my measurements again carefully, so somebody please feel free to correct me.

On my 310-8, and probably my C-105, the existing hole in the drawbar is just a bit over 1/2" diameter. The smallest shank diameter I've seen anywhere for a 1-7/8" ball is 5/8". I've seen references here to 1/2" diameter shanks for that size ball, but I've never actually seen one for sale anywhere -- maybe they truly just don't make them that size any more?

I really don't want to drill my drawbar, but I will if it's absolutely necessary. I'm trying to keep this as simple and inexpensive as possible, and I don't think I have to raise the ball at all in my particular case.

I confess, the only place I haven't looked extensively is eBay, it's on my to-do list.

Does anybody know where to buy a 1-7/8" ball with a 1/2" shank diameter?

Thanks!

[smoreau 658]

Look in the tractor section at TLC for a ball with a 1/2" bolt in it instead of a shank. That's what I used before building my 2" heavy duty hitch that I sell.

[tunahead72 2,400]

Scott,

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm feeling really dense right now. I've looked everywhere I can think of at TSC (I assume that's what you meant, not TLC), and I can't find the ball you're talking about.

You want to sell me your old one?

Or is it somehow possible to couple/reduce a 5/8" shank to a 1/2" bolt?

Going to bed now, brain hurt.

[Paul D. 26]

The easiest way to make an extention would be to take a piece of 1/2 thick flat stock about 3" long and drill a 17/32 hole in one end of it and a 21/32 on the other end. Use a bolt and nut to bolt it to your hitch like a short extension sticking out the back and the take the 5/8 shaft ball and bolt and nut it into the 21/32 hole

[Kelly 1,029]

I use the ball from TSC it is a 5/8 shank, I just drill out the hitch, or use a die grinder to open the hole up, I also put the ball on tighten the nut by hand mark a spot right below the nut on the shank with a paint marker, remove the ball and drill a hole at the mark so I can put a cotter clip/hair pin clip in the hole, that way I can put the ball on with out tools and the nut can not back off with the clip there, 99% of the stuff I tow does not need the nut tightened up any more than by hand.

[tunahead72 2,400]

Excellent ideas, guys, thanks very much! :thanks:

[can whlvr 993]

you can get an insert for the ball,i think ive seen 3/4 down to 1/2,

[kpinnc 11,866]

If you add the ball on the drawbar hitch, a little reinforcement under the tranny is not a bad idea either. I've seen trannies with the bottom broken out because a heavy load was accidentally dropped onto the hitch. Just tacking a small "plate" out of 1/8 cold rolled is a big help: