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Lift rod deminisions

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Lift rod deminisions

Postby Daniel H. » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:27 pm

I have found a fast hitch for my Lo-Boy at a salvage yard not too far away from me. It is missing the lift rod that runs from the touch control rockshaft to the rear. I cannot find a rod, since, understandably, no one wants to part out a complete fast hitch. The shipping on a complete hitch adds over $100.00 to the price. Do you all think it would be feasable to fabricate a rod and if so are there any lo-boy owners who would be willing to measure and sketch out the deminsions of the rod? What diameter stock is it made from?

Thanks in advance. :D
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Postby Arizona Mike » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:52 pm

Daniel, I could help you with dimensions if my regular Cub hitch is the same as the lo boy one... but I think yours is different :roll:
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Postby Daniel H. » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:37 am

The rods have different bends in them. I think the end is the same where the rod hooks to the front rockshaft. What diameter steel is your rod made from?
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1955 International Cub Loboy with fast hitch

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1959 Farmall Cub with fast hitch
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Postby Arizona Mike » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:52 am

Its 3/4".

Would picture help? Again I'm not sure if the rod's the same on the low boy. I think Mr. Becker has a low boy with fasthitch?

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Postby cjpenny89 » Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:00 pm

Dan
I think if you can buy the fast hitch for a low enough price buy it. Remember to use that the rod is missing to deal with them to drop the price.
My lift rod has been broke and welded a few times and each time it has been fixed.
So what I am tring to say is I think you could build one really easy. What I was thinking is buy some 3/4" shafting and buy to rod ends and guess and the length and if you needed more length you could screw in or out the ball ends like a tire rod on a car.
I hope this idea helps. You would just have to drill and tap the 3/4" rod and screw in the rod ends and then to get the correct bend in the lift rod you could heat it up and bend it in the vice.
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Postby Jim Becker » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:32 pm

mltiema wrote:Its 3/4".

Would picture help? Again I'm not sure if the rod's the same on the low boy. I think Mr. Becker has a low boy with fasthitch?

Mike


I have one but mine has been bent and straightened and had reinforcement added etc. The only useful measurement I could probably make is overall length.

By the way, if you make one, get some real good material. Common steel rod will probably fold up like a pretzel.
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Postby Daniel H. » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:30 pm

Jim,

Can you tell if your rod is 3/4 or 7/8 inch diameter? The parts book shows a 3/4 nut on the cub and a 7/8 nut on the lo-boy. I assume that means the lo-boy rod is heavier.
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Postby Jim Becker » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:46 pm

Looks pretty close to 7/8 for the full length.
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