Three point lift question

[JMurphy]

Hello Group,
I am hoping to learn more about the lift setup on my 1965 lo-boy. It seems to be somewhere between a category 0 and a category 1. The lower link arms are about 25" apart and the pins on my blade are 3/4" diameter. Not quite a 1 but bigger than 0? I can't find a 3 point drawbar that fits. The only marking I can Find on the whole setup is FoMoCo stamped into the lower link arms. Ford Motor Co.? Does anyone know if this is how the tractor came originally or is the lift an after-market change?
Thanks for any information...
Jim

[wrz]

If you bought this tractor from a guy in Gilbert AZ about a year ago, I have seen it at a couple of tractor shows and it originally had a fast hitch on it. The front bail crank was still on it on the right rear fender missing the crank lever and knob. The three point was added using the fast hitch lift arms and the lower two points was ford parts. On my three lo boys all have the working fast hitch that I can add a ball on the pull bar (of the fast hitch) to pull a trailer.
If this is the same tractor it was in like new condition with the new paint and the engine shure sounded in great condition.

Wm

[JMurphy]

Yes, I did get this one in Gilbert. Must be the same one that you were familiar with. I would like to have a proper pull bar. Mostly I pull an arena drag and it seems like a pull bar would be the correct point of attachment. Can I install one with my current configuration or do the link arms need to come off?
Jim

[wrz]

Hi Jim,
You have two options: (1) Use a O draw bar which is 20 inches wide and place bushings on the pins to change it from 5/8 to 3/4. Bingham Tractor on Country Club near US 60 in Mesa can get them order in for a little over $2.00 each or maybe Ace has them. (2) Change the 3 point back to a fast hitch. One of the site sponsors TM has pictures of the parts need for a Lo boy Fast hitch. Go to their home page and look on the left and click on How to hook up Implements Ebay has fast hitch parts but besure they are for LoBoy or post a wanted ad in the Vine on the forum.
Your cheapest route would be (1) above and if you changed to a fast hitch the scraper blade would not work unless it was converted to a one point.

Wm

[JMurphy]

Thank you for the advice, it's very helpful.
Jim

[Glen]

Hi,
It looks like in your pics that the Cub has the original IH upper rear rockshaft for a Fast Hitch still on the tractor. The maker of the 3 point hitch welded the 2 brackets for the top 3 point hitch arm, onto the Fast Hitch rockshaft.
Here is a page from the LoBoy owner's manual showing the Fast Hitch.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... age-16.jpg

[Matt Kirsch]

Homemade setup using the rockshaft from the factory Fast Hitch, and lower lift arms off a Ford tractor (possibly modified via heat-n-beat method), probably an N-series because you can purchase lower lift arms for N-series Fords cheaply just about anywhere that sells tractor parts.