Drawbar pin where to buy

[kamloops]

I’m looking for a slightly larger than usual drawbar pin.

It needs to be about 41/42mm.
Most dealers only stock pins up to 38mm.

Any idea where to buy?

 

[milkloss]

I tried looking for a big pin for a friend and the easiest option appeared to be bucket pins for excavators but you’ll find they are all 40 or 45mm and maybe 44.5mm. Get a larger one and lathe it down I guess.

 

[Bloders]

I tried looking for a big pin for a friend and the easiest option appeared to be bucket pins for excavators but you’ll find they are all 40 or 45mm and maybe 44.5mm. Get a larger one and lathe it down I guess.

depends what material it is.
you may cut any surface hardening off?

 

[milkloss]

depends what material it is.
you may cut any surface hardening off?

Fair point, not too hard to re harden the surface yourself I didn’t think? I’ll admit I haven’t done it myself.

 

[chaffcutter]

Nothing on the Kramp website?

 

[joe soapy]

I tried looking for a big pin for a friend and the easiest option appeared to be bucket pins for excavators but you’ll find they are all 40 or 45mm and maybe 44.5mm. Get a larger one and lathe it down I guess.

or drill / ream out to accept 45mm

 

[aidan]

What material should such a pin be made from

En24? Or is there a material you can buy with s hardened outter surface

Think I read somewhere the eye of a trailer hitch is en6 or en12

What are digger pins made from

 

[agrotron]

I have used en14 for digger pins.

 

[GPS_Support_2014]

Can you get away without using hardened pins for certain applications?
For example, would using normal 30mm mild steel bar work fine for holding a hydraulic cylinder on a log splitter?

 

[Bloders]

Can you get away without using hardened pins for certain applications?
For example, would using normal 30mm mild steel bar work fine for holding a hydraulic cylinder on a log splitter?

if its too hard, it will shatter.
if its too soft, it will wear.

So for a log splitter, with low frequency work, if its too soft you'll wear the pin out without (IMO) too much damage elsewhere.

I wanted a load of digger bucket pins to permanently attach, so i bought a length of EN16T and cut to length. they seem to have worked out well.

 

[David.]

So what are the apparent Chinese quality draw pins from the likes of Vap/Sparex made from, dont seem hardly any better than mild steel..