Pick up hitch lift rods bending

[bluewurzel]

Have straightened it out now , via cold press and a bit of abrasion with angle grinder and lube. Fairly pee'd off about it especially as tractor only done 350hours. General consensus seems to be that sh!t/dust and bad design is the problem. Will watch it like hawk in future.

 

[Exfarmer]

Diesel is a better lube as it does not attract the larger grit so bad. One tractor we had , which was particularly bad used to give just a little drop every day!

 

[Happy]

Have straightened it out now , via cold press and a bit of abrasion with angle grinder and lube. Fairly pee'd off about it especially as tractor only done 350hours. General consensus seems to be that sh!t/dust and bad design is the problem. Will watch it like hawk in future.

350 hours, Tractor still under warranty?

First two times it happened to me was within a week of dealers mechanic greasing them on first or second service.
Both times dealer replaced them with new ones. Probably why he had a pile of them lying on his workshop floor.
If your tractor is under a year old you should be getting given a new one too.

 

[multi power]

I’ve heard of them doing that when dust sticks to them and then they bend

They always take them off here when power harrow and drilling

 

[Rust]

Have straightened it out now , via cold press and a bit of abrasion with angle grinder and lube. Fairly pee'd off about it especially as tractor only done 350hours. General consensus seems to be that sh!t/dust and bad design is the problem. Will watch it like hawk in future.

I decrease them and let them run dry.
Grease and dust is the problem.

 

[bumkin]

They always take them off here when power harrow and drilling

the pick up on our mbtrac has chains not rods they seem to work ok