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12-21-2011, 08:13 PM
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Some more fun on my 682
Today I added a tongue to the rear hitch of my 682, so I can tow my garden trailer. Took a piece of 2"X 11" X 3/16" steel and mounted it between the Cub hitch plate and the ball hitch mount the PO bolted to the hitch plate. The PO's ball hitch is mounted to a 1/2" piece of steel that bends upward to accommodate normal trailer height. My new hitch for the garden trailer is at normal height for the garden trailer, it just extends a little farther out behind than the ball hitch, so I can use either. Forgot to take pics. Maybe tomorrow.
Also loaded my Carlisle Super Lugs with washer fluid today. Broke the bead and poured it in. Didn't take long at all. Ready to go! Drove it around the yard and blew some leaves with the 44C. Fun! Now to start on the blade that needs some work before snow flies. Then again, it's about 61* outside right now at 8:15pm on December 21. We may not get any snow in Virginia this year. 
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Tony Stafford, VA 1650, 682... 
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12-22-2011, 09:16 PM
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Pics, as promised.
New garden trailer pin hitch and the new seat neutral safety switch adaptation of a 60A button starter switch from Advance Auto. As you can see, the PO reinforced the stock Cub hitch plate to handle heavy trailers with the ball hitch. My pin hitch is made of 3/16" steel, but I wish now I had made it of 1/4". Still, should be fine with the tongue weights of my little garden trailer. Not shown, I used the seat bumbers purchased for my 1650 to set the proper height of the seat frame off the seat safety switch. Not shown, I also installed a DPDT toggle switch (on-off-on) switch so I can selectively bypass the seat safety switch. One direction the seat safety works, so that if my daughter gets off the seat the tractor shuts down. The other direction bypasses the seat safety switch, for when I'm dragging logs or trailers, or using the dozer blade, etc., when I want to be able to get off the tractor without shutting down. Now I find the PO also bypassed the brake neutral safety switch, and when I looked at it, I found the lever that depresses the switch is broken as well. So, I have some more parts to order. Oh goody! 
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Tony Stafford, VA 1650, 682...
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12-22-2011, 09:30 PM
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Be careful to not overload that tongue! It's pretty long and could bend the plate or worse. I love my 682, the Kohler II twin performs better than my Magnum 20. And it sounds better too.
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12-22-2011, 11:06 PM
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Thanks guys.
The PO reinforced that hitch plate with 3/8" gussets welded on the underside (see the pics). Not going to bend! Besides, like I noted, the 3/16" tongue I made would bend long before anything else. The loads my little garden trailer will put on that tongue will be pretty light. Anything heavy will be handled on the ball hitch.
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Tony Stafford, VA 1650, 682...
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