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06-26-2026, 10:52 AM
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Electric Ball Hitch
This is a movable ball hitch that I put together. This gizmo raises the top of the ball from 17-24" with the flip of a switch and lowers it back down just as easily.
It was intended to be a prototype from which I would learn what needed to be improved, but so far, it's working well as-is, so I just painted it, neatened up the wires a bit, and put it into service. If you take the ball off of it, you are left with a 2" receiver that lets you attach all sorts of different things. Under the ball is a knurreled aluminum hand nut that I made. I put 5/8" holes around the outside diameter so that I can use the pin as a wrench to tighten or loosen it. I can put that ball on or take it off pretty quickly and the pin wrench is always right there when I need it. It's kind of nice being able to back up to a trailer, flip a switch, then drive off with it, and never even need to get off the tractor. The hitch has the capacity to lift about 200#. Stronger actuators are available, but they move more slowly. Longer actuators are also available. Currently the actuator is running off of a 10 amp fuse. I haven't tried smaller ones yet. The biggest thing I have towed so far is a 20' boat trailer with a 17' boat on it. The tractor tires spun a little in wet grass, but that was before I mounted the R1 V-tread back tires. Even with the old tires, I was still able to get the job done.
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A pair of 100's, both look fairly well stock, one with a creeper, and a snow plow that I will never use in south Florida 
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06-26-2026, 02:54 PM
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Looks great. That looks like it would be handy.
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06-27-2026, 08:35 AM
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Now that is pretty darn cool. Nicely done. As it seems to get harder and
harder to get off and on these machines every year, that rocks. Ken
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