How to Take a Brush Hog off a Tractor
I had a question from a viewer about how to take a brush hog off a tractor. It never occurred to me that such a video would be needed, but when you think about it, it makes sense. If you're buying a tractor and you've never owned one and you plunk down the money, when it's delivered you may never get training on how to get whatever is mounted on the three point off. I can sure see that getting a heavy implement unattached would be intimidating if you've never done it.
This video shows what to do, basically, drop the brush hog to the ground, shut the tractor off. Make sure your stabilizers will allow the lower link arms to move outward (that's usually only a problem if they're mounted on the inside of the arms and some are), then pull the pins on the lower links and disconnect. Take your top link off (and I didn't mention in the video, you may have to twist it in or out to do so and there could be a jam nut holding it where it is that has to be loosened), remove your PTO shaft and you're done. It all sounds really easy but it's not if you've never done it.
Here's a link to a video I did about PTO disengagement types (which I reference in the video): • Why Can't I Get My PTO On (or OFF) , and one about stabilizers: • How to Adjust Tractor Three Point Stabilizers .
Hope that takes the mystery out of how to take a brush hog off a tractor. I hate to tell you, but usually the tougher part is getting it back on. I've probably done more videos on that than anything else.
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