Sleeve hitch lifting straps

cubcadette · #1 07-13-2011, 05:33 PM

I think I found a deal on a brinly sleeve hitch adpater but it does not include the lifting straps. I am in no way a fabricator and was wondering if heavy duty chains could be used in their place. I will mainly be using it for a garden plow. I realize it will be "floating" all the time, but not sure if this is desirable or not.

Any help or advice here is greatly appreciated. If you have an adapter with chain lifts, I'd love to see pics!

Thanks guys.

mmzullo · #2 07-13-2011, 05:50 PM

Matt,
I have a drawing somewhere on my other cp but go to homedepot and buy 1 1/4 x 12" flat stock and drill holes every 1 inch apart( 1/2" from each edge). 3 each side should be good or if you think you can make one side elongated try it. It's easy if you have a wiz cutter. I'm not sure if 12 " in right but I'll try to find it for you. The holes should be 1/2 diameter.

inspectorudy · #3 07-14-2011, 12:28 AM

I have chain on mine and it works fine. I'll try to find a picture of it. It offers a little height adjustment but probably not as much as the two arms will. I have a new rear lift that uses the two flat arms and they are a mess when puting it in and off. I only mean that they have to be aligned and pinned each time and when the hitch is stored the arms seem to always find different directions to move to. where as the chain stays on the hitch and only the upper pin has to be reset. I'm sure some of the old timers can tell you a good reason to go with the arms because they have used them a lot more than I have. The other thing that may help you is that with the chain there is no fabricating to do. Just buy the chain, the upper "U" fitting with a hole big enough to allow the pin through and the lower fitting which is another "U" bracket with a pin. On my hitch I have the chain going to the cross plate instead of the hole on the outer edge of the hitch where the two arms would go so I could add the trailer hitch ball and not have to remove it when the hitch was on..

Peruvian · #4 07-14-2011, 08:05 AM

The chain looks like an easy replacement for the floating straps but won't allow for any down pressure for blade type work.

j.m.jackson · #5 07-14-2011, 10:11 AM

Just weld up the links and you'll get down pressure. =)

cubcadette · #6 07-14-2011, 01:29 PM

Hey thanks for the info guys! That will help me make my decision. I like the look and flexibility of the chain but may need that added down-pressure at some point. I believe the guy I'm buying the adapter off of just found the straps so we'll see what kind of shape they are in and how well they work.

Thanks again.

Matt M.

mmzullo · #7 07-14-2011, 09:26 PM

Here's a picture of the lift strap.

jeff967 · #8 07-15-2011, 07:45 AM

1/4" hole centers on 1/2" holes can't be right.

mmzullo · #9 07-15-2011, 10:15 AM

Actualy it's 3/4 of a inch on center it's kinda blury. Here's an other picture.