Assignment No: 1

Design of Agricultural Machinery

FMPE-503

NAME: Saliha Qamar

REG NO: 18-ARID-3272
TOPIC: “3 point linkages work”
SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Muslim Abbas

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

PMAS-ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RAWALPINDI 1
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Question No: 1
How does 3 point linkage work:
The three-point hitch is a widely used type of hitch for attaching ploughs and other implements
to an agricultural or industrial tractor.

How to connect a 3 point hitch:

A three-point hitch is the style of linkage used on large farm tractors to attach equipment to the
back end. As the name signifies, the hitch attaches to the tractor at three points: the top center,
lower left and lower right.

Things You'll Need:

 Farm tractor
 Farm implement
 2 hitch rods
 Adjustable drawbar
 4 locking hitch pins

Step 1:
Back the tractor up to the farm implement. The tractor needs to be exactly in-lined with the
mounting point of the implement, otherwise attaching the hitch will require you to move the
implement from side to side. Place the tractor in park.

Step 2:
Lower the hydraulic lift arms so that they are level with the lower attachment points on the
implement.

Step 3:
Push the lower attachment pin on the implement through the small floating ball on the tractor's
lift arms. Use a locking hitch pin on each attachment pin to secure the implement to the tractor.

Step 4:
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Attach one side of the adjustable drawbar to the top attachment point of the implement using a
hitch rod. Use a locking hitch pin to secure the drawbar.

Step 5:
Attach the other end of the drawbar to the upper hitch point on the tractor using a hitch rod.
Use a locking hitch pin to secure the drawbar. The drawbar may need to be lengthened or
shortened to fit between the implement and the tractor.

Step 6:
Using the hydraulic lift on the tractor, raise the implement just off the ground. You then can
adjust the drawbar to straighten the implement, if necessary.

PTOs and Safety:

 A power take-off (PTO) is a splined driveshaft, usually on a tractor that can be used to
provide power to an attachment or separate machine.

 It is designed to be easily connected and disconnected.

 A PTO allows implements to draw energy from a tractor's engine. PTOs and associated
shafts and universal joints are a common cause of accidents, injuries, and death in
farming and industry.

 A great deal of tractor related fatalities in the USA involve PTOs. When a piece of
clothing touches a spinning PTO or joint it can be pulled around, and the person wearing
it can also be pulled around the shaft, often resulting in loss of limbs or death.

 Some implements use plastic guards to try to keep a person from becoming entangled in
a PTO shaft, but even with guards caution around spinning PTO shafts is imperative.