RZucker
Senior Member
I really don't know about the disconnect. I've never done it. But they used a big hitch ball just forward of the rear tractor axle, didn't look too hard to unbolt the retainer collar and disconnect and cap the hydraulic lines. The bowls had a set of safety links to support the neck when unhooked. I had a friend that was a Wabco employee for years that was in the US air force in the mid 60s that said the military shipped each half in a C141 transport and dropped them by parachute. That was the reason for the 4 wheel tractor, to make the necessary hook ups on the ground unassisted.
And that reminds me, the 290 tractor would break the frame over the rear axle if you really worked it hard. A good 1' fishplate can prevent that.
And that reminds me, the 290 tractor would break the frame over the rear axle if you really worked it hard. A good 1' fishplate can prevent that.