OT - Offset Hitch for Haybine

Bill VA · Dec 20, 2015

Pulling home the Hesston the other day - and having read about off set hitches for just such towing made me think, at least for that day's towing that I was glad I didn't have a 9ft haybine behind the truck!

But.....

While I make the best of my 7 footer, I'm still on the lookout for a 9 ft haybine - if a deal comes along.

Question is - anyone have a pic they can post of an offset hitch? Is this something you buy, fab yourself, something that adapts to a standard receiver hitch?

Any info/pics are appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

JD Seller · Dec 20, 2015

Bill most offset hitches are welded on the left side of the bumper not anywhere near the receiver hitch. I actually had a truck with an offset hitch. It was not that much of a help. All it did was center the pulled implement behind the truck. I soon found out that was not such a good idea for several reasons. 1) You can not see behind the towed implement. When your centered all you can see out your mirrors is the implement. 2) IF you do have to get over when you meet oncoming traffic you may have to have the truck clear off the road with an offset hitch. With the regular hitch you can usually just let the Implement go off the road. 3) Oncoming traffic will see the truck better than some corner of a towed implement. I like head lights and flashers out towards the center line not in the middle of the towed implement. 4) With an offset hitch your "guessing" where both side of the towed implement are. Most implements will line up pretty well on the left side of your truck when you pull them.

Here is a picture of an offset receiver hitch.

Bryce Frazier · Dec 20, 2015

I pulled that 9 footer home with my truck. It was tight in spots, but even on a two lane road, it really isn't that bad.

I totally agree with JD Seller. When I hooked up this 9 footer, is was JUST a hair wider than my truck on the LEFT side of my truck. All the rest of it was off the right.

What this meant was that I could just run the yellow line, and if I met a car, go to where we are supposed to be normally driving.

I wouldn't have wanted it centered up behind me. Bryce

rankrank1 · Dec 20, 2015

I loaded my Hesston 1120 (9') on a pull behind trailer sideways. One pin pulled the tongue out. Went down the road normal width with lights and all 65 mph.

Northvale - PA · Dec 20, 2015

I saw a collision in town 2 months ago: a tractor pulling a wider flair chopper, and a car hit the portion sticking out past the tractor on the yellow line. Best to stay with the center hitch.

showcrop · Dec 20, 2015

I have pulled nine footers for over 150 miles twice. At the time I thought about an offset hitch but my experience was the same as the other guys.

Andy Martin · Dec 20, 2015

I used to pull my NH 490 Haybine down the road. 12 ft cut, almost 14 ft wide. Just got to pay attention to where it is and where the traffic is, but I never had any problems other than learning one bridge was about 2 inches too narrow. One that had 6 inches clearance was a challenge every time, two inches on the left and I knew I had clearance on the other side but you had to keep the two inches at two inches or you'd hang up on the other side pretty quick.

Part Time Pete · Dec 21, 2015

An offset hitch will help with some of the Mo Co's
I have an old IH 990, and when it's folded up and centered behind the truck, it's still about a foot inside of the left side of the truck.
I like to get them so the left side of the machine is flush with the left side of the truck, so I have the least amount possible hanging out to the right.
Pete

OT - Offset Hitch for Haybine

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