bubbas765
New Member
Howdy, folks. I have an Eastonmade 5-11 wood splitter. A feature of these is that there is a receiver for the tow hitch at both ends of the splitter, table-end and engine-end. Embarrassingly, I do not understand how the hitch is meant to be secured at the engine-side receiver. I hope another Eastonmade owner can explain this before I break out the cut-off wheel.
On the engine-end receiver, there is a bracket with a captured pin with a spring. A small perpendicular stud lets you lock the pin up out of the receiver hole. The problem is that that stud only allows the pin to protrude through the top hole on the tow hitch. Even if that stud were absent, the spring would prevent you from pushing the pin all the way through the hitch and bottom of receiver. Even if the spring weren’t there the bracket would keep the rather short pin from going all the way. The welded bracket with pin also blocks you from using a normal hitch pin to lock the hitch in place.
I am completely baffled by this. I have no idea what this design is intended for, or how they intend you to secure the tow hitch in place.
thanks, bws
On the engine-end receiver, there is a bracket with a captured pin with a spring. A small perpendicular stud lets you lock the pin up out of the receiver hole. The problem is that that stud only allows the pin to protrude through the top hole on the tow hitch. Even if that stud were absent, the spring would prevent you from pushing the pin all the way through the hitch and bottom of receiver. Even if the spring weren’t there the bracket would keep the rather short pin from going all the way. The welded bracket with pin also blocks you from using a normal hitch pin to lock the hitch in place.
I am completely baffled by this. I have no idea what this design is intended for, or how they intend you to secure the tow hitch in place.
thanks, bws