Usage:
Challenger 35 (8DN),
Challenger 45 (1DR),
Challenger 55 (7DM) Agricultural Tractors
- SUPPLEMENT: 05/13/96
Service Magazine; April 22, 1996; Page 2; "New Stronger Three-Point Hitch Used"for Challenger 35 (8DN), Challenger 45 (1DR), and Challenger 55 (7DM) Agricultural Tractors.
Items 50 and 56 are incorrect (reversed) in the chart found on Page 9. The following chart has been corrected.
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Description of Change: A new three-point hitch design is used. The new three-point hitch offers the following improvements.
- * The rockshaft is made from a stronger material and has finer splines for a larger root diameter.
- * The lift arms are heavier and made of a stronger material.
- * Cylinder lift and top pivot pins are a larger diameter, and grease zerks and cross drilling were removed to increase strength.
- * The lift links have larger diameter rods and larger diameter pins at the top and the bottom.
- * The lift links also have a stronger fork at the bottom and a ball swivel at the top.
- * The lift cylinders have a grease zerk in the upper pivot bushing area.
- * The lift arms are heavier and made of a stronger material.
Adaptable To: The new three-point hitch is effective with Challenger 35 (8DN1), Challenger 45 (1DR720), and Challenger 55 (7DM1) Agricultural Tractors. The new three-point hitch is adaptable to all earlier machines as a complete group. Because the rockshaft splines and most of the pin diameters have changed, a partial field installation of individual components is not possible.
See the illustrations and charts for component part numbers and locations.
112-8889 Upper Link Assembly.
134-4780 Lift Link Assembly.
