Has anyone ever seen this???

[spedbugy]

A friend of mine who has owned many early Bronco's over the years told me that he has seen a three point hitch setup for the EB's so that farm impliments such as a plow or even a brush hog could be used. Does anyone have any info on this?? Was this from Ford or an aftermarket company??

 

[YelloTx73]

Could have been a factory option, I couldnt see why though. Most likely its a custom made hitch. You could probably find someone in your area to fab one up for you. Good luck with the hunt

 

[Mark]

Well, a PTO was available, I don't think the 3point hitch was though. You could hook up a brush hog on the PTO and pull it around, but not raise it.
I don't think it'd be easy to fab a 3point hydraulic hitch.
I think it'd be prohibitively difficult!

 

[YelloTx73]

Good call Mark, forgot they where hydraulic.

 

[Skuzzlebutt]

Snow plows were a common aftermarket item for Broncos.

 

[colobronco]

i had a friend that had a manuel that showed all kinds of stuff you mounted off the back. it was a three point set up. had things like a post hole digger. never seen one in person but have seen the pics. i'm trying to picture the book and i can't remember if it was ford or some other place, it kinda remember it was a ford brocure or manuel.

 

[spedbugy]

Book??

Anything you could remember about that book would be great, also I just read an article at: http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/ford_bronco.htm
It says that there was an option for a dash mounted throttle??

 

[IowaMike]

Re: Book??

Anything you could remember about that book would be great, also I just read an article at: http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/ford_bronco.htm
It says that there was an option for a dash mounted throttle??

My '68 has the hand throttle option. Sits just below the choke to the left of the gauge cluster. The original window sticker shows it as a $3.48 option.

 

[Mark]

I can't believe a post hole digger or 3 point attachment was a Ford option.
It HAD to be aftermarket. More of us would know it if it were a Ford option.
I'd like to see this book or brochure as well.

 

[colobronco]

i havent seen that guy in about 15 years. that was like way back in high school days. if his name comes back to me i'll try to look him up.

 

[spedbugy]

Hand Throttle

My '68 has the hand throttle option. Sits just below the choke to the left of the gauge cluster. The original window sticker shows it as a $3.48 option.

Do you have a pic of this? also is it in place of or in addition to the gas pedal?

spedbugy@yahoo.com

 

[red67]

Re: Re: Book??

My '68 has the hand throttle option. Sits just below the choke to the left of the gauge cluster. The original window sticker shows it as a $3.48 option.

My 67 has it as well, but it is on the right side of the intrument panel left of the ignition key hole.. I thought all EBs had that. If not what is it for. I dont even have the PTO option.

 

[Broncobowsher]

On my '69 the hand throttle is right next to the choke knob. it just pulls a lever attached to the gas pedal to hold the gas slightly open. I couldn't use mine after the cage install so I removed it the last time I was fiddling with the gas pedal cable install.

I remember an old Ford ad for the Bronco that shows a wrecker boom in the bed. I think it was the original '66 ad campaign touting the power of the straight 6 and the vehicles versitility.

 

[6677ebman]

I've seen literature on that stuff as well, you could hook up an auger (post hole digger), snow plow, and a winch. You couldn't bush hog with a Bronco because the transfer case has to be in N to operate a PTO drive, therefore you cannot move the vehicle. I believe it was factory, since Ford makes a lot of farm equipment, etc...also.

 

[flint_knapper]

this was a selling point that 4x4 manufactors used in the
early years to sell them to farmers. I have seen the sales
lit. on them for ford and remember seeing commercials for the heeps also.

 

[Mark]

I stand corrected!
I knew Ford was big into tractors, but to cross them over in marketing is a pretty big jump.
Iwould really like to see how they hook up the 3 point hitch!
Surely it wasn't hydraulic was it? ;D

 

[PS]

I've also got a hand throttle on my truck, left of the speedo, above the gas gauge switch and my rig came stock without a manual choke or a PTO. The hand throttle would work if I reinstalled a spring.

 

[Quick & Dirty]

Here is a page with farm jeep accessories. I couldn't find anything for the EB, but I suppose the stuff could be adapted.

http://www.farmjeep.com/