Drawbar eye

A drawbar eye also called tow eye is a mechanical part to connect an independent trailer/dolly via a drawbar coupling to a tractor.[1] the Eye is connected to the front end of a drawbar with bolt, flange-mounting or welding.[2] Most made from high tension material to bear heavy loads while being pulled by the tractor. The eye is made in the shape of an "i" with a hole at top which is locked in the drawbar coupling and the lower part is mounted to the drawbar making it an essential connector between the drawbar and drawbar coupling.

A Ringfeder drawbar eye with a mounting onto a drawbar..

Uses
Rockinger drawbar coupling, in which the drawbar eye gets locked.

The Drawbar Eye is used in many heavy transport operations around the world. It is mostly used for agriculture equipment, construction equipment, road trains, dolly trailers, full trailer and Hydraulic modular trailers.

Manufacturers

See also

References
  1. "Drawbar Eye Definition". Law Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. "Drawbar eyes". VBG. Retrieved 2022-03-14.


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