Hi Pat! You gotta love Joe's tractor shed. A place for everything and everything in it's place as they say. My 140 came with the bent draft control rod when Daddy bought it. I wouldn't trade it for all the straight ones ever made. Now that I just garden, I leave the fertilizer running gear on the tractor and just take off the hose and hopper. It doesn't affect anything I use on the back. I look forward to seeing your bent rods when you get them made.
I still need to get me a set of rolling cultivators for mine. This should help a lot when it comes time to set them up. Looking forward to seeing you again at plow day this year.