How to attach iHitch?

[MacLawn]

I got this thing from Harbor Freight for my 2210:

Top photo shows my mower attached without the Quick Attach thing. Bottom photos show the iHitch type attachment. In the bottom photos, everything is connected except the top arm.

How do I attach it? I went by local JD dealer today, and mine looks the same as the JD one. Guy there was no help...

In the last two photos, you can see my problem: How do I get the top pin to stay in the hook on the Quick Attachment? As you see it in the photos, everything is attached except the top arm.

 

[mnbowhunter1960]

Mac, I think you will have to modify your mower and any other implements you want to use it with.
I know when I bought my Imatch only jd,woods and Frontier implements would work with it. looks like you need to find a good welder! but when you have them modified you will love it! MH

 

[MacLawn]

Thanks, mnbow; what/how do I modify it? My mower is a Bush Hog brand finishing mower. I also want to get a tiller and box blade... Whew, guess I need to make sure they work first...

 

[3RRL]

If all your other implements have the same height top link attachment, you'd be better off moving the hook on the iMatch up so it fits, instead of modifying every implement.

 

[MacLawn]

If all your other implements have the same height top link attachment, you'd be better off moving the hook on the iMatch up so it fits, instead of modifying every implement.

3RR, I have it all the way up now. Maybe I have to do some adjustment on the mower's top arm?

 

[tinman955]

Yours is better than mine,lol. It looks like you need to ditch the hook and just pin the bracket through your top link but then you will have to get off and pin the top link everytime. Where did you get the top bracket?? Cuz I need one.

 

[MacLawn]

tin, you mean the top bracket on the iHitch thing, or on the mower? It came as you see in the photo... I am so new to tractors, I hardly know what questions to ask...

 

[tinman955]

I sent u a PM, go to the top right hand of this page.

 

[MacLawn]

Thanks, tin; soon as I figure out how to get the message, I will.

 

[jimgerken]

It looks to me that the mower could be put together differently, possibly making it work. When I look at the pics, I see the flat iron that forms the upper support of the mower's 3-point frame, and the lower end of these are mounted to a bolt. There's a bolt about 4 inches lower too. Could the flat iron brackets on the mower be moved down to the other bolt I see in the pic?

Another idea: When I bought my Speeco QH, it came with this extra part that works with implements that dont quite meet standards. Here's a link:

http://www.speeco.com/asp/display.asp?view=top&category=Category+1+Quick+Hitch+Adapter