foggy1111
Elite Member
OK....so, after reading the reviews for the various 3 point hitches I figured I would go cheap and buy the HF 27 1/2" hitch for my JD 790. I recieved it in a few days but the top link is on back order for another month. I figured I would make it work for my box blade with the top hook and then doctor the rest of my implements later.....WRONG.
First, I had to jack the hitch open about anther 1/4" or so to bring it up to the width of my BB. Then, I had to grind out a section of the gussets on my box blade to fit the hitch, then I had to grind off part of the HF hitch itself to allow the 3 point pins to fit onto the hitch. Then the top link bolts protrude too far to allow the top link to fit with my box blade. Without the HF top link something seems awry in the geometry to let the implement fit all the way into the HF hitch.....I got disgusted and took the HF hitch off and put my BB back to its original condition.
So far I have over 4 hours time spent and alot of grunt time to not get anything to fit. I'm not sure I want to go through this with the other implements I have planned. Some of the problems could be so easily prevented if the "engineering staff" (ha) would try hooking up a few implements.
I sure wish I would have saved my money......maybe the pats links would have been a better investment....but I see some problems people have with them too. Grrrrrrrrr......I just hate it when stuff don't work right.
First, I had to jack the hitch open about anther 1/4" or so to bring it up to the width of my BB. Then, I had to grind out a section of the gussets on my box blade to fit the hitch, then I had to grind off part of the HF hitch itself to allow the 3 point pins to fit onto the hitch. Then the top link bolts protrude too far to allow the top link to fit with my box blade. Without the HF top link something seems awry in the geometry to let the implement fit all the way into the HF hitch.....I got disgusted and took the HF hitch off and put my BB back to its original condition.
So far I have over 4 hours time spent and alot of grunt time to not get anything to fit. I'm not sure I want to go through this with the other implements I have planned. Some of the problems could be so easily prevented if the "engineering staff" (ha) would try hooking up a few implements.
I sure wish I would have saved my money......maybe the pats links would have been a better investment....but I see some problems people have with them too. Grrrrrrrrr......I just hate it when stuff don't work right.