JD I-Match Modification

[Anonymous Poster]

I recently purchased an I-Match three point quick connect for my JD 4610 and found out that it has a built in defect. The I-match is built out of three pieces of box steel like a square cornered up-side-down U. There are connections on one side for the three point bars from the tractor and three large steel hooks on the other for connection to the implement. The flaw lies in the fact that the box steel arms on each end have a section about eight inches high cut out of the front and rear of the box section. The cut is it made to accommodate a latch mechanism. I discoverd this defect the first time I used the unit with a box blade while backing and hitting a small tree stump. One arm of the I-Match bent outward sheering off a keeper pin and bending one lower implement support pin so badly I had to cut it off with a torch. So I have made a modification to the I-Match so that there is no chance that the support arms can bend. After bending the arm back in place, I welded a 1/2 thick by 3" wide steel bar to the lower part of each arm just above the three point attachment pin. The other end of the steel bar is welded to the top cross piece in the center. Mid way on each steel bar I welded the same material to the joint where to top box section joins the side box section. See the attachment for a photo.

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Sorry for your trouble but glad you came up with a fix. Any chance of a better (bigger) picture of what you did? I was considering getting an I-Match myself. Would you mind sharing what you paid for yours?

 

[normde2001]

I have a feeling this is just another example of the problems in backing with a box blade. I suspect the lower lift pin, or it's mounting surface bent out causing the quick hitch to bend, and would have happened with or without the quickhitch. Those quick hitches are not intended to keep your 3ph parts from bending.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Gary,

I recently discovered that small pictures can be enlarged by right clicking on the picture and selecting Zoom In from the pull-down menu. The resolution suffers, but the picture is larger. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

If only I had 'zoom' as an option in my pull down menu when I right click. I'm running Windows XP Professional.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Right click, save in pictures, open picture viewer then zoom.
xp home

Steve

 

[Spencer]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( If only I had 'zoom' as an option in my pull down menu when I right click. I'm running Windows XP Professional. )</font>

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[BillG_in_TX]

Dang, Gary! Just when I learn something new, it has to be on an old operating system. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I'm running W98se on my 6 year old Compaq laptop, and it runs like the day I got it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I dare not change anything on it for fear it will crater and I'll have to start my whole life over. But you're right, I went over to my secretary's computer (XP Pro) and that feature has been upgraded out of existence! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif