3PT Lower Connection Spread / Quick Hitch

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Artisan

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Gents does anyone know of an off the shelf bolt on adaptor
to spread the lower connections on my Gearmore AS Series tiller
to the span of a quick hitch? I guess I can weld on some ears and
do whats necessary but....thought I would ask. Here is what I have.

tiller-4.jpg


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They would have to stick out at least 6", maybe a hair better and
the leverage from such a long pin would bend stuff I thunk.

The QH is 28.5" Center to Center.

The OE Brackets are like 22.25" Outside to Outside.

I am working an idea to buy 2 more of the brackets and making
the backside clamps.

tiller-6.jpg



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Darn it, how to make those brackets.

I guess I could get a piece of .25" x 1.5" angle and weld ears on it...

Sure would be nice ot find something close and make this a bolt on mod!
 
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Who has a brake and can whoop me out two of these babies?

(I have not read your latest bcp, on a mission here...)

tiller-8.jpg
 
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The 3rd thought isn't a bad idea...

I await a price on the OE brackets and maybe
something close to the clamp I need will pop up.

That would look as close to store bought as I could get I think.
 
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Artisan said:
The 3rd thought isn't a bad idea...

I await a price on the OE brackets and maybe
something close to the clamp I need will pop up.

That would look as close to store bought as I could get I think.

Or cut the square tubing along one corner, and carefully using a torch, bend the 2 sides adjacent to the cut out to serve as ears.
 
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i say U bolt. and a some extra nuts and a washer that fits the U bolt.

U bolt tiller.png

tightening up the nuts. and it will cause the 2 washers to bend right around the square tubing on tiller.

or skip the extra washer and 4 nuts, and just go for a generic U bolt, with a washer, and 2 nuts. ((suggest adding 2 more nuts. so the nuts do not spin off / back out on you, threads shear off))

if the washers or U bolt bends as you tighten the nuts, keep on tightening till you think you got them tighten enough they will not bounce loose. (may need to get off tractor a couple times to check) and tighten up. on the first time tiller is used with Q/A after that should be trouble free.

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edit ok re-looking back at your pictures, the edit picture of mine most likely would not work, but just a generic U bolt by itself with a washer and a nut on each leg. and just keep tightening the U bolt and let the U bolt bend how ever it wants to bend.

have done it a few times on some pipe gates that look kinda like a P. and on a few other things. it holds, that is all i care about. bending of bolts well just will have to live with it.
 
 
 
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