Here's the latest update to "I've Been Had". The category one quick hitch is made for 3pt arms with a maximum heighth of 3 1/4 inches. The arms on the Ex450 are 3.25, but the welded on swivel is just enough bigger, that the cat 1 quick hitch will not work. the hitch will go on, but the holes for the mounting pins will not line up. This is evidently a problem that Pat's has encountered before, because when I called them, he lady immediately dispatched me a set of "Montana" hitches. These are the same width dimension, but have a much larger height dimension. When mounted, they look really sloppy, but seem to work well. The 3pt arms swing in an arc, so if you adjust everything as per the instructions, the hitches do not remain vertical when the arms go up and down. I simply discarded the adjusting bolts so the hooks can free rotate a little, and it seems to handle that problem. I must say that the exchange was handled very well by Pat's, at no cost to me. I was a little hasty in condeming them, but if You're going to order a set, remember to orde through TBN if you want the discount price.
