I was just trying to think of an easy way to swap attachments around quickly. I'm clearing out some of my property that is very thick with 1"-3" undergrowth that has not been touched since the 70's. I don't want to clear cut everything, just expand the back yard a little and playing as I go.
Y'all are correct that my implements are older than I am and I'm 39. It's just a PITA to change over from a scrap blade to the carry all and dirt scoop. I also have a box scrape, sub soiler, 55 gallon sprayer and bush hog. I don't think I could grab any of them with the top hook after looking at them today without some mods.
Maybe it's just my technique, but changing from one to another kicks my tail sometimes.
What I've been doing is just back the scrape blade into the bush pushing the brush over and ripping the roots out of the ground with a chain. Drag everything over to a clear spot, then load onto the carry all to take it to the street for the city to pick up
I grew up on a farm watching my grandfather fight with implements with a pinch bar, 2x4 and generally just kicking the crap out of things getting them to line up. That's pretty much what I'm doing now and was hoping for a better way without having to spend a bunch of money.
After I get the land cleared up (less than 1/2 acre), I'll have very little use for the tractor. Maybe I'll just have to work on my technique and learn a few new cuss words until I get this land cleared off. I might still look into the lower quick hooks for the sake of my sanity. After all, I'm still in for less than $200 for the entire set up including a carb rebuild and tune up.