bandit67
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- May 27, 2004
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- Location
- Lake Hartwell, SC
- Tractor
- 2012 B3000 HSDCC 2020 Z251 Zero Turn
I finally picked up the Harbor Freight 3pt Quick Hitch #97214 today - been looking for it for a good 6 months for the sale price of $69.99.
Well, it won't work with the deluxe 3 pt lower link arms - there's too much stuff going on with the adjustable link ends to fit inside the quick hitch brackets without modifying the quick hitch itself (grinding away some of the steel). It also turns out the QH won't fit my Landpride RB2572's top link without the HF adapter (it's shy by about a half inch). Didn't try the Midwest landscape rake or the Rhino rotary cutter, but since the lower link ends won't fit without grinding away at the QH, I'm just going to return it.
Just thought I'd let any other B3030 owners that were considering that particular quick hitch know. I'm not too terribly disappointed, as I've gotten used to using the deluxe linkage - a quick hitch setup would be nice, but it seems that so many implements are different these days anyway. I may end up getting another set of the Pat's Quick hitch (sold my last set to my old neighbor), but I'm not sure those would work on the B3030's deluxe link ends either.
Well, it won't work with the deluxe 3 pt lower link arms - there's too much stuff going on with the adjustable link ends to fit inside the quick hitch brackets without modifying the quick hitch itself (grinding away some of the steel). It also turns out the QH won't fit my Landpride RB2572's top link without the HF adapter (it's shy by about a half inch). Didn't try the Midwest landscape rake or the Rhino rotary cutter, but since the lower link ends won't fit without grinding away at the QH, I'm just going to return it.
Just thought I'd let any other B3030 owners that were considering that particular quick hitch know. I'm not too terribly disappointed, as I've gotten used to using the deluxe linkage - a quick hitch setup would be nice, but it seems that so many implements are different these days anyway. I may end up getting another set of the Pat's Quick hitch (sold my last set to my old neighbor), but I'm not sure those would work on the B3030's deluxe link ends either.