<font color=blue>Its just a matter of the lower pins being at the right distance apart and such that the i-match can hook them...it would be rare that non-JD equipment couldn't be made to fit, maybe with a bit of welding and such.</font color=blue>
But then, doesn't this defeat the whole purpose of having iMatch. Who would want to go through the bother of trying to modify the size or length of the lower pins to try to make them fit iMatch? More so, how many of us are experienced enough in the skill and art of welding to make these modifications?
Having said this, I have an interesting dilemma I just discovered. I have an old carry-all from the 1950's that I really want to use with my 4710. The lower pins do not have holes to insert klik pins but have expanded ends resembling bolt heads that act as restrainers. These large 'bolt head end' restrainers prevent me from sliding the lower draft links onto these lower pins. Only way I can do this is to cut these 'bolt head ends' off and find another way to provide an appropriate restrainer to prevent the draft links from popping off. Maybe I'll try to manually drill holes into the lower pins to accommodate the klik pins. Then, I started thinking that if I had iMatch, I may not have this problem as the lower iMatch's brackets would simply slide under and pop into place on the carry-all's lower pins. iMatch could come in real handy and save time then.
Bottom Line: I think it really depends upon the attachments you're using and it behooves one to do due diligance and research in whether specs of non-JD attachments can be accommodated by JD's iMatch. If one wants to expend a couple hundred more, it certainly doesn't hurt having iMatch. It may even come in handy as I'm finding out with my carry-all dilemma.
Regards,
Bob Ancar
Cambridge, NY