Agreed. Adding the "forked" adapter might permit me to hook-up without getting off the tractor, but the adapter will introduce floating behavior which might not be helpful when using ground engaging equipment. Might be easiest to do as you suggest!
(BTW - hello to anyone searching the Internet hoping to hook-up and get-off)
Not my photo (found on the internet to illustrate), but I left my homemade link on the rake after each use, when I was doing ground work. Otherwise it stayed on the carryall. The others fit the top hook.