CobyRupert
Super Member
They are a huge advantage to me with my setup, however I never considered your dilemma with implements that have fixed pins compared to quick hitch applications.
I believe Pats are more beneficial to those who dont have adjustable / telescoping lift arms like you have and/or possibly telescopic stabilizers.
I hope you get it all worked out to your advantage.
Exactly. I'd never **ck around with Pat's if I had the telescoping lift arms. Why bother? Just back up within a inch or two and lower arms below pin an inch or two. Extend, lift, slide on.
Why bother with the Pat's adjustments (20 bolts/nuts to wrench per lift arm) when readjusting/realigning them when going from a Class I to Class II attachment and the angle of lift arms changes. Or dealing with the soft bolts they sent that bent within 5 hours, or their "special washers" that pop off and leave your mower half fallen off on a side hill.
Don't get me wrong, Pat's is VERY convenient for quick hitching when you figure the pitfalls out.
I really should of ordered my tractor with telescoping arms, but at $400 apiece (or $800? Does it really matter at that point?) aftermarket, for what is really just one green metal bar with an insert is ridiculous.
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