Quick Hitches Clevis style bushings for Quick Hitch

Raincoast · Apr 2, 2015

Hi Folks;
A couple of weeks ago, we drove across the line to Lynden WA to buy our new Woods BSM 72 box blade.
VERY NICE piece of equipment. Worth the long drive (almost 200 miles & 4 ferries for the return trip) and the extra bucks, after seeing the cheesy stuff that was available locally.
While at the dealership, I asked if they could supply straight QH bushings to fit the clevis style lower attach points.
Seems no-one had ever asked for them before, so I bought a pair of the standard step bushings to cut down to size.
With more & more attachments being built with clevis lower attach lugs, it seems like someone out there should be making simple bushings to fit. Seems a waste to build a stepped bushing, drill cross holes in it & supply roll pins all so I can hack off the fat end & toss all the extra bits in the scrap bucket. Sheesh!
Anyone out there know where I could get some straight bushings to do the job?

On the bright side, the BB works beautifully. I levelled out the driveway on Monday & it was a breeze. No drama at all... Just a smooth surface after a few passes. I crawled along at the lowest speed possible & kept my hand on the 3 point lever. Very small adjustments & slow speed did the trick. I know it's gonna be even easier when Brian sends me my hyd. top link.
Can hardly wait till everything dries out enough to start levelling our small pasture!
My only complaint (if you can call it that) is how awkward it is to remove the R pins for the 2 outer rippers. Fixed that in a hurry by looping a knotted piece of cord through the R pins. A quick tug on the cord & the pin's out. No sweat & no tools required. I even put cord on the draw bar pins while I was at it. They are really hard to reach with the backhoe installed.
Cheers all. Dan

RBA50 · Apr 2, 2015

Farm supply stores around here have straight bushings for a few dollars each. You generally need two sets, Cat 1 to Cat 2, then Cat 2 to Cat 3. They probably won't be an exact fit lengthwise, but should be close enough. They are basically just sleeves.

94BULLITT · Apr 3, 2015

RBA50 said:
Farm supply stores around here have straight bushings for a few dollars each. You generally need two sets, Cat 1 to Cat 2, then Cat 2 to Cat 3. They probably won't be an exact fit lengthwise, but should be close enough. They are basically just sleeves.

That is what I use. I use them on some implements that do not have a clevis hitch too.

Piston · Apr 3, 2015

I used bushings as well for my Clevis style implements.

I didn't have any on my rear blade and had a REALLy lot of excess movement.

I put a cat 1-2 and the cat 2-3 bushing on (one inside the other) and this really tightened up the slop in the fit to the quick hitch.

newtattoobob · Apr 3, 2015

Landpride makes them for their qh, its what I use. My dealer has to order them, they come in a few different lengths and they run about 10 bucks a piece.

puckgrinder85 · Apr 3, 2015

We use the same as Piston, tractor supply had what I needed to step up the pin to what the QH needs. Not a big deal..

Raincoast · Apr 4, 2015

Thanks guys... I checked out the Land Pride site & their bushings look just right. Luckily, I have a dealer nearby.

94BULLITT · Apr 4, 2015

Raincoast said:
Thanks guys... I checked out the Land Pride site & their bushings look just right. Luckily, I have a dealer nearby.

The bushings are going to be expensive from a dealer.

NorTrac Quick-Hitch Bushing Set — Fits Category 1 Hitches | 3-Point Hitch Adapters| Northern Tool + Equipment

Piston · Apr 5, 2015

This is a message that I wrote to someone inquiring about where to get the bushings... I thought it might be helpful to this thread as well.

As far as where to get the bushings, you can find them either online, or at Tractor Supply. I purchased online at Agrisupply.

There are two types of quick hitch bushings. If you have a clevis style hookup on your implement, you can use the cheaper bushings that are basically just "sleeves" that step up the size of your cat 1 pin, to cat 2, and then cat 3. So it's actually two sleeves you would need, to go from cat 1 to 3.

Here is the lift arm bushing to go from cat 1 to 2:
Lift Arm Bushing, 1-1/8" x 7/8" x 1-3/4" | Agri Supply, 11959

And then the larger bushing that slides over the smaller bushing to bring it up to cat 3 standards:
Conv Bush, Lift Arm Cat 2 To 3

The other style is used when you have the more standard hookup on your implement, like most lighter duty implements, where it isn't the clevis style but rather a 'pin' coming out that each lift arm slides over, from the outside of the implement.
For that style, you'd use this type of quick hitch bushing... (which unfortunately are much more expensive)
CountyLineｮ Quick Hitch Bushing Kit, Cat 1 - Tractor Supply Co.

For the top link, you buy top link bushing kits:
1-2: Conversion Bushing for Toplink Cat 1 and 2
2-3: Conversion Bushing For Toplink Cat 2 To 3

Here is some more information on the quick hitch that I purchased:
http://www.landpride.com/products/87/qh15-series-quick-hitches

As for the "slop", it really isn't that much if you only use the cat 2 bushings, but if you don't use any bushings and have the cat 1 pin size in the quick hitch hooks, then to me, there is way too much slop in the implements.

Let me know if you have any questions.
-Matt

(For more detailed info on the bushings, check post number 83 on this thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/146479-land-pride-quick-hitch.html )

Raincoast · Apr 5, 2015

Thanks Piston!
Just what I needed. I was having trouble finding the top link bushing as well. Great to see that included in your post. They will probably cost less than from our local guy, too.
Cheers! Dan