1554 GT sleeve hitch

[1554gtguy]

Wow. Cadet really wants your arms and legs to get an electric sleeve hitch. Ebay has a hitch from RS fabrications that looks like it would be OK, but I fail to see how it would attach to my 1554. the gas tank sits directly behind the rear plate so a bolt through would not be good and the metal that it would hook onto seems to be really light guage. Anyone using this setup advise how it hooks up and works - I want a rear scraper blade and also to possibly raise and lower a front blade. Any info and ideas????

My wife bought me the 1554GT for fathers day because she said she was sick of hearing me whine about mowing less and working more on my old bolens. This tractor is a brute and seems like it would mow a tree, I like how smooth it is and it make my lawn look GREAT! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[MrWiggles2]

Did you check out the Cub Cadet picture page? Olddawg posted his pictures, but he had to fabricate a little bit to still get to the hydro dipstick. If you buy from eBay you will probably have some fabricating to do, its not a direct hook up. The tractors that guy lists are all different, one size does not fit all. The dealer will want a ton of cash for the sleeve hitch. I won't spend the $350 on eBay if its not going to fit right.