3-Point Hitch 3 Point Hitch

[J_J]

David, Bailey's will build you the cylinders with the swivel ends on them, just like PT's. Also, most of the 3pt lifting cylinders have these ends on them and they are in the Baliey's catalog or web site. You could also purchase just the swivel ends and cut and mount them to just about any cylinder. I cut off the ends of some of my cylinders, and mounted cross tubes.

 

[J_J]

David, Bailey's will build you the cylinders with the swivel ends on them, just like PT's. Also, most of the 3pt lifting cylinders have these ends on them and they are in the Baliey's catalog or web site. You could also purchase just the swivel ends and cut and mount them to just about any cylinder. I cut off the ends of some of my cylinders, and mounted cross tubes.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks. I'll have to check out Bailey's when I get a chance.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks. I'll have to check out Bailey's when I get a chance.

 

[BillCroasmun]

I don't have any 3 PT experience so this might be a dumb question. Could this 3 PT QA be welded up to the back up the PT tub for pulling 3 PT attachments? I guess what I'm asking is more about... would it make since to have this attached at a fixed height on the back of a PT or do most 3 PT attachments need to be on the front arms for height control, tilt, etc?

Reason I'm asking is I can borrow several non-powered 3 PT attachments (like a boxblade for instance) from neighbors but having no experience with them do not know what type of controls you need to operate them properly. Boxblading the drive, for instance, is something I'd do if I could at little or no cost but I can't justify buying the PT one for what little use I'd get out of it. If one purchase of this 3 PT adapter could give multiple access to multiple tools at no cost that would be a wise investment for me. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[BillCroasmun]

I don't have any 3 PT experience so this might be a dumb question. Could this 3 PT QA be welded up to the back up the PT tub for pulling 3 PT attachments? I guess what I'm asking is more about... would it make since to have this attached at a fixed height on the back of a PT or do most 3 PT attachments need to be on the front arms for height control, tilt, etc?

Reason I'm asking is I can borrow several non-powered 3 PT attachments (like a boxblade for instance) from neighbors but having no experience with them do not know what type of controls you need to operate them properly. Boxblading the drive, for instance, is something I'd do if I could at little or no cost but I can't justify buying the PT one for what little use I'd get out of it. If one purchase of this 3 PT adapter could give multiple access to multiple tools at no cost that would be a wise investment for me. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[J_J]

Bill, Most 3pt implement need to be lifted and set up for the job. Although you can drag a box blade or scraper, it will be down all the time. You could also build a rig with a hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower things, but I would think it would be hard to see what is going on behind you.

 

[J_J]

Bill, Most 3pt implement need to be lifted and set up for the job. Although you can drag a box blade or scraper, it will be down all the time. You could also build a rig with a hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower things, but I would think it would be hard to see what is going on behind you.

 

[Spiffy]

Not a dumb question at all!

On the 24XX, they had 5 sets of tabs welded (top outside for BH or lift arm cylinders, middle for toplink, bottom used for BH or lift arms. So if you have enough material to weld to back there it should work fine.

Also, the 3 cylinder system incorporated this way is easy to remove, but would be a bit strange for lifting. Another 24XX owner [answering a similar question of mine], noted that where it does work great is blade work (since you have TnT and vertical angle by default). Oh, this also requires a 3spool valve; two if you don't desire TnT.

The only problem I'd see is the (1)4XX would have really limited visiabilty. PT's version had the QA plate, mine came with standard arms, but the original owner [nor me yet] never got around to getting cylinders for it. I'd say, 24XX has better visabiltiy than a CUT on the rear even if you're facing forward [facing backward would be like riding the attachment itself! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif], but [unless they were loosing attachment sales] PT discountined it for "lack of interest."

Soooooo..... Go for it! We want pictures! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Spiffy]

Not a dumb question at all!

On the 24XX, they had 5 sets of tabs welded (top outside for BH or lift arm cylinders, middle for toplink, bottom used for BH or lift arms. So if you have enough material to weld to back there it should work fine.

Also, the 3 cylinder system incorporated this way is easy to remove, but would be a bit strange for lifting. Another 24XX owner [answering a similar question of mine], noted that where it does work great is blade work (since you have TnT and vertical angle by default). Oh, this also requires a 3spool valve; two if you don't desire TnT.

The only problem I'd see is the (1)4XX would have really limited visiabilty. PT's version had the QA plate, mine came with standard arms, but the original owner [nor me yet] never got around to getting cylinders for it. I'd say, 24XX has better visabiltiy than a CUT on the rear even if you're facing forward [facing backward would be like riding the attachment itself! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif], but [unless they were loosing attachment sales] PT discountined it for "lack of interest."

Soooooo..... Go for it! We want pictures! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif