3ph quick hitch rundown (cat 1)

[MattEffinCameron]

interesting note about different width implements. I have the tractor supply carryall which I just measured at ~27.5" and the "newer" kubota ballast box which appears ot be about 1" or 1.5" more narrow.

If I had a rigid frame QH like the HF one, how would I make that work? I assume it is 27.5" so is that where the bushings you mentioned come into place? to accomodate a more narrow implement?

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

According to ASAE, Cat 1 lower hitch points should be just a hair under 27" on the inside and just a hair over 29.5" on the outside.

I plan on buying one within the next couple weeks and have found different widths on some. Measure twice as to what will fit your stuff or what can be easily modified.

Someone from here gave me this handy reference page:

 

[MattEffinCameron]

looks like good info...do u have it in higher resolution? some of it is hard to read.

I will probably look into this for a few more days but maybe Pat's with the spacer bar will be the easiest given the different widths..

 

[Huskerfan]

Pat's hitch has worked well so far. Plan to use it with a Heavy Hitch subsoiler and then with a Kuhn 50 inch rototiller in the coming days. My yard has been torn up and compacted from heavy landscaping and construction equipment over the past year. Now time to break the compaction and reseed the lawn.

 

[bcp]

looks like good info...do u have it in higher resolution? some of it is hard to read.

Here it is:



Bruce

 

[CHDinCT]

Chris,

Here is the quick hitch I used with my BX. Price is higher than what I paid, which was well under $100 (on ebay IIRC). Similar to Pat's but it doesn't move the mount points back further which was important to me since I already had my chipper PTO shaft cut down to the right size. These move the lower mounts up a few inches. These, plus Mark Hodges telescoping stabilizers make hook up a breeze. Mark's stabilizers can be set at about any spread to match varying implement widths. Set the stabilizers to the correct width, back up and raise the 3PH to hook the implement lower pins, then connect the top link. Good luck whatever you decide.

ORIGINAL EZ-HITCH FOR A 3" ARM

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Here it is:

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=423787"/>

Bruce

Thanks Bruce. It was likely you that sent it to me before, name was escaping me when I posted.

 

[s219]

So I got a B series...and while I didnt expect to be a real heavy user of the 3ph...I may very well get a rear mounted snowblower before next winter..and in the meantime I have a kubota ballast box which I use for loader work, and just picked up a carry-all.

This weekend I hooked up the MMM for the first time, took off the FEL for the first time...and took off the ballast box for the first time. I later had to move the ballast box out of the way so I had to hook it up again...and then I had to move the carryall I picked up out of the way so I had to take the BB off and put the CA on and then take the CA off when I was done with it.

HOOLY CRAP....working with the 3PH is - as advertised - a pain in the ***. I need a quick hitch or im never going to use the carry-all...ever...and never going to want to use the ballast box.

If you have the option to store your 3-pt implements on dollies, that greatly simplifies the procedure, and it will make storage a lot more efficient. I rarely spend more than 30 seconds putting an implement on now.

 

[Kanook]

If you have the option to store your 3-pt implements on dollies, that greatly simplifies the procedure, and it will make storage a lot more efficient. I rarely spend more than 30 seconds putting an implement on now.

30 Seconds

Takes me that long just to climb down out of the cab:laughing:

 

[s219]

30 Seconds

Takes me that long just to climb down out of the cab:laughing:

Yeah, I don't count that or the 2-3 minutes it takes me to find my keys. Then if I bend over I might add another 30 seconds to stand upright again. Might need to work in a pee break too. So overall it's more like 15 minutes to do a 30 second implement hookup.