Anybody run a heavy 6' rotary and HF quick hitch?

whitedogone · May 31, 2010

Just wondering about the durability of the HF on the JD MX6. It is a heavy cutter.

ninefinger · May 31, 2010

Can not speak about a hog and while most of my stuff is 5' the HF QH has held up well, no cracks or bends. It has not led an easy life.

dex3361 · May 31, 2010

I run a 6 foot King Kutter which is not quite as heavy as the one you have and it has done well. I also run a 7 foot Box blade with 600# of added weight. I have broke a ripper but have not hurt the HF quick hitch.

radioman · May 31, 2010

I moved a 16' trailer with 8k worth of weight on my HF QH, held up just fine.

psj12 · Jun 1, 2010

I have a heavy Kioti 6' cutter and it does fine.

Mighty Dodge · Jun 1, 2010

I've pulled my 12ft dump trailer loaded with mulch out of the mud. No issues.

M.D.

maps · Jun 2, 2010

I ended up with the TSC quick hitch (which to my untrained eye looks identical to the HF) and run my JD MX6 on it with no problems at all. Shortened my hook-up time for the cutter from 10 minutes to no more than 2 and that is if I don't get backed up straight. Once I added a hydraulic top link to the quick hitch life got even better!

CCWKen · Jun 3, 2010

The MX6 doesn't look all that heavy but if you look at how the QH is attached, there's not a lot of stress on the QH frame itself. It's just basically setting the spacing of the links. The plates at the top-link/hook are taking most of the stress and they're mounted parallel to the tension load. The lower pins go through the lift arms.

I use an old Ford 954HD that probably weighs twice the MX6 and I've bounced it pretty good going a bit too fast up my pot-holed dirt driveway. I have the HF model and it's held up well. No breaks or bends yet.

Forgot to mention: If the QH frame were to bend, It would most likely be the top (horizontal) bar but I'm betting you'd break the top link pin first.