Assembling a brush cutter

[Gale Hawkins]

save yer money.. the quick hitch is less of a time savings on implements with a pto hookup. Once you get the hang of it you can hitch and unhitch yer implements in under a minute. Just get used to where you need to back up to match the arms.. you can throw the fixed arm in first if needed, then use the adjustable one to help get connected..

soundguy

It is not so easy when you have to do it using a mirror.

 

[Soundguy]

once you get used to it it will be.

soundguy

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I agree practice helps.

Our box blade and bush hog weight about 1000 pounds each and have NO pins mounted on the equipment so getting close does not count. Matching three holes and sometimes a bushing at the same time per side just is never simple even with two people.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. similar with my batwing.. it's a drawbar setup.. so you have to match a 1.5" hole exactly, from the op position, where you can't see the back of the tractor or the front of the batwing.

for any newbies in the thread wondering about the 'practice makes perfect' statements here, .. I reccomend setting your implements on blocks or timber so that they are more level and a bit easier to scoot around using large lever ( like a 2x4x8 ).. that and get some of that ground marking paint, and when you drop off your implement, mark a line down each side of the ground by the tractor, plus stop bars for the front wheels.. so when you pul back in all you do is line up the lines, then stop at the bars. after ya do this 10 times the paint wil be wearing off and you won't need it anymore anyway.

soundguy

 

[clemsonfor]

u got it but i was going to say flip the wheel bracket over

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I went to TSC last night and in the door way I saw ATV spray rigs for $279 and $15 for them to put it all together. It keeps down the advertised price too.