BEST way to mount 3 point implement: BX2360

[snpower]

Thoughts? Right now I just lower the arms as much as possible, then "muscle" the left side on, followed by the right side via the leveling arm. Too much manual labor, not to mention that will get harder as I get older (or so I hear)

 

[slowzuki]

I back up, pick the low side to line up perfectly, get off, swing that one on and pin, go to other side, usually enough slack to lift it a bit and pop it on. BTW, I have it easy, almost all my small stuff is cat 1 pins where both tractors are Cat 2 hitches. Makes a nice easy job hitching. My big stuff is all cat 2 and I tend to use the extendable links and crank adjuster then, since there is no way to shove the Cat 2 stuff around.

 

[beppington]

Put your implements on dolleys so you can roll them easily into place :thumbsup:

Or you could hang them from tree limbs or rafters so you can easily swing them into place :thumbsup:

Here's my dad's flail mower sitting on its dolley:

 

[radioman]

What are you trying to muscle on? Even without a quickhitch, I probably only had to muscle one side, but not both. I make it a point to leave lots of room parking implements and on blocks, or wood.

I got one of those HF quick hitch , it makes hookups a breeze for most stuff I got. :thumbsup:

 

[snpower]

HF quick hitch - is that Harbor Freight? Sounds like a good idea.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I use a Quick hitch. I started with Pats then bought a $100 one off Ebay and then bought anothe rone off ebay and sold the Pats. I have two now but mainly use the one that will hook coming down or coming up. The reason I use it mostly is with the QH my drive shaft on my tiller was to short but with the down one it works.

 

[Localmotion]

Practice, practice, practice - no quick hitch required :laughing:

 

[Stargazer]

Hi

$70 hf quick hitch best $70 spent mod to problems > 5 min

Pat R

 

[Johndeere3720]

yes, check out the Harbor Freight quick hitch. On Wednesday they were on sale for $70. :thumbsup: I dont have the HF one, I have 3 John Deere Imatches instead.

 

[bikerdib]

Another vote for a quick hitch. I got the one from Harbor Freight a while back and don't think I'd EVER want a tractor without one again. Until I put horse panel on the ROP of my tractor, I could back up to an implement and hook up most times without ever leaving the seat of the tractor (unless I had to hook up the pto of course). Only reason I can't do it with the horse panel in place is because I can't reach the 2 handles on the quick hitch.