BX25 Harbor Freight Quick Hitch

[bcp]

This is kind of strange. My HF quick hitch fit my BX2360 perfectly. The HF holes and pins were the same size as the BX holes.

On each implement pin I use 2 adapter bushings, 1-2 and 2-3. I haven't seen any need for the expensive pin-on adapters with the larger ends.

Bruce

 

[Artisan]

I had a some problems with mine but nothing like that.

Yes 94, I saw your thread, I did not read it all in depth but I got the jest of things.
I think you will be interested in what I will be doing here as soon as I get
a few more materials. Both the lower issue w/ bushings and the top
width issues.

(yes, I saw the "Adaptor" in the HF QH Manual as well, but seems it is non existant
as it has no HF SKU # ! I have a solution for that too I do believe as well as the
draw bar width issues for non ASAE Sized Implements, well , at least one off size)

Stay Tuned, Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel! :batman:

 

[Artisan]

This is kind of strange. My HF quick hitch fit my BX2360 perfectly. The HF holes and pins were the same size as the BX holes.

On each implement pin I use 2 adapter bushings, 1-2 and 2-3. I haven't seen any need for the expensive pin-on adapters with the larger ends.

Bruce

Yep, I have been seeing that HF seems to be distributing a few different
flavors of the same tool!

 

[Artisan]

NOTE: SPRING PINS HERE

 

[94BULLITT]

It seems like the more I read about Quick Hitches the more confusing
things get. Chaotic at best is the info I have run into. I need to save cash
and after looking at the QH's for sale and assuming that many of the
inexpensive models look to be the same as the HF I went w/ it.

I pull it out of the box and started to hang it and HUH! ??? The box
says it fits "Most Cat 1" tractors. My BX25 is touted as a 0-1 unit
I do believe. So I start to hang it and I find issues.

1- The 2 lower draw pins are only 3/4" in diameter / the BX25's 2 lower arms have 7/8" holes.

2- The top link pin on the QH is like .70" in diameter / the BX25 3/4".

Way to sloppy for me, I want the implements to be snug not bangin around
and sloppy.

I actually box'd it back up and was going to return it. Now I am saying
I better just bite the bullet and buy a Land Pride so I call LP to
verify dims and indeed their QH-15 model is sized correctly for a BX25
but it will cost darn near $450.00 UGggh...So sleeping on it I thought
about things and decided since I only paid a little over 70 bucks w/
my coupon code at HF I would be smarter to try to modify the HF unit.

First things were to drill out the HF QH holes to the size I want. The lower
holes need to be very close in square to the world w/ each other so
a piece of 3/4" copper pipe was used to align the reamed out
bottom holes. I punched them out to 7/8", then I punched out
the top link hole to 3/4" . This was easy for not a lot of material
needs to be removed.


I need some lower draw pins in 7/8" flavor so stay tuned if you want to
see the outcome, I hope to have them in hand by midweek.
To Be Cont'd....

I just checked mine. The lift arm pins are small in it too. The toplink pin is smaller than a normal cat 1 toplink pin but the hole is large enough for a normal one to got through. I never paid any attention to it. I was so glad it finally came and I threw it on the tractor. Maybe they make the quick hitches like this so they can sell tools to make them right. :laughing:

 

[Artisan]

When I looked at the LandPride QH I believe I saw reinforcments around the
lower draw bar pin holes. Looked smart to me, so I scrounged up 4- 7/8" ID
washers and bead blasted the finish off them, SpiralCool'd off the Chinese
Powdercoat from the frame and welded the washers in, keeping all aligned
w/ my temp use copper pipe.

This is turning into a pretty nice accessary after all.
While I had the SpiralCool spinning I knocked down some of the sharp
edges that the worker left for me... His name was "Menokair" I am sure. :indifferent:

 

[Artisan]

I have seen where MANY others find out after buying a HF QH that
it does not fit some of there implements. I think I see a fix or two or
three that are somewhat easy to make, making the less than "Standard"
implements work.

My King Kutter 5' XB Blade does not fit. The 2 lower draw pins
are like 1/4" short and are like almost perfectly too short!
More pics are coming w/ explaination.

Here is my soloution to making the 2 lowers work in a HF QH,
and I am sure as well as other QH's too. There are bushings
available for the lowersat TSC, they are like 40 bux a pair
w/ shipping!, so I made these. Here they are pre-paint and
post glass bead blasting, pure white metal...

 

[Artisan]

Excuse me if I am jumping around a little, a lot on my plate here.

Simple way to deal w/ the 2 lower draw bars and holding them apart...

Here is how I dealt w/ the HF QH's top hook that is not friendly to
the King Kutter 60" blade. Just a simple extension. It is tight and
seems to work just fine. I have NOT used the blade w/ this yet
to determine if the swing this adds is going to be a problem. I
lok at it and I believe it the lowers stay locked into the QH that
it will not raise and come unhooked, time will tell. If there is a problem
I will have to make an adaptor like is shown in the HF QH's manual,
of which there is no part number associated with it at HF! ERR!

I threw this together very fast, and by "eye". I really should draw it
in CAD and make it a lil more robust. I hope the geometry is ok.

All these HF QH parts are trash in my book.

Here are the parts w/ their part #'s I picked up from TSC for
replacements. I could have done better on the lower 7/8" pins,
they are a little long for my liking. I think a 2.5" usable length would
have been better but I did not see such and animal at TSC.
Anyone know where there are similar pins for sale in a 2.5"
useable length?

 

[Artisan]

Concerned about the top link extension....

I forced down on it and then tapped it w/ a hammer in attempt
to try and unseat it. I can't unseat it, does not make it OK...
I think this needs some engineering...

This picture shows it seated, perhaps shortening up the center
to center dimension maybe .5" will make it tolerable.

 

[Zebrafive]

For the too long TSC lower pins; can you redrill then cut them off? Or are they hardened? If so weld a spacer to the washers you welded on , inside or out side which ever will work best.