Discouraged by the work involved changing implements

[EddieWalker]

Getting the pins lined up is pretty simple, so I never felt the need for a quick hitch system. It's sliding the driveshaft onto the PTO that kills me. I tried lubing it up with different oils without any success. I think I might have made it worse by giving dust a place to hold on to and gum things up. I haven't heard of Fluid Film, but just ordered two cans from Amazon. Right now I have four more post holes that I want to get drilled, then it's coming off and the disk is going on for the garden and food plots. Then it's time for the bush hog and mowing season.

Eddie

 

[k0ua]

Eddie I don't think you will be disappointed in Fluid Film. It is good stuff.

 

[TerryR]

With several years of participation on TBN threads on the quick hitch topic I wonder why so many people are reluctant to try them.

Maybe 1) because of so many reports here about the need to modify implements to accept them and having neither the equipment or inclination to do that, 2) because most systems seem to shift the implement back several inches, and 3) because quick hitches won't do everything dollies do, specifically they don't help fit more implements into a too-tight storage space.

I'm stunned that so many users seem to think quick hitches are a useful investment.

Terry

 

[s219]

Eddie I don't think you will be disappointed in Fluid Film. It is good stuff.

I'm a big fan, after learning about it here. I keep a spray can in my workshop, as well as a little brush can (like a PVC cement can with brush attached to lid). I think I get the most use out of the brush can (though I have spilled it once or twice, which is a bummer, as the stuff isn't cheap). I also have a mini spray can around somewhere, and need to track it down and put it in my tractor toolbox.

 

[PHPaul]

Maybe 1) because of so many reports here about the need to modify implements to accept them and having neither the equipment or inclination to do that, 2) because most systems seem to shift the implement back several inches, and 3) because quick hitches won't do everything dollies do, specifically they don't help fit more implements into a too-tight storage space.

I'm stunned that so many users seem to think quick hitches are a useful investment.

Terry

Add to that the cash outlay to fix a "problem" that can be avoided in the first place by a little planning and a modicum of effort.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Obviously some of you have never backed up to an implement, hooked onto it and used the implement, dropped it back off in it's storage spot and never got off the tractor to do it. I do have to get off for pto's and hydraulics but that's ok after the hard stuff is done. Do that numerous times a day and a quick hitch becomes an indispensable investment. Mine has paid for itself many times over just in time saved. Never mind the wear and tear on the body.

 

[dusty3030]

I need 5 tractors - tiller, brush hog, post hole digger, box blane, spreader. Then I need another building to park them in.

If you are able to pull this off with your wife you should start giving seminars and charging big bucks for attending. Would qualify you as a genuine guru.

 

[dave1949]

With several years of participation on TBN threads on the quick hitch topic I wonder why so many people are reluctant to try them. What really gets me is how much homeowners will spend on a small tractor with fel that could get by without it then try to be "thrifty" and pass on the quick hitch. I am stunned by the people who build dollies, use pry bars and cheater pipes on a regular basis and are satisfied with that. I may need to make more implement changes than some here but I don't dread it any more and can usually change from a landscape rake to a landplane or rear blade in a minute or so. Definitely makes my day a lot easier.

Like others who use dollies, it isn't just ease of attaching for me, it is also a means of reducing storage space. I can roll things on dollies into places and positions that can't done from the tractor. A stack of dollies is pretty cheap compared to the larger building I would need otherwise.

Even with quick hitches, it would be nice to be able to shuffle things around while off the tractor to get at them for maintenance or changing seasons. I don't need my snowblower in position to attach to the tractor all summer, for example.

 

[dave1949]

Obviously some of you have never backed up to an implement, hooked onto it and used the implement, dropped it back off in it's storage spot and never got off the tractor to do it. I do have to get off for pto's and hydraulics but that's ok after the hard stuff is done. Do that numerous times a day and a quick hitch becomes an indispensable investment. Mine has paid for itself many times over just in time saved. Never mind the wear and tear on the body.

I have done that, with farm implements that out-weigh my tractor. :laughing: Most of us aren't doing production farming here. For those that are, sure it pays to invest in some work and time savers.

 

[DK35vince]

With several years of participation on TBN threads on the quick hitch topic I wonder why so many people are reluctant to try them. What really gets me is how much homeowners will spend on a small tractor with fel that could get by without it then try to be "thrifty" and pass on the quick hitch. I am stunned by the people who build dollies, use pry bars and cheater pipes on a regular basis and are satisfied with that. I may need to make more implement changes than some here but I don't dread it any more and can usually change from a landscape rake to a landplane or rear blade in a minute or so. Definitely makes my day a lot easier.

I did try one. I had a quick hitch for a couple years and never used it.
If I wanted to use the post hole digger I had to remove the quick hitch.
If I wanted to use the backhoe I had to remove the quick hitch.
When mowing with a finish mower or brush mower the quick hitch wouldn't let the top link move for the mowers to float over uneven terrain.
The quick hitch didn't impress me any, I gave it to my dad to use.