Does Anyone Still Make the FEL SSQA-to-3PT Adapters?

[DonaldP]

I have one from Amazon too. I am not sure the brand or details, but it looks like the one Buckeye Guy links to.

I made up a heavy wall 2" square tube 6' long, with a mule hook on the far end, to go into the receiver as a boom pole, and this thing also serves me as a beam between tall jack stands for lifting things.

But my primary use of this adapter is for putting 3PT attachments out front. Most useful is the landscape rake (mine does not have wheels) for reaching into tight corners and dragging debris out. Also useful is my regular 3PT boom pole, which reaches further than the homemade one above. I may have tried my subsoiler/ripped once or twice for pulling tree roots, which can pull sideways harder than I can by myself, but of course it doesn't have much lifting capacity this way.

The two lower attachments for holding the 3PT pins slide freely on the square tubing. No, they do not lock into place. A significant limitation is that they have quite a lot of play so the attachment has a very sloppy fit and can move around a whole lot. This can be a help, though, for the rake, because it's a bit like a float function but it doesn't have the considerable weight of the loader arms and the adapter, which would drive the rake a bit too hard into the ground.

A landscape rake is a perfect tool for this setup!!!! You can see what you are moving! Awesome use!

 

[Xfaxman]

A landscape rake is a perfect tool for this setup!!!! You can see what you are moving! Awesome use!

Yep, out front works good!

 

[mike69440]

The few that I have been around and used or seen used had a pinch bolt to hold the lower sliding attachment points somewhat in place.
They are handy for a few items.
I made one for Cat 2 implements using an old quick hitch that I wasn't using.
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I use it mainly for moving equipment around and with the receiver hitch mount it works good for moving trailers around into tight places.
It doesn't work that well for most implements to use them but is very handy for working on things.

The trick to a homemade FEL SSQA-to-3PT Adapter is to angle out the quick hitch. It has some extra rollback built in. Please see photo's. I recommend using on a loader a with at least 1 ton lift capacity. Good for using box blade as an ice scraper or for a HD York rake.

 

[Notforhire]

The trick to a homemade FEL SSQA-to-3PT Adapter is to angle out the quick hitch. It has some extra rollback built in. Please see photo's. I recommend using on a loader a with at least 1 ton lift capacity. Good for using box blade as an ice scraper or for a HD York rake.

Looks something like mine except mine is rusty.

Not trying to derail the thread, but wondering how you like the soft cab? Is the windshield glass?