Dumbest mistake EVER!

[Iplayfarmer]

Dumb mistakes like that are what got me into the tractor trading business as a sideline. I kept buying implements that were way too big for my little SCUT. Because I was poor I'd only ever be able to buy something that was a screaming good deal. After I'd find out they were too big, I'd put them out in front of my place with a for sale sign for twice what I paid for them. Seldom did anything last more than a few days before it was sold.

Now I've starting buying the wrong stuff on purpose.

 

[foggy1111]

Dont feel like the lone ranger here.....most of us have done the same thing a time or two. I recently bought a plow with 2x16 bottoms instead of 2x14's ...as indicated by the model number. As said above.....the quick hitch (Harbor Freight) with cat 2 may be your 60 dollar solution to make that plow work for you.

 

[kebo]

Buy a cat II tractor.

Or use to make a mailbox with!! Bet nobody would run into that thing lol!!

 

[fishpick]

Thanks for the grief counseling... The Sigg story of the wrong caliber makes me feel warm inside as that was a little more than what I paid for the plow (and by little I mean LOT, and by warm I mean misery loves company).

My wife has made it clear I will NOT be starting a side business doing this But good idea.

As for the "buy a bigger tractor" - this plow is for the new bigger tractor... so - not going to try to take that hill - I'm happy with the recent victory - and learned new tractor whining is only effective in 5 year intervals

Swapping lower link arms back and forth does not sound like fun to me And modifying the plow, while attractive, kills the value of it - where I might be better finding a buyer and then getting a 2 bottom for me... plus - modified plows usually pull like, well, modified plows... just been my experience.

The quick-hitch option isn't a half bad idea (I knew there were lemonade from lemon people here) - off to TSC today at noon to take a peek at their hitch setup since the top link on that one is adjustable and the bins of cat 1 and cat 2 pins and bushings are an arms length away from the hitch

Also have some nibbles from local CL - so maybe I'll get lucky there too...

Like most everything in life that should be simple... stay tuned

 

[schmism]

you might also consider fabing up something like a pat's quick hitch except not so quick hitch.

ie a piece of 2x4 box steel about 8" long. at the tractor end is a hole for CAT 1 pin to 3pt arms. (slip over arm ends) the other end has hole for cat 2 pins on plow.

could be built with a 16" long piece of 2x4 box steel anything to cut it in half from a hand held hack saw to recpt saw, to 14" cuttoff saw etc. and a hand held drill and 2 hole saws of the right diam.

 

[Dead Horse]

Don't feel too bad. the only thing worse than putting a cat II impliment on a cat I tractor is putting a cat I impliment on a cat II tractor. 'Specially PTO powered attachments...... Big ole tractor turn them into a pretzel!

I bought a used cat I chipper that had a nearly 90 degree twist in the spline shaft. the fool ran it off the back of a 100 hp tractor. He is lucky...............VERY LUCKY. Yeah, I replaced the shaft, and the belts were junk too.