3-Point Hitch Ebay 3-point quick hitches?

[Jim Morrell]

Has anyone bought one of the quick hitches from either ebay or harbor freight? I see that Pat has quick hitches here, but I could have one from ebay shipped to my house for around $100. I just dont know if they are junk or not, I hate to throw away that money to just turn around and buy something else.
Thanks
Jim

 

[thatguy]

I bought one similar to Pats off on Ebay BUT what I was shipped was a blatent patent infringement on Pats system.. What I received was very poor quality compared to a real Pats, I only had it for a few weeks and some of the metal parts were so weak there were already bending.. The one I bought came from an ATV type place IIRC..

I posted on here that I thought I got a real Pats, and Pat's office called to say I got a copy and sent me a real pats in exchange for what I got on ebay to use in a patent lawsuit..

If you get a real pats you wont be sorry.. The sell them at Northern Tools and they sometimes have 10 or 20% off stuff (you may have to open a credit line with them though)

Brian

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I have Pat's and one from Ebay. One for each tractor. Both work for me. Pat's is plated steel and the Ebayer I bought is cast steel which my brother in law the machinist says is not as strong as plated steel. Guess you just have to decide which you want to buy and if the difference in money is worth it. Both work for me. Here is picture of Ebayer ones I bought. Yes, I would buy another one from Ebay and another one from Pat's.

 

[GBeck]

Jim...I bought one from ebay....it was a farm pro from domier (sp) if that is the same one, it the same as the HF one....only problem I am having now is that they send it to you with the top hook, and I need the adaptor which I am unable to find in anywhere in freakin Ontario.

 

[thatguy]

I have Pat's and one from Ebay. One for each tractor. Both work for me. Pat's is plated steel and the Ebayer I bought is cast steel which my brother in law the machinist says is not as strong as plated steel. Guess you just have to decide which you want to buy and if the difference in money is worth it. Both work for me. Here is picture of Ebayer ones I bought. Yes, I would buy another one from Ebay and another one from Pat's.

ATVExpress is selling this on ebay, BUT when I ordered they send me a pair that copied Pats exactly

this is a very simple design that would work pretty well I think.. Im not sure what material its made of though


Brian

 

[The Dougster]

I have the QA offered by Harbor Freight and find it more than capable.. if memory serves me right I paid about $89with shipping.. sadly didn't order the adapter at the same time... it wasn't then and still isn't shown in their catalog.... VERY frustrating... To make a long story short, I ordered one from HF on April 1st and was told they were on backorder... On Wed. of this week, I received an email that the part had been shipped. If anyone orders a QA from HF, please order the adapter at the same time.... The QA, with adapter, will serve my purpose very well... Ruggedly built and should last a long time.

 

[rustedduck]

I also have the HF quick hitch. With a coupon, I believe I paid $69.
Also wish I had ordered the adapter at the same time.
No problems since I recieved the adapter. It sure make life
easier.

 

[Deano]

Sorry, what is the adapter for??

Thanks,
Dean

 

[The Dougster]

Dean, the makers of QH's assume that all implements are the same... they include with the QH, a large and quite heavy duty hook... well, they have a lot to learn about tractor implements.. the adapter is simple solution and costs practically nothing that allows for the hook up of what I consider most normal implements..

 

[Deano]

Does anyone have a picture or a link to a picture??


Thanks,
Deano

 

[The Dougster]

Deano, You may have to do a search but there are photos and sketches of the adapter in some of the threads... Try the following... I apologize for not responding sooner...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...0271887-3-pt-quick-attach-speedco-adaptor.jpg

 

[txkevin]

I got the cheapies from ATV EXpress. They seem to work fine on my landscape rake so far. I have 56 hrs total and about 8 of actual use on them so not sure how they will stand up long term. So far, so good.

 

[yzbdsbp]

I also got the cheapies from ATV EXpress. I have 178 hrs on mine and they are as good as new, i use them to pull a very heavy disk also.

 

[The Dougster]

ATV Express? How cheap?