Extending Draft Links

texasjohn · Sep 27, 2007

My bad... I should have initially posted the link to Pats Easy Change System to avoid confusion.... here is the link.... please check it out, tessiers. I'd be interested to know, for sure, if you actually used that system, or something else. As others have said... no adjustments are required across many, many kinds of implements.

tessiers · Sep 27, 2007

I Have Tried The Pats System. It has a bar that adjusts the width between the ball ends. My snow blower is a little wider and my wood splitter is narrower, ect ect. I have also tried the EZ Hitch (Frame) which simply would not work on the snow blower. Luckily i was able to get a refund for that. The Koti Arms Look surprisingly like mine I will try that

SPYDERLK · Sep 27, 2007

tessiers said:
I Have Tried The Pats System. It has a bar that adjusts the width between the ball ends. My snow blower is a little wider and my wood splitter is narrower, ect ect. I have also tried the EZ Hitch (Frame) which simply would not work on the snow blower. Luckily i was able to get a refund for that. The Koti Arms Look surprisingly like mine I will try that

I like extendable draft links for the superior mechanical soundness of the system, but I couldnt call them easier to use than Pats. The only problems I experience with Pats is due to the attachment paraphernalia hanging out and snagging, the loss of the outer ball swivel action, and the increase in draft arm length. None of these make them harder to use than extendable links - only less mechanically suitable. The system is quite well done however. In the vast majority of use situations the PEC convenience wins out.
larry

greg_g · Sep 27, 2007

tessiers said:
I Have Tried The Pats System. It has a bar that adjusts the width between the ball ends. My snow blower is a little wider and my wood splitter is narrower, ect ect.

You need to break out the owner's manual and learn how to use your three point hitch. Distance between the lift arms is controlled by lengthening or shortening the side stabilizer links.

The "bar" that you can order with the PEC is only used to initially spread the lower lift arms as you're hooking onto the implement. Once the implement is connected to the PEC, you take the spreader bar off.

//greg//