Flex Point Hitch System

[Mark_in_NH]

This item may well have been advertised for awhile now and I just haven't seen it. It's design doesn't appear a whole lot differant then any of the others available on the market, but of course it is the first one made available (to my knowledge) as a special to TBN members with a special price for TBN members.
Although I would like something for moving trailers around, I feel that $199 is to much money for ME to invest in that type of an attachment. I would prefer something on the front quick hitch for my use.
But the thing that made me chuckle is the fact that the special TBN member price is identicle to the advertised MSRP.
So, somebody please tell me. How is this a special deal to TBN members ? Or maybe the adevertised MSRP and or TBN member price is a misprint.

 

[mahlers]

Am I missing something, or is it not usually possible to put a hitch ball on your drawbar and use that to tow a trailer?

 

[zuiko]

That's one thing I never got about it either. They make hitch balls that fit on the cat 1 3pt drawbars ($20) and of course the proper drawbar attached to the rear axel ($0, comes with tractor). Only thing I can think of is it would be handy to have the receiver tube if you had multiple ball sizes. Everything I got is 2" so it's not an issue for me.

 

[5030]

Zuiko:

I usually just roll my bucket back and use the center tooth on my tooth bar for jockeying trailers around. I even use that method for moving my gooseneck horse trailer and my dropdeck.

I would not recommend the toothbar method for a small CUT, but the 5030 has enough grunt and weight to handle the job.

 

[tough451]

the draw bar that comes with the tractor is a better choice unless your moving gooseneck trailers.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I don't move trailers around because I don't own one, BUT when I bought by combo-middle buster/sub-soiler from Northern Tool it came with a trailer hitch too, no ball was attached, but I suppose it was set up so the individual user could attach the ball size needed.

All 3 pieced cost $169 plus shipping. So I got a trailer hitch, a sub soiler and a middle buster for less than the cost of the Flex Point Hitch System. That makes me wonder why the Flex Point cost $199.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

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How about the fact that it's only available in black, but the picture shows it in <font color="yellow"> Yellow </font>. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[755inNY]

<font color="blue">Am I missing something, or is it not usually possible to put a hitch ball on your drawbar and use that to tow a trailer? </font>

Sure you can use a ball mounted to the draw bar. Back up under trailer tongue. Get off tractor. Lower trailer tongue onto draw bar. Hopefully every thing is still all lined up. If not, jockey trailer a bit if it is light enough or reposition tractor. Is the draw bar high enough to keep trailer jack, etc from dragging on the ground? Get back on tractor. Move trailer. Get off tractor. Raise trailer tongue off of ball. Get back on tractor. Now if you were repositioning the trailer temporarily to mow you can repeat the steps above to put the trailer back.

With 3PH mounted ball, back up to trailer with 3PH lowered. Raise 3PH to capture trailer tongue and keep raising to lift tongue jack from ground. Reposition trailer and lower 3PH to release.

BUT, you do not need a $199 hitch system to accomplish this. Northern Tool sells a similar looking device also for $199. I guess it must be the cost of the patent that makes the price so outrageous because there certainly isn't $199 worth of steel and fabrication in the thing.

Jeff

 

[Inspector507]

You'd be hard pressed to move a goose neck with that hitch anyway. Thats one item that's offered at TBN that I don't feel is worth the price when you can get one from Lowery's in Al for what....maybe under $50??

 

[tough451]

Before I kept getting booted I was going to say that one of our local tractor dealers sells on that will move goosenecks or regular trailers.