Front 3pt Hitch

JoeinTX · Jul 29, 2012

Yes, it's rather more common for tractors in Europe. Note however that you see that normally on 100+ HP tractors in Europe, not smaller tractors which are still sporting FELs. In Europe the land is worked much more intensively than we do here in North America or Australia. The front mount 3 pt is for adding another tool to the average field pass rather than for utility use. You see front mounted moldboard plows in Europe. You see front mounted disc mowers in Europe. Fuel consumption and compaction are bigger problems in Europe than they are us here thus the idea of combining as many functions as possible in any given field pass make the front 3pt realistic.

The front 3pt isn't as practical as the FEL for most jobs.

boggen · Jul 29, 2012

power-trac (manufacture) makes tractors with all front mounted equipment / implements / attachments. much like a skid steer and having all front mounted stuff. but larger sizes and more built for what a tractor might do.

a generic tractor = a multi purpose tool, it only depends on what you attach to it, in what you can do with it.

WilliamBos · Jul 29, 2012

Most tractors with front 3 point also have loaders. Front hitches are more versatile than loaders, loaders are single dimensional.

JoeinTX said:
Yes, it's rather more common for tractors in Europe. Note however that you see that normally on 100+ HP tractors in Europe, not smaller tractors which are still sporting FELs. In Europe the land is worked much more intensively than we do here in North America or Australia. The front mount 3 pt is for adding another tool to the average field pass rather than for utility use. You see front mounted moldboard plows in Europe. You see front mounted disc mowers in Europe. Fuel consumption and compaction are bigger problems in Europe than they are us here thus the idea of combining as many functions as possible in any given field pass make the front 3pt realistic.

The front 3pt isn't as practical as the FEL for most jobs.

JC-jetro · Jul 29, 2012

bcp said:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/93910-best-3-pt-adapter-skid.html#post1064264

Cool

Thanks for sharing, exactly what I wanted to do with the exception of making the back plate out of to 6" heavy duty structural C channels.

Jc,

jim_wilson · Jul 29, 2012

WilliamBos said:
MK Martin here in Ontario makes them.

MK Martin | Front Mount Kit

Zuidberg in Holland makes them.

Frontlinkage en Front PTO Systems - Zuidberg Frontline Systems

Can get them on the 5400 series MF tractors.

That MK/Martin setup looks intriqueing - and I think the large B setup would work on my Kubota B3200

Any idea how much these go for?

WilliamBos · Jul 29, 2012

jim_wilson said:
That MK/Martin setup looks intriqueing - and I think the large B setup would work on my Kubota B3200

Any idea how much these go for?

When I priced one for our 1523, it would be around $4,000, but that included the front PTO, which runs off the mid PTO.

jim_wilson · Jul 29, 2012

WilliamBos said:
When I priced one for our 1523, it would be around $4,000, but that included the front PTO, which runs off the mid PTO.

Yikes!.

Like somebody earlier in this thread mentioned: I don't think most compact tractors are made to handle the kind of weight on the front end as they are on the back end. The loader rating sort of doesn't count - since the loader arms are mounted further back on the frame than the front mount 3pt would be. I would like a front mount 3pt just to do simple things - like pick and move an implement ( I think just an implement itself wouldn't exceed the weight rating of the front of the tractor). But I don't see that being worth $4k.

What I'd really like is some sort of setup where I could just use the same 3pt arms on the front - as get used on the rear. If you setup the hydraulics properly you could probably make it so that it just simply wouldn't lift anything that exceeded the weight limits on the front of the tractor.