Front Mount Hitch

[Greg_Phillips]

Anyone on here ever built a front mount three point hitch for their tractors? I think I would like to have one on our tractor but I really don't want to pay that much for one I'm not sure how much I would use. If someone has built one I would like to see some pictures and hear how you went about building it.

Thanks

 

[JB4310]

Do you mean frame mounted or loader mounted?
I've heard about loader mounted 3pt adaptors here, not sure where to find them though, I think it's available by some manufacturers to go on proprietary quick tach or skid steer loaders.

What do you want to do with it?


EDIT: Sorry I guess you want lift on the front? I was referring to just the adaptors.

JB.

 

[J_J]

Anyone on here ever built a front mount three point hitch for their tractors? I think I would like to have one on our tractor but I really don't want to pay that much for one I'm not sure how much I would use. If someone has built one I would like to see some pictures and hear how you went about building it.

Thanks

Here is a skidsteer to 3pt adapter, but you could make a frame for the motor to fit on the front of your tractor.

I tried to post a picture , but it will not let me go advanced. It says error on page. A pop up blocker was blocking me from going advance, first time it has done that.

 

[Greg_Phillips]

Looking at frame mounted, would like to be able to mount some of our three point implements on the front of the tractor for better control/visibility. Might also use it to complete two functions at once, such as final seed bed preparation and seeding.

 

[lhfarm]

Again, not sure if you have loader but here is thread adding a HF quick attach to a loader QA plate - http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/113840-quick-hitch-quick-attach-plate.html Follow a couple of the links within or do some searching. It has been done for loaders.

I've used the front 3pt for moving equipment around, but the big use has been to use it with a 3pt boom pole.

 

[slowzuki]

I've seen a homemade front 3 point on a 70 hp JD. It was run by one of the hydraulics circuits so it didn't have position control. It looked like it would be good for a few things.

I've thought of adding one on my next tractor for a few different uses, raking hay is the main one.

 

[J_J]

Here is another one that will clamp on your bucket.

 

[Ductape]

Here are a couple pics another member here sent me........ maybe a year or two ago. I believe this was made by Wallenstein. Not sure if it was just a test market, or if it ever went into production. It had a gearbox that ran off of the mid PTO, reducing PTO speed to the standard 540. The display tractor had a rear mount snowblower on it........ which is just one of a bunch of great possibilities. Dunno how much the kit was, nor if it is still available. I thought it was a great idea, but it didn't seem to get much interest here. The pics are of a BX, but my understanding was that they made, or were intending to make these for other popular tractors.

 

[J_J]

Here is another one.

 

[JDeerekid]

Here are a couple pics another member here sent me........ maybe a year or two ago. I believe this was made by Wallenstein. Not sure if it was just a test market, or if it ever went into production. It had a gearbox that ran off of the mid PTO, reducing PTO speed to the standard 540. The display tractor had a rear mount snowblower on it........ which is just one of a bunch of great possibilities. Dunno how much the kit was, nor if it is still available. I thought it was a great idea, but it didn't seem to get much interest here. The pics are of a BX, but my understanding was that they made, or were intending to make these for other popular tractors.

Actually that front mount was made by meteor or MKMartin. My Montana dealer has a front 3pt kit setup on a Montana with a snowblower attached. Here is the link and a couple pictures of the Montana.The Front Mount Kit Expands Compact Tractor Uses