Harbor Freight 3-point quick hitch
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BloomingtonMike
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Checked mine out last night.
Cat1 spacing is correct. Did not measure the ball slot spacing. Did not get that far - mine will not use the Quick hitch Bushings that TSC, FF, and Deere sell. The darn pickup arm hooks are not even sized the same on each side. VEry very poorly constructed. Almost felt like this was a prop for a movie or something and not an actual tool. Paint/finish is good though. This means it will definetly not work with my setup. I think mine goes back as well.
BTW without the QH bushings and just using cat1 pins this would work great I suspect.
Checked mine out last night.
Cat1 spacing is correct. Did not measure the ball slot spacing. Did not get that far - mine will not use the Quick hitch Bushings that TSC, FF, and Deere sell. The darn pickup arm hooks are not even sized the same on each side. VEry very poorly constructed. Almost felt like this was a prop for a movie or something and not an actual tool. Paint/finish is good though. This means it will definetly not work with my setup. I think mine goes back as well.
BTW without the QH bushings and just using cat1 pins this would work great I suspect.
jand38
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How hard is it to return the Q/H to Harbor Freight? I ordered one and from all indications I wasted my time .
I wonder if we're all going to end up returning them??? HF is likely to go broke giving away free gloves and having to refund the purchase price of a defective product!
I'll keep my fingers crossed. It sounds like there's at least a chance that the QH will work for me.
BR
I'll keep my fingers crossed. It sounds like there's at least a chance that the QH will work for me.
BR
dholly
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How hard is it to return the Q/H to Harbor Freight? I ordered one and from all indications I wasted my time . )</font>
I don't think you'll know until you receive and test fit it. Honestly, I didn't get the impression it was a total P.O.S., ie., sloppy welds, levers didn't operate, etc. The darn thing just didn't fit is all. Had it fit over the lift arm balls, I'd have been a happy camper for the price.
In case someone still doesn't understand the problem, I've taken a few pics. The Cat 1 lift arm ball width is 1-3/8"...
I don't think you'll know until you receive and test fit it. Honestly, I didn't get the impression it was a total P.O.S., ie., sloppy welds, levers didn't operate, etc. The darn thing just didn't fit is all. Had it fit over the lift arm balls, I'd have been a happy camper for the price.
In case someone still doesn't understand the problem, I've taken a few pics. The Cat 1 lift arm ball width is 1-3/8"...
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Still waiting on mine. 10 more days and it will be a whole month since the "shipped" it. Or since they charged my credit acct.
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Just thinking outloud, I'd think all the force would be centered in the thickness of the link arm. And, if I understand the principle, the ball will not be floating once hooked up ...