Harbor Freight Quick Hitch Discontinued?

[ptoengageant]

Have a buddy looking for one. He called all of our area HF stores and they said they’re clearance items and will no longer be stocked. If anyone here works at HF, can they confirm?

 

[MESSMAKER]

Wow, I thought they sold a ton of them.

 

[bcp]

3-Point Quick Hitch - 27-3/16 In. Clearance

Amazing deals on this 3-Point Quick Hitch 27-3/16In Clearance at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

From the ad above:

Maybe it will be replaced by one with a better hook design.

Bruce

 

[p0diabl0]

I have an unsubstantiated theory - it's not actually on clearance. The cashier said mine was on clearance when I bought it a year ago. No purple tag. The website says clearance - no discounted price. My bet is that their database system simply sees the word "clearance" in the name and marks it as such, never mind that it's referring to the distance between the hooks.

 

[California]

I have an unsubstantiated theory - it's not actually on clearance. My bet is that their database system simply sees the word "clearance" in the name and marks it as such, never mind that it's referring to the distance between the hooks.

Well maybe. My nearest store shows 'back in stock soon'. Price $130, double what I paid for an early one. I wouldn't be without it.

'Check other stores' shows only a few have it. 1 store at a reasonable shopping distance (of three), 1 store @ 35 miles, 5 stores @ 50 mile radius, a few more @ 80 mile radius. I think that's less than half of the stores in this region. (inland east of San Francisco).

If I needed one I would go grab it, just in case. So far as I can tell its identical to all the others with the exception of Deere and Deere's has a fixed-height hook. (not as broadly useful).

With HF completely changing their image, anything is possible.

 

[California]

I went and looked at HF's reviews for the QH. 700 reviews, only 50 are one or two stars. All but about five are (valid) complaints of not matching their random implements.

There are almost no mentions of the QH becoming damaged in use. So it's not cheap junk as some competitors might claim. There are some instances of HF's legendary random quality control, discovered immediately. Just know its returnable if you can't use it.

At 63 lbs, its all the weight I would want to rassle on/off the tractor if it didn't match one of my implements. One 2-star review noted his Woods QH weighs twice as much. Thanks, I like this better.

Everybody complained about the top hook. I have the solution for that, I bought the Speeco replacement hook that extends out farther, about $30. Problem solved.

In summary, recommended - if your implements are close to industry spec dimensions. Expect minor adjustments on a couple of them. And be sure to get the Speeco top hook.

 

[bcp]

You could buy a $700 dollar quick hitch, but if your implements aren't built to standards, it won't work.

Bruce

 

[WranglerX]

With all the better quality QH's available I don't understand what is the problem....

 

[peter.ahmet.spencer@gmail]

I kept checking online even though all the ones that did show were all in California for any that were close at all. I checked again on Aug 12 and they were showing in Chehalis, the next day it showed available in Lacey WA and I made a little trip.

First I need to shave some off of the body to get the box scraper blade to fit around the lower pins. After that I'll know what I need to do with the top hook. Right now I am trying to just become adept at swapping out attachments.

 

[Torvy]

My old boss is a bigwig at HF in Calif. I could ask him, but no guarantees he would admit anything