I Match wont match ?

   / I Match wont match ? #1  

PLUMBER

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Location
Fairfield county , CT.
Tractor
JD 2520
Recently purched an 2520 its a great little tractor i have the imatch from the dealer with a ballast box 200cx, 62 " dec this morning i drop my ballast box off the imatch with ease then backed up to my 5 ft york rake that i was using on my ford 600 its a land pride rake when i went to attach it to the IMatch it wont line up not even if i turn the pins on the rake inward i thout this was supposed to work with cat 1 3 pnt implements can enyone tell me whats up with this I MAtch thanks in advance for any help you can offer . /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
   / I Match wont match ? #2  
This is a very common problem- especially with older implements. The Cat 1 dimensions for implements are only a guideline, and not all implements adhere to it. The i-match is designed to work with implements designed for it's specifications- which is by no means all Cat 1 implements. There are limited options to fix the problem, the most important thing, is if you buy new implements- make sure they fit first. Other options are to return the i-match and purchase a quickhitch with an adjustable toplink connection (although this won't fix any problems if you can't hook up the drawbars). The other is to purchase Pat's Easy Change (available on this board). This gives you the greatest flexibility- but you will have to manually connect the toplink, and for some, this negates the reason to have a quickhitch at all. Plenty of folks also grab a welder and adjust the implement to fit the quickhitch. I have a quickhitch with an adjustable toplink that works with my implements, but when I rent a tiller I have to take off the quickhitch to use it. If I were to do it over again, I'd go with Pat's Easy Change as I just want it to be easier to hook up implements, and don't do it so often that I mind getting off the tractor to hook up the toplink.
 
   / I Match wont match ? #3  
You've been misled. The iMatch and similar quicktach systems NEED attachments that meet the ASAE and ASE standards. Or they have to be altered to meet those standards. Once the attachments are either changed or purchased to match, then you will be good to go.
It must be obvious what needs to be changed on the attachments (implements) like your rake to get them to work. Good luck.

I changed my attachments and I think it was the best way to go. Now only those with a PTO cause me to have to get off the tractor to hook up or drop off the 3pt attachments. It's really handy to not have to mess jostling the heavy things like the ballast box and forks around to hook up. Makes it just that much more fun, IMO. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
   / I Match wont match ? #4  
Plumber--if the rake is your only 3 point implement, it may make more sense to go with another system (Pats for example), if you have others that fit the iMatch--or plan to get more, and can ensure that they will be iMatch compatable, then keep the iMatch and get the rake modified. I have one old "cultivator" that doesnt work with the iMatch, but for the amount of use it gets, I don't mind hooking it up directly.
B8fish
 

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