Is it just me...

[k0ua]

I don't have a quick hitch of any kind any more since I got my Kioti. It has telescoping lower links and sway bars. I had a set of Carters, but gave them to my BIL. They worked pretty well, and they are cheap.
But I just haven't felt the need since getting the Kioti. I remember what it was like on the Kubota's that did not have telescoping links and sway bars before I got the Carter's and it really sucked. If I was to ever get a full one piece QH, I would want to get a hydraulic top link at least to make hook up even quicker.

 

[Fallon]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/291783-quick-hitch-top-hook-clearance.html is the post I made way back when . You can see how much further the top hook sticks out now here.



I ended up with another cheap quick hitch I welded up to a SSQA plate for a 3pt hitch on my loader. It had the same hook length issues & got the same fix. Lift hooks needed a fair bit of grinding as well. Paid $100 for the quick hitch & 3 SSQA plates along with some other junk, so it was still a good deal.

 

[kneedeep]

PATS are the way to go for multiple equipment. I measured all my equipment when hooked up and reset the PATS to that measurement with the adjusting bar and sway chains snugged up. Getting on and off tractor is good exercise anyway!

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[MossRoad]

In all seriousness, 3pt hitches are why I got rid of my conventional tractor and bought this...
Change an implement in 15 seconds...
http://mossroad.com/PT425Videos/PT425_15S01.WMV

 

[Fallon]

In all seriousness, 3pt hitches are why I got rid of my conventional tractor and bought this...
Change an implement in 15 seconds...
http://mossroad.com/PT425Videos/PT425_15S01.WMV

You can add a hydraulic cylinder or electronic actuator to any tractor with a SSQA and do implement changes just as quick. Without I can change mine in about 120 seconds.

 

[W5FL]

Looks like everyone buys a tractor for different reasons. Loading and unloading 2000 pounds of feed, 1000 pound bales, feeding 1000 pound bales, moving and lifting things on a farm can be done very easily with the right tractor and implements. This week I will use a 72 inch medium duty mower that weighs over 1000 pounds to cut down everything that the tractor will clear on 35 acres to let the newly planted crops and grass come up.

Fortunately the 11 ft backhoe has a heavy duty frame bolted to the tractor and does not depend on the 3 point. If you are in the landscape business and need to change several implements in an hour, then I can see a good reason to use quick connect hitches. For most of us, it is still fairly easy to use the tractor the way they were designed and once you get a little more experience, it is a 5 minute job for one person to hook up most 3 point attachments.

A hydraulic top link cylinder is really worth the cost with most 3 point attachments.

 

[kneedeep]

There are several types of quick hitch add ons for 3 PT equipment available. Some equipment is naturally more difficult to hitch and un-hitch than others. But one thing is for sure, the more you do it the easier it will get. When I first removed/connected the backhoe on the 3510, I thought I was going to have get the dealer to send someone out to help! After doing it a few times, maybe 3 or 4, the last time it almost hooked itself. Point is, after you figure out the best way to drop it, how high to block, width of arms for PATS, etc. you can make changing implements as simple as greasing a loader. Its just what you have to do unless you can afford a tractor for every implement you own!!!

JMHO :confused3:

 

[RalphVa]

I'm 72 and need to have every implement (except the light weight rear blade) on dollies or castors. Of course, you need a concrete pad or building with concrete floors to place everything. Makes it a whole lot easier.

Ralph

 

[300UGUY]

I'm 72 and need to have every implement (except the light weight rear blade) on dollies or castors. Of course, you need a concrete pad or building with concrete floors to place everything. Makes it a whole lot easier.

Ralph

The best improvement I ever did to my place was a concrete floor for the barn. Should have done that from the start. I built dollies for everything, and I tried the quick hitch and Pats. But with the dollies and smooth floor, I really don't need them.

 

[Raw Dodge]

I dont think attaching 3ph stuff is difficult as long as the threads on your adjustable top link are free,and you keep a long crow bar around to make moving the attachment or prying between the 3ph arms easy.The only attachment thats a pita for us is the woods 750 backhoe attachment,its a pain to put on,has to be done in a certain way,and requires you to attach and run the pto pump without the top link on...my dad bought this before i was working with him,id never let him buy it again...frame mount only next time..