In Europa welded Euro hooks with balls are standard in most tractors.
These hooks do´t move the attachment backwards.
There is no change in lift capacity.
So you can use same PTO shaft as before.
There is no heavy frame as in QH. So you have more room to join the PTO shaft easy.
You can use Cat1 and Cat 2 attachments because there are two hole size balls. Smaller holes for cat1 lift pins and bigger holes for cat2 pins.
The width of lower links is freely movable. So it is easy to move from Cat1 to Cat2 attachment. Or to older not standard attachment.
The height of the upper pin in attachment can be free. So your attachment can be as they are, no welding there. Note upper pin must be open from upside in the implement. See my first picture.
More good. You can attach your implement
from the cabin. Hydraulic pipes and PTO of course you have to join at back of the tractor.
Here is my small Kubota.
Notice the top link with the rope and a spring inside keeping it upwards. And other spring with chain to lighten the top link.
And lower arm with Welded Euro hook and its opening linkage.
Next is for JD and Waltescheid hook
Here left lower link is locked and right lower link can be moved sideways from the cabin. There can be slots for ca2 and cat3 in the fender.
Euro hooks can also be used from the cabin.
And the top link can also be used from the cabin.
Use rope style as in my Kuboa before.
Here are my works with QH and Euro hooks.
Euro hooks
QH
To day I like most of my EURO HOOKS
Lowering of lift arms was more rapid with QH (big WEIGHT) than Euro hooks in winter.
These hooks do´t move the attachment backwards.
There is no change in lift capacity.
So you can use same PTO shaft as before.
There is no heavy frame as in QH. So you have more room to join the PTO shaft easy.
You can use Cat1 and Cat 2 attachments because there are two hole size balls. Smaller holes for cat1 lift pins and bigger holes for cat2 pins.
The width of lower links is freely movable. So it is easy to move from Cat1 to Cat2 attachment. Or to older not standard attachment.
The height of the upper pin in attachment can be free. So your attachment can be as they are, no welding there. Note upper pin must be open from upside in the implement. See my first picture.
More good. You can attach your implement
from the cabin. Hydraulic pipes and PTO of course you have to join at back of the tractor.
Here is my small Kubota.
Notice the top link with the rope and a spring inside keeping it upwards. And other spring with chain to lighten the top link.
And lower arm with Welded Euro hook and its opening linkage.
Next is for JD and Waltescheid hook
Here left lower link is locked and right lower link can be moved sideways from the cabin. There can be slots for ca2 and cat3 in the fender.
Euro hooks can also be used from the cabin.
And the top link can also be used from the cabin.
Use rope style as in my Kuboa before.
Here are my works with QH and Euro hooks.
To day I like most of my EURO HOOKS
Lowering of lift arms was more rapid with QH (big WEIGHT) than Euro hooks in winter.
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