3-Point Hitch John deere 301 (1020) cat 2 lift arms

[jcharley]

I'm wondering if there are any recommended aftermarket 32.5" cat 2 lift arms for my john deere 301. (Similar to 1020) I currently have cat 2 arms but they are very short. I recently purchased a drum mower and can't hook up the pto with the short arms.
I know the factory part numbers are ar77530 or AT19849. However they are $200 each used.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[texasranger556]

Another option is shorten the PTO shaft...

 

[jcharley]

I'm hoping to avoid that if possible. The mower just doesn't seem to sit properly with the short arms. The only thing I use the short arms on are my brush hog. Everything else's uses the 32.5 class 1 arms. If I upgrade to the 32.5 class 2 arms I would just need to use bushings for my other implements and no longer have to swap out the arms.

 

[M5farms]

I'm hoping to avoid that if possible. The mower just doesn't seem to sit properly with the short arms. The only thing I use the short arms on are my brush hog. Everything else's uses the 32.5 class 1 arms. If I upgrade to the 32.5 class 2 arms I would just need to use bushings for my other implements and no longer have to swap out the arms.

Just go to a CAT 1 pin on the implement. Never in my life heard of changing lift arms unless it broke .

 

[Tx Jim]

Just go to a CAT 1 pin on the implement. Never in my life heard of changing lift arms unless it broke .

Ditto on changing draft pins to Cat l

 

[jcharley]

Thank you for the advice. The draft pins are solid welded through the frame. I was able to find a salvage yard that was willing to ship me a used set for $250.