Quick Hitches Land Pride Quick Hitch

[oldballs]

Piston, you've got some pretty heavy attachments to muscle around and a QH would be nice. But as I understand it, the QH has a set distance for the lower pins to attach. If they all aren't the same, the attachment has to be modified as I imagine it. Then too, the PTO drive shafts might be too short.

So far I just muscle my stuff around since I'm retired and in no hurry; and most attachments aren't all that heavy and sit on pallets on a gravel base. BUT.........I sure would like to have a QH that would fit everything as is.

 

[Piston]

I don't know what happened with my last post. I tried deleting the "double post" and think I deleted the attachments.


Oldballs (I feel like I'm talking to my father)

Most of my implements are the standard cat 1 with whatever that spacing is, however I do have chipper and log splitter that have been modified, and I don't think they'll fit the way they are, but I don't think they'll be hard to modify either.

 

[Papasmirf]

I have a QA due to my health not because I'm lazy. Secondly I'm only 5'6" and 140#'s. Most of my emplements are three or more times heavier. My only problem with my QA is working my wY in so close that I can hook up the drive line to the PTO. Other than that I'm pleased. Looking to by a QA for the FEL.

 

[ovrszd]

I live in western Kansas, but my job is based out of central Kansas ( Salina, Ks.) I have a part time job also that is located in Salina, next to Land Pride's Product Development division. On occasion we have come running out of the shop to what sounds like some 16 year old doing a demo derby in the parking lot. What it ends up being is Land Pride testing out a new piece of equipment. I have seen them take new a zero turn mower and run it into a concrete retaining wall not once, but numerous times. There is always one of their guys abusing something to test it's strength. Their equipment is built tough and tested tough. The other day we asked one of their workers what a piece of equipment was and he replied a 14ft rotary mower. It was a monster. IF I changed implements very often I no doubt would buy the Land Pride.

Great story!!! Now that would be a job I'd come out of retirement for!!! Especially if I could get LP to deliver the products to my farm so I could abuse them!!!

 

[ovrszd]

Piston, I've got a LP box blade MR3584 that I modified into a hydraulic raise. I had to modify the top link to make it work on my QH. It's sitting down at the farm. Next time I'm down there I'll get pics. The problem was the QH hook would hit the hydraulic cylinder when trying to hook up. I've also got an old Rhino 3pt blade there that I modified to fit QH, I'll pic it also.

 

[Piston]

Thanks Richard, I appreciate it. The pics should help.

Here are a few pics of how my cylinder is hooked up. I wonder if I'd have the same problem?

 

[murphy1244]

Piston, I've got a LP box blade MR3584 that I modified into a hydraulic raise. I had to modify the top link to make it work on my QH. It's sitting down at the farm. Next time I'm down there I'll get pics. The problem was the QH hook would hit the hydraulic cylinder when trying to hook up. I've also got an old Rhino 3pt blade there that I modified to fit QH, I'll pic it also.

I would like to see some pictures of your 3584 as I picked up a 3578 that needs some work and a Hydraulic system installed.

 

[ovrszd]

Yep, you've got what I started with except mines 6" wider. I'll try to get pics today when I go to the farm.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Thanks Richard, I appreciate it. The pics should help.

Here are a few pics of how my cylinder is hooked up. I wonder if I'd have the same problem?

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Your top pin holding the hydraulic will need to be secured so that it will not migrate towards the center. A few washers on the left side should take care of that though.

 

[ovrszd]

Piston and Murph, here's a couple pics of the top link mod. The conversion to hydraulic would be a bit lengthy so I'll save that for when you are ready to work on yours Murph. Before you start let me know and I'll give you some pointers along with more pics.

The top link mod is required to use a QH so it's relavent to this thread. My fix was a bit crude but works fine. The problem for me was that the top pin hitch was too high for my non-adjustable QH. Also it was too far rearward and the hook couldn't have hooked it anyway. Pretty simple fix.

 

[Piston]

Thanks for the pics Richard! I will see if my top hook will clear, and if not, probably do something similar. I hope it fits the way it is though.

I've decided to buy the Land Pride quick hitch. I'm getting the floating top link kit with it as well, and it comes standard with one set of bushings. Are you guys with QH's using the lower bushings on all your implements? It seems like there are two types...






Is there a need for one type over the other? What is the practical difference in these?

I don't understand why the lower hooks on the quick hitch aren't perfectly matched to standard cat 1 pins? Maybe so you can still use cat 2 implements as well?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Thanks for the pics Richard! I will see if my top hook will clear, and if not, probably do something similar. I hope it fits the way it is though.

I've decided to buy the Land Pride quick hitch. I'm getting the floating top link kit with it as well, and it comes standard with one set of bushings. Are you guys with QH's using the lower bushings on all your implements? It seems like there are two types...

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Is there a need for one type over the other? What is the practical difference in these?

I don't understand why the lower hooks on the quick hitch aren't perfectly matched to standard cat 1 pins? Maybe so you can still use cat 2 implements as well?

I believe that the bushings with the shoulders are intended to be used with single side mounted pins and the straight bushings get used on clevis type mounts. I agree that it seems strange to me that the QH is not just built for either cat 1 or 2 pin sizes. :confused3: I don't see how you could use a cat 1 QH with a cat 2 implement. Spacing is wrong width and height, although most QHs now have height adjustment. But how quick is it if you have to get off the tractor to always be adjusting the top hook? :confused2:

I know that this has been said before, but a QH is only quick if it works on everything without adjustments. Otherwise you are just changing what it is that you are having to adjust.

Just my :2cents:

 

[murphy1244]

I used both syle of Bushings as some are clevis style and some are pin. Here's a link for the cheapest price that I found Three Point Hitch Parts

 

[bcp]

I use the simple bushings on pins. No problems yet.

Bruce

 

[Deerherd]

I don't understand why the lower hooks on the quick hitch aren't perfectly matched to standard cat 1 pins? Maybe so you can still use cat 2 implements as well?

There needs to be that raised end on the bushing for single sided pins or the implement could fall off. I believe that is actually cat III outside diameter. There are Cat I to III bushings and Cat II to III bushings. The only difference between the Cat I and Cat II QH is distance between the arms. (Probably on how heavy they are built also)

Everything I have is Cat II QH compatible. Combined with Top-n-tilt, it makes hooking up a breeze!

 

[bcp]

There needs to be that raised end on the bushing for single sided pins or the implement could fall off.

No, it can't fall off. The QH hook against the frame on the other side prevents it. You don't even need the locking pins, except to keep the bushings on.

Bruce

 

[Deerherd]

No, it can't fall off. The QH hook against the frame on the other side prevents it. You don't even need the locking pins, except to keep the bushings on.

Bruce

I have a couple Cat I pin implements (cable/pipe layer, single ripper and trailer coupler)that I used longer pins and adapters on for my Cat II QH. It WILL give you enough room for it to slide out of a Cat II hitch. Don't ask me how I know! :ashamed:

 

[GreenWannabe]

I bought a Woods Cat 1 quick hitch with my tractor, Once I was finally able to take delivery of it this fall (!) I started working with my implements to insure they all fit my quick hitch. I do have FitRite's top and tilt cylinders installed on the tractor - absolutely wonderful! I bough a few extra adapter kits at the same time, and the dealer installed one of them on the Woods BB72X cutter for me, which has clevises. I think I would have used the straight bushings for these instead. I couldn't find the top link bushings I wanted, and wound up buying them from LandPride as well as straight bushings, as they are listed as parts for their quick hitch.

I had no instructions for the Woods unit, so emailed them, and they emailed me back a two page instruction sheet. On that sheet, I found that one adapter they included with the hitch was for use connecting an implement which was compatible except for the top link. It attaches in place of the top link on the implement, and the clevis fits the quick hitch properly. The adapter looks like a lower case "h". except that the upper part comes off the middle of the lower part instead of the left side. Woods part number is 1024575, and from the diagram appears to include the hitch pin. I've ordered another one from my dealer, since I have two implements, a spreader and a subsoiler, which are not quick hitch compatible. I'm sorry, but I don't have the part number for the category II adapter. I got my parts list from Woods the same way, by emailing them, since it is not listed on their web site.

For those of you who have Gannon box blades, this could be the answer you need to make them three point compatible, especially if you have a top cylinder.

 

[ovrszd]

Piston, the reason you are supposed to use bushings with a QH is to create a wear point. If you hook the QH directly to a fixed pin, everytime you raise and lower the attachment the pin is rolling in the QH bracket. One or the other is being ground away. Neither is good. So a CAT I QH lower hooks are always CAT II. A CAT II QH lower hooks are always CAT III.

As for bushings, The shoulder on the second ones you pictured are designed to keep the QH from sliding off the end. The thing I don't like about those bushings is that tools are required to install/uninstall them. If you have multiple tractors and only one QH you might find yourself needing to remove them for use on the non QH tractor.

I prefer the cheaper, easier to use straight bushings like in your first picture. Here's my solution for keeping them in place and preventing the QH from working against my latch pins.

 

[classacthollow]

I didn't look when I bought my quick hitch and ended up with the cat. 2 unit, so instead of buying a bunch of bushings I just changed all the pins so I didn't have to worry about the clevis's popping off and loosing the bushings.