My Harbor Freight Quick Hitch

[zman007007]

I can be reached at zman007007@aol.com

 

[TomWhite]

In my case, I knew I was going to be modding the HF quick hitch when I bought it because my intent was to mount it to my loader quick attach points.

My thought was that since I'd be cutting and welding on it anyway, I might as well start with a cheap one. However, the end product would fit all my attachments better if I'd used an iMatch.

Did you ever go ahead and make a mount for the loader attach points? I'd like to see a picture if you have.

 

[TomWhite]

If anyone is that fed up with one I may buy it, if price and shipping to S.C. is right. I am planning on buying one. I can do fabrication. Let me know. zman

I have an extra one, but the problem might be the shipping costs. I have no idea how much it would cost to ship, but these things do have some size and weight to them.

You might just want to do a craigslist search, or check your local tractor boneyards.

 

[Runner]

"Did you ever go ahead and make a mount for the loader attach points? I'd like to see a picture if you have. "

Yes, there's a picture in the other quick hitch thread in this forum and here's a different picture. Basically, it's just an 11 inch wide by 17 inch long piece of channel iron welded to each side, with the JD pins and hooks welded to the channel.

 

[TomWhite]

"Did you ever go ahead and make a mount for the loader attach points? I'd like to see a picture if you have. "

Yes, there's a picture in the other quick hitch thread in this forum and here's a different picture. Basically, it's just an 11 inch wide by 17 inch long piece of channel iron welded to each side, with the JD pins and hooks welded to the channel.

Very slick! Looks good. Did you just weld those pieces of channel to the sides of the hitch, then hold it up against the loader arms to mark the spots for attaching the JD hooks and pins?

 

[zman007007]

Yea Tom, I figured the shipping would be the high cost part. zman

 

[Window Geek]

History,
I end up modding things to make them work. Hooking up my plow the "old fashioned way" takes time and is typically a cold PIA job. The quick hitch is inexpensive and with a little modification will do what I need. It also saves your back, your time, and maybe your marriage if it is easier to hook and unhook. Just my 2 cents.

 

[California]

Hooking up my plow the "old fashioned way" takes time and is typically a cold PIA job. The quick hitch is inexpensive and with a little modification will do what I need. It also saves your back, your time, and maybe your marriage if it is easier to hook and unhook.

I agree.

Being able to back up to an implement then lift the lower part and shove it around is a big improvement, for something that tends to get imbedded in the ground like a box blade or disc. The upper link is far from perfect but between the hook and the optional toplink extender, there always seems to be a way to get hooked up with a great reduction from the previous brute force levering and cussing.

I had to shim out the lower pins on a 4 ft disc to get them wide enough, and make 'standard' toplink crosspins on several implements. Well worth it for the improvement in convenience.

 

[Runner]

"Very slick! Looks good. Did you just weld those pieces of channel to the sides of the hitch, then hold it up against the loader arms to mark the spots for attaching the JD hooks and pins?"

Tom,

Yes, that is exactly the process I followed. When I attached the channels to the QH, I set them at a forward angle to allow more curl for the attachment.

 

[ditzel]

Just bought the 27.5" HF Quick Hitch today for $59.99 at their store in N.J.
Originally 99.99, on sale for 79.99, was checking out at the register and thumbed thru the flier on the counter and saw the coupon for this hitch for 59.99 and the girl scanned it for me. Had to take the floor model, was all they had left, and I didn't want to have to go back again with a rain check.
Can't wait to try it out this week, will post how it works out.