etpm
Veteran Member
The Yanmar 5 foot wide tiller I have was made to be pulled by a cat 1 3 point hitch and it too has the narrow pin setup. Don't use 7/8 rod covered with a bushing, it will not be strong enough. You could use some 3 inch square bar to make the wider mount. Drill and tap each end the same thread that your pins are. Bolt the bar to your tiller and screw the pin into the bar. Because of the leverage the plate where the pins originally were mounted may start to bend. If this happens you may need to add some bracing to the tiller.Thank you for the suggestion, DL- I've been noodling along those lines and will take another look with your thought of using a spacer like that. I was also thinking of getting a 7/8" grade B7 threaded rod, and using a Cat 2 bushing over it to reduce likelihood of it bending. But your idea is probably better if I can choose square tubing that will contact more of the mount bracket. I'll look at that today.
I wonder about the Cat 0 idea in that it is a 5'5" tiller. While I don't know much about it that seems like a large attachment to be pulling with Cat 0. Also, the draw pins are 7/8" which leads me to think maybe it is more of a bastardized Cat 1. Driveshaft and clutch arrive tomorrow, so I should be able to connect it directly to the tractor to get started while I sort out the QH connection.
Eric