Quick change link arms

[Neophyte]

I'm new to 3-point attachments. What is the difference between the Greenwell units and this unit from Land Pride? When would you want one as opposed to the other?

http://www.landpride.com/lp/products/qh15_specs.html

 

[cowboydoc]

With the quick tach in the picture you have to have your implements all at that width. The quick tach actually attaches onto your 3 point arms. Now you have to have all of your implements at that width to work with your quick tach. With the Greenwell it's just like having your regular three point arms. The greenwell system attaches onto the end of the three point arms.

Personally I think the telescoping draft links do much better than the coupler system.

 

[PATG]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( hay hippiesago or any body else could they be used on a backhoe or is their some weight limit /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif would make things easy
Thanks EDT )</font>

<font color="green"> </font> Yes, we have guys used they with backholes and all landscaping eq.

 

[PATG]

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I'm new to 3-point attachments. What is the difference between the Greenwell units and this unit from Land Pride? When would you want one as opposed to the other?

http://www.landpride.com/lp/products/qh15_specs.html

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With the Pat's easy change system, Gives flaexibility between different width implements. Getting your lift arms hooked this the hard part. The top link hooks by hand.
The easy change system, top link stays flexible for mowers and bushogs. Installed on each lift arm and used them for all implements. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
On the quick hitch width is fixed,the top link is also fixed if it fixs your implement it works well.
Most implements are not the same width even in the same band. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[PATG]

Yes we make the Pat's Easy Change System and we are looking doing that. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[PATG]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Do u make these or are u just a salesman?
If u make these, what about a set that replaces the NH sliding style lower links.
I think u would have to watch length of pto shafts w/ this extension. )</font>
Yes we make the Pat's Easy Change System and we are looking into doing that. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Yes you have to watch length of pto shafts also with all quick hitchs

 

[MLB]

I don't see how those are much of an improvement over the sliding NH lower links. Still have to get off the tractor for the top link, sides (lowers) take no time at all.
How you going to keep both lowers from moving in/out as you're raising them? Every time I try that one moves and ends up underneath something on the implement. Easier to stop an inch short of touching and use the sliding links to make it quick and easy. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[markct]

yea i agree about the sliding links, when i got my ford 8000 one of the links was stuck in so i never used them, after i fixed it and tried them i use them all the time. one of the best additions to the 3pt ever, much better than any sorta silly latch type mechanism, with pats little things you no longer have the ball joint that is supposed to allow the 3pt to move properly side to side. i would rather see someone come up with add on extendable links than any sorta latch mechanism

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> you no longer have the ball joint that is supposed to allow the 3pt to move properly side to side. </font>
I'm confused, which isn't hard to do.

How does the ball joint allow the 3pt to move side to side? I can see where the ball joint would allow very slight forward and backward movement but not side to side. Any side to side movement would be limited by the locking pins, correct? Tryin' to learn here.

 

[markct]

well yea i suppose on most compacts the implements are held rigid by the stays so that they cant sway side to side, but on tillage tools like a plow or 3pt disk they are often allowed to move side to side, or else it would be next to impossible to turn at all with the implement in the ground. thats why they have ball joints in the first place, if there wasnt a need to allow the 3pt to sway side to side then they could just put a regular hole in the end of the arm it probably isnt a concern on most compacts tho since few use tillage tools anyhow.

 

[MikePA]

Thanks, Mark.

For devices like this, each person has to decide;

1. Do they make sense for how I use my tractor.
2. If they do make sense, then each person has to decide whether they'd save enough time or effort to be worth what they cost, in this case, $180.

Different people will arrive at different decisions.

 

[cowboydoc]

I agree with MarkCt here. It is important on the big tractors to have flexible balls. You don't have the adjustable three point arms like on the smaller tractors. Even on my compact if I have the disc or post pounder hooked up you will get flex in those balls, especially if you get one three point arm higher than the other one.

 

[Hoeman00]

The reason I would want to replace the sliding arms is it will be close to the same overall length as the factory arms so PTO shaft would work OK.
All the Q-T have some play in the hooks so the little movement souldn't hurt anything.

 

[milkman]

I don't understand the not moving from side to side, I have a set of Pats Quick Hitch on a bx 2200, with a 5 ft. bush hog, I just went outside and raised the mower, and removed the pins from the telescoping stabilizer links and the mower will move from side to side, with no restrictions. The lift arms move on the balls at the front of the lift arms with no restrictions from the quick hitch. If you could see the entire system you would see that it is well thought out and works flawlessly. The Quick Hitch has been modified (improved) from the ones pictured on the site, with the arms set at the correct width, and just below the impliment pins, just back up to the pins and they automatically line up, raise the lift arms and they lock onto the pins automatically. With the bx, it really makes hookup a lot easier. Will post pics later.

 

[milkman]

Quick Hitch locked on pin, note the protectors for the lynch pins, also extra protector stored on the side of the hitch. You can just leave the pins with the protectors on the impliment, the hitch comes with several protectors.

 

[milkman]

With the locks open.

 

[MikePA]

What causes them to automatically lock?

 

[milkman]

The Quick Hitch comes with spacers for different arms and it's really simple to attach and align, then it locks in place. It helps with the pto shaft on the bx, the pto has to be shortened on some impliments, this Quick Hitch extends the length of the lower arms 3 3/4 in.

 

[milkman]

What causes them to automatically lock?


The lock, the part that extends over the top of the pin on the impliment, is spring loaded, on the second photo there is an adjustable screw that holds the lock open, swing that screw to the side and the lock snaps shut, the only time you need to lock them open is when you unhook.

 

[R_squared]

A standard feature on the Kioti DK series is that the lower lift arms telescope out and adjust side to side. The lift arm ends extend out an additional 4 or 5 inches when you press down on the rectangular boxes behind the sockets. They slide back in place when you take off. Implement hook-up is pretty easy. Kioti DK 3-point set-up