Quick change link arms

[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