Buying Advice Quick Hitch Advice

[planesmith]

While I wait for my BX2350 I am already looking at gadgets. I am considering a quick hitch of some kind for the 3pt. My first rear mounted attachment is a Farm King Y500 snowblower.

Buhler makes one but I am wondering if others have any recommendations. It looks to me like there are several out there most of which include an adjustable connection for the top pin. Prices I have seen vary from $100 to $300.

 

[bx24d]

I went right out and bought a quick hitch soon after taking delivery on a BX24. It works ok but spends most of the time in the barn (not on the tractor). IMO, it didn't add that much to the ease of using my implements (landscpae rake, hefty rear blade, trailor hitch, woods 42" rotary cutter). Maybe if I was attaching bigger implements more often, I would use it. If this BX23 is your first three-point hitch to play with, I would suggest going one season without a quick hitch or Pat's easy change system for that matter. When season #2 comes along, and you've combined experience and reasearch, you'll know just what you need. In regard to the research, there are numerous threads and opinions but there's only one way to get experience.

 

[fish6942]

You really need to know the pin-to-pin spacing of each implement before determining whether a quick hitch will do you much good. With the exception of Pat's system, they don't seem to afford much efficiency unless the implements have similar spacings.

 

[Ductape]

After getting tired of wrestling my 600 lb. chipper onto my 3 point, i went out and bought a JD imatch. I did have to modify my chipper slightly for the top hook to work with it. But i love it !!! I can now just back up to it and raise the 3 point and its on ! Only reason i need to get my lazy butt off the seat is to put the PTO shaft on. The drawback is i needed to then modify most of my older implements to fit the imatch. Its only been the the top pin.... all of my lower pins lined up fine, i just had to add the bushings onto the lower pins. This is no big deal if you own a welder and a drill press. I feel most new impliments are made with quick hitches in mind, so if you are only adding new impliments.... just keep the quick hitch in mind. You won't have alot of trouble finding manufacturers whos impliments fit quick hitches. If you decided on the imatch instead of a speeco or other brand...... a can of kubota orange will take care of the color problem.

 

[rpoage]

One additional thought is that if your using PTO driven attachments without a quick hitch and you cut the PTO shafts to fit the BX you may have to replace the PTO shafts to fit a quick hitch as it will extend the 3PH lentht.