Last summer we purchased a JD 4300 and I was interested in purchasing or building a ballast box. At that time I also ran across information on the Quick Hitch from JD. The Quick Hitch seemed in theory like a good idea, but the price for the JD Quick Hitch and JD quick hitch ballast box was $630 (shipping, taxes, etc.). I also wanted the quick hitch to work on our roto-harrow (rotoharrow.com, which by the way works great). I wasn’t sure I could modify the harrow to work with the JD quick hitch so I ordered the ASAE standard ( $30 for S278.6 from asae.org). I made some measurements on the harrow and determined that it would not work on the JD quick hitch without a major rebuild, but would work on an adjustable quick hitch sold by Land Pride ($360) or Northern Tool ($245) with a slight addition. I purchased the one from Northern and an extra set of lift pin adapters. The pictures show the ballast box (approx. 7 cubic ft.), quick hitch and modified harrow. The ballast box was also designed to work with a standard 3ph by removing the lower adapter pins (removing the nuts) and installing standard lift pins. Everything works great! All I have to do now is paint and fill the box with rocks from our property.
Quick Hitch and ballast box
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beenthere
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Great job on the ballast box and retrofit of rotoharrow.
First time I've seen or heard of a rotoharrow. Guess it spins by the action caused by the harrow teeth being at an angle?
Is your quick hitch designed to different specs than the Deere I-match? Or are they the same? They look quite alike (comparing yours with mine, but I can't tell what the dimensions are - of course).
First time I've seen or heard of a rotoharrow. Guess it spins by the action caused by the harrow teeth being at an angle?
Is your quick hitch designed to different specs than the Deere I-match? Or are they the same? They look quite alike (comparing yours with mine, but I can't tell what the dimensions are - of course).
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When posting multiple pictures, it's best to reply to your original message instead of starting a new thread for each picture.
I have attached your other 2 pictures, the second one being a QuickHitch from Northern, to this message and have removed the other two threads. This will keep all the discussion in this single thread.
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When posting multiple pictures, it's best to reply to your original message instead of starting a new thread for each picture.
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beenthere
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I just finished getting my carry-all converted over to adapt to the I-match. The welder I go to did a very good job. Now I can drop a load of firewood near my wood stove, and get the ballast box back on easily. Sure are nice features. As well, I pull in a few logs using the top I-match hook for making firewood.
Do you have the ASAE Standard that you could share or point us to?
Thanks for the information and pics. I suppose the painting task is next.
Do you have the ASAE Standard that you could share or point us to?
Thanks for the information and pics. I suppose the painting task is next.