3-Point Hitch Quick Hitch too narrow.

[splotkin]

I just purchased a Harbor Freight Cat 1 Quick hitch. The bottom spread is 27 inches and my Country Line 60 inch rear blade is about 27 3/8 inches wide. It will not fit the quick hitch. According to the quick hitch manual the spread should be 27 1/2 inches. Has any-one else seen this? I am bringing the quick hitch back and will have some-one measure the spread on another one to see if the hitch is out of spec or if all of them are too narrow.

 

[k0ua]

I just purchased a Harbor Freight Cat 1 Quick hitch. The bottom spread is 27 inches and my Country Line 60 inch rear blade is about 27 3/8 inches wide. It will not fit the quick hitch. According to the quick hitch manual the spread should be 27 1/2 inches. Has any-one else seen this? I am bringing the quick hitch back and will have some-one measure the spread on another one to see if the hitch is out of spec or if all of them are too narrow.

I am guessing a hydraulic jack and a piece of 4x4 would fix it pretty quick, don't you think? Just spread it out a bit over the desired spacing and it will spring back to where you want it.

 

[94BULLITT]

I have a harbor freight quick hitch I can measure tomorrow.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I had the same problem with my HF QH; I just ground off 1/4" on each side. Box blade was the only problem, everything else worked fine.

Ron

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I had the same problem with my HF QH; I just ground off 1/4" on each side. Box blade was the only problem, everything else worked fine.

Ron

 

[bcp]

Sounds like the implement is a bit too wide, too.

ASAE standard for quick hitch inside width:



ASAE standard for implement width:



Bruce

 

[94BULLITT]

My harbor freight quick hitch is 26.5".

 

[ryan08]

My Harbor Freight QH went back to the store. Too many problems to solve and I was going to have to replace the pto shaft on my chipper. I got a different type and problems solved.

Lots of luck

 

[FatTire]

I have a speeco and its a bit too narrow-- maybe right on the narrow end of the spec or a bit under. Wish I'd returned it.

 

[Tollster]

I had the same issue with mine, and thought it was just the implement, on old York rake. I've had it too long to return... But it was definitely too narrow..