Quick Hitch

[caddison]

I subscribe to this magazine called Farm Show. They have a lot of great ideas that are born in the shops of some very talented farmers across the country. Here is a picture and description of a quick hitc a guy built using pintle hitches. Looks pretty neat. Similar to Pat's hitch.

 

[caddison]

Another Pic.

 

[caddison]

The implement side.

 

[Renze]

http://www.gknohs.com/new/.../Hakenseiteanwender.html

That looks like the Walterscheid system that is standard on 90% of the European farm tractors.

 

[caddison]

The Article from the magazine.

 

[GaryM]

It does look a lot like it. Also very close to Pat's Easy Change System.

 

[EZ-HITCH]

Looks like attaching it to the lift arms may be a task.

 

[PATG]

I have been considering making the hitches for the extendable arms that you could take out the balls and slide the Easy Change in. Of course, the problem is it would have to be more brand and model specific. Just like the implement manufacturers, the tractor dealers all use different sizes for the arms. I have played with it around here and think it might work.

 

[gfd_703]

PATG if you need a test monkey I will take a set for a JD 6000 series cat 2. The only complaint I have with the current units is the added length it puts on the arms as it causes the top link to be short on some things. I refuse to use a longer top link as none are built a heavy as the OEM JD unit. The first thing I looked at when I got mine was to cut and weld onto the OEM draft links, but after looking at replacment cost I canned that idea. Your system is the only one that will work in my operation. We bale hay for the public and go from mowers to balers every day. I used quick hitches for ever. They did make hooking up to the mowers easy but would get into the pto shafts on the balers if you turned too short. I spent more time taking the QH on and off than I saved hooking up.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I just ordered a couple of sets of J hooks from Carter and Son LLC. These I will weld to the top of my lift arms as per another thread here on TBN. That will allow me to still use the balls if needed. I was thinking that I migh could put my old drawbar in the ball and use that to hold the arms spaced correctly when hooking up the quick hitch as long as it doesnt interfer with PTO or some other function.

I have to mention how well Jerome Carter worked with me on this. Since I wanted two sets and the PayPal would only let me order one at a time, Jerome agreed to refund my shipping cost on the second set. Even though PayPal only charged me half the cost of shipping that was listed on the website, Jerome still refunded me the 2nd shipping cost. You dont find many businesses like that now days.
Also when I placed the first order, I didnt notice the little button that allowed you to change the shipping address from the billing address. Jerome worked with me on that via email also and agreed to ship the whole order to the address that I wanted. TRY DOING THAT WITH SOME OTHER ONLINE OPERATIONS. CUDOS to Carter Welding.