Quick Hitches Quick hitch

[hturner12]

I had the HF quick hitch. Did not fit the box blade. Well today it died

 

[deanocraft]

You can buy the solution for 16 bucks,,,
mine came FedEx Ground last week.

873-HF141137 TOP HOOK FOR CAT 1 QUICK HITCH S141137 - Quality Farm Supply - Farm equipment, tractor parts, agricultural supplies

Mine actually cost me more,, because I ended up getting a dozen things from QFS,,, :laughing:

Thank you CADplans! I was in the process of trying to file off about 3/16" from the inside front of my HF Quick Hitch top hook when I saw your post. I ordered it and It showed up this morning. I am comparing it to the stock hook and it is the solution I needed. It moves the hook out from the holes about 9/16". I guess I may have contributed to the lack of availability on the store shelves... I recommend this product.

 

[CADplans]

Thank you CADplans! It moves the hook out from the holes about 9/16".

I guess I may have contributed to the lack of availability on the store shelves...
I recommend this product.

Out of stock!! :laughing:,,, I guess "several" people read this forum,,,

 

[Fallon]

Any pictures? Didn't see any when I went there on my phone. At $15-20 it's barely worth my time to make my own extensions.

 

[murph1]

i'll try.

 

[bcp]

Made it easier to see. Looks like the holes aren't as far from the hook as on the ones people make.

Bruce

 

[TractorGuy]

Here is an adapter bracket that may help with the top connection on a mower. Seems like the top pin could jump out of the hook though.

I haven't hooked my mower to the quick hitch because I didn't think my shaft was long enough but I bought a shaft extender a while back so I will try again one day.

All my other stuff I use on the quick hitch and I bushed the lower pins up to CAT3 diameter to reduce the slop. I also bushed the top links up to CAT2 I think.

 

[darmstrong2319]

That adapter bracket does not go in the hook, the top link pin that goes to quick hitch also goes through one of the front holes in bracket, usually the first one. The implement top link hooks to the single hole on other end. You have to take the hook off when using the adapter.

 

[Fallon]

That adapter bracket does not go in the hook, the top link pin that goes to quick hitch also goes through one of the front holes in bracket, usually the first one. The implement top link hooks to the single hole on other end. You have to take the hook off when using the adapter.

That's probably the right way to do it, but not how I did it. However on my former Land Pride rotarty cutter I just put a toplink busing on the flex link & would adjust up the top hook so it wouldn't pop out of the hook. If you left the hook in the normal low position the flex link would end up popping out, although it would do that a bit in the high position as well. As I really didnt' care to much if it popped out while mowing I never changed my habits even after hearing it should pin to the QH. It was easier to flip the flex link into the hook than try & line up holes to pin it on.

 

[darmstrong2319]

I didn't even use the hook for sometime just the adapter because I didn't have any quick hitch implements nothing was compatible. I bought a couple implements quick hitch ready and slowly changing the older stuff over, still got a couple more to go. It always seems we all do what works best for us.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

That top hook is a big bugaboo on HF. Surprised that their reverse engineering of US products screwed that item up. As others I just made the hook further out by welding a 3/4" block after cutting the hook off. I complained to HF Tech services but got the proverbial run-around, nowhere.

Ron

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Unless they have run out of stock again, the hooks are back in stock. I got mine last week. I haven't had time to put it on yet, but from the looks of things, it should be a problem solver.

 

[moriboy]

Here's my simple fix that allows me to use a brush hog on a LP quick hitch:

Note- distance between holes is 5-1/2 inches.

 

[TractorGuy]

I recently purchased a new finish mower and wanted to try it on my QH. I purchased the adapter I listed in my other post and it would not fit. I found I could raise my QH hook to the top position and it would engage but it would come unhooked at times so I couldn't lift the mower. I ended up making a simple strap with a 3/4" hole in one end and a 1/2" hole in the other. I think they are on 2-1/2" centers but don't remember exactly. I bolted the strap into the top hole of my QH and just left it there. When I use the mower I flop it to the rear and stick the mower top link pin through that.