Birdhunter1
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I imagine, but it gives you an idea of how it can be made to fit.
Skid Steer Quick Attach owners assistance sought
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Yes there are some good design solutions there. That one appears to suit a loader where the pins are almost directly in front of the arms; I don't think mine will be quite as difficult, the arms are spaced wide enough that the pins will be between them with hopefully enough room for the over-centre mechanism between the arms as well. I like the way they have built the top with the angle plate going right back over the hitch adaptor. All good stuff to throw into the mix.
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Just a morsel of food for thought,
I don't know why you are desiring the SSQA have you considered the Global quick connect,
it is much easier and safer to use especially for one person hookups and detaching.
Euro/Global/Alo Quick Attach Attachments
The simple hook and eye design works better and is easier to connect to in my opinion having used both,
if unlatched and dumped it will not fall off as a SSQA will,
you have to set the attachment on the ground and curl down out of it.
Even with poor visibility I find them much easier to hook into and latch then the SSQA.
I don't know why you are desiring the SSQA have you considered the Global quick connect,
it is much easier and safer to use especially for one person hookups and detaching.
Euro/Global/Alo Quick Attach Attachments
The simple hook and eye design works better and is easier to connect to in my opinion having used both,
if unlatched and dumped it will not fall off as a SSQA will,
you have to set the attachment on the ground and curl down out of it.
Even with poor visibility I find them much easier to hook into and latch then the SSQA.
Thanks for your thoughts Lou. Now is the time for me to be choosing what style to use as I have not started that part of the build yet so am not committed to a particular hitch style and I am very open to suggestions such as this. Another week (probably, things keep getting in the way) and I'll be committed to the style I have started on.
I'm interested to know why you consider this hitch style to be safer?
I bought an unused JD 400 style bucket and was originally going to build the tractor end to fit that style but I don't like the bottom connection that relies on little lynch pins. I do not like the idea of a bucket coming loose and sliding down the arms at me when curled at full lift.
Can you point me towards any dimensions for the Euro hitch?
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I'm surprised that the measurements aren't more readily available I did several searches for the dimensions and couldn't find much I could find several pictures of them.
This link has a few of the measurements;
Euro 8 Bracket Loader Headstock | eBay
I could find lots of pictures of them and several mounting plates for the attachments.
As far as being safer the upper attachment on the loader side is a round bar on the attachment side is a pair of heavy hooks,
the lower mount on the loader side is a round pin that slides into a matching eye on each side of the attachment.
When you curl back and unlatch the lower pins you can lift the bucket or other attachment up in the air and curl full down and it will NOT become disengaged,
it will stay on the upper bar held by the open bottom hooks until you lower the attachment down to the ground and it lifts itself off the pins and you back away.
If you inadvertently pull the latch while the attachment is in the air and curled down it will simply swing free but NOT fall off of the loader.
If you do either of those steps with a SSQA if will fall completely off of the loader arms and onto whatever is below it.
When connecting the large hooks are more tolerant in alignment and they also will catch and hold on better then the small angle irons of the ssqa.
Then on top of that a great many of the designs of the Euro Global are self latching, when changing attachments you curl back on what ever is attached,
get out and walkup to the front of the tractor and pull the handle to unlatch which has a spring trying to pull it back into the latched position you
place the pull handle in a catch get back in and go to where you wish to detach that implement lower it close to the ground and curl down and if nessasary lower your loader arms
till the hooks are free back away and drive up to your next implement that you wish to attach to, drive with your loader arms curl somewhat down and lower then the implement hooks when you are against the attachment lift the arms and watch that the hooks are over the loaders top bar lift a bit then curl back as the attachment rolls down to line up the lower holes with the moveable latching pins it will bump the latch arm free of the catch and the spring will pull the latching pins into place and lock the attachment on.
No tapered pins to try and latch down into a slot and hope they hold.
