Using a QH

[fredhargis]

So I'm still a newbie at a lot of this stuff, and have a question about the HF QH I bought (yeah, I'm cheap!). I noticed the openings in the hooks on the quick hitxh can accept the cat. 3 bushings, but on a couple of things (like my tiller) if I put cat 3 bushing on it, the hook won't fit into the implement. But I can use it with the smaller cat 2 bushing...but here's my question: there's is some amount of play with the smaller bushings; is that bad ju-ju? On other stuff the cat 3 bushings work fine, but to use them on my tiller and grader I'd have to grind the lift arm hooks just a little to get the clearance I need...I may do that anyway, but was wondering about how tight these should fit.

 

[Runner]

I wouldn't want any more play in there than necessary. I went with grinding out the hooks a little with a die grinder and didn't look back.

 

[SSdoxie]

I use cat. 2 bushings on everything even the tiller and haven't noticed any problems. That little bit of extra clearance makes the QH even easier to hook up and unhook.

 

[ayelvington]

Stick with Cat. 2. Too tight is as bad as too loose. I love my HF QH and it works fine out of the box...

ENJOY!

 

[Runner]

OK, I guess I'm confused (not an unsual situation...). JD says the iMatch is designed for Cat 1 (7/8 inch pins) but (at least on mine) you need bushings up to Cat 2 (1 1/8 inch) for the pins to fit without a lot of play. So, all my attachments are set up with bushings for Cat 2.

Now, I went and bought a HF quick hitch to use for my loader-mounted quick hitch, and the Cat 2 bushings wouldn't fit, but it was very close. So, I wound up opening up the lower hooks to accept the same size bushings as the iMatch so I wouldn't have to change bushings every time I used the front hitch.

I thought the OP was having the same issue as me, but maybe not...

 

[fredhargis]

OK, I guess I'm confused (not an unsual situation...).

Now, I went and bought a HF quick hitch to use for my loader-mounted quick hitch, and the Cat 2 bushings wouldn't fit, but it was very close. So, I wound up opening up the lower hooks to accept the same size bushings as the iMatch so I wouldn't have to change bushings every time I used the front hitch.

I thought the OP was having the same issue as me, but maybe not...

I don't think so, my link arm hooks were big enough for the cat 3 bushings, the top hook was after I removed about 1/16" inside the hook with a die grinder. My problem is that when using cat 3 bushings on the lower hooks, the thickness of the hook on the outside (geez, I hope this makes sense) is too much to fit between the frame and the pin on my tiller....that's the part I may grind down. Using the cat 2 bushings gives it enough clearance (play) to fit. But if having it a little loose isn't a bad thing (it is easier to hook up), I might just use cat 2 bushing and not worry about it.

 

[JB4310]

Grind it! and use the bigger bushings, keep everything as snug as possible. there's enough slop in everything else, you don't need more.

It's a known issue with the HF quick hitches, you have to do a little fit and finish work, no big deal.

I've got a HF QH, they are well worth the money.

JB.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Mine works well out of the box, have not had any trouble with anything but the landpride finish mower, like u the hooks were a little thick for the cat 3 bushings so i just used cat 2 works fine. I have even just hooked up some stuff with the cat 1 pins if i didnt want to put a set of cat 1 to cat 3 adapters on if just going to move it or use it for just a few minutes. I have even found myself using the top link adapter on almost everything even if the hook would have worked, i keep it on almost all the time anyway.