When will tractor manufacturers finally offer a front 3pt and implements for CUTs
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Been past there many times. Wife went to school in FW and we travel through Warsaw once or twice a year. Place is really getting built up in the last 10 years.
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/ When will tractor manufacturers finally offer a front 3pt and implements for CUTs
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Agvg that 2320 is exactly what I was thinking about. Small compact and out of the way when not in use. I really like that setup.
Back when I worked lawn care many moons ago we had two types of mowers. Zero turns and front mount mowers. I always preferred the front mount because it could get the deck so much farther under the pine trees than z-turn could. On some estates it really cut down on weed wacking.
I'm sure a front 3 point would make steering light and unresponsive with some implements such as a plow but I wouldn't think it would be anything more than what we all experience already with using front loaders.
Would putting one on a tractor void any warranty on the tractor if it had one?
Back when I worked lawn care many moons ago we had two types of mowers. Zero turns and front mount mowers. I always preferred the front mount because it could get the deck so much farther under the pine trees than z-turn could. On some estates it really cut down on weed wacking.
I'm sure a front 3 point would make steering light and unresponsive with some implements such as a plow but I wouldn't think it would be anything more than what we all experience already with using front loaders.
Would putting one on a tractor void any warranty on the tractor if it had one?
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I know Mk Martin makes a front 3pt with a either clockwise or counterclockwise gear reduction kit to make the Mid-PTO reduce down to 540. They only make this for a few models unfortunately.
Even if I couldn't get front PTO setup with a 540 reduction, I could still see some uses for a front 3pt. Anybody how has ever tried to run a cultivator off a 3 point knows that this task is a P.I.T.A to try and keep the tractor straight and the cultivators out of the rows.
The 3 point looks like something like that might be easy enough to fabricate if one had a plasma cutter and good welder. As for the gear reduction PTO that might be a different story.
Those Vertrac tractors were similar to the old Toro Pro lawn tractor I used to work with. everything was front mounted and belt driven. I was always fabricating attachments out of the junk pile to make my job a little easier.
Even if I couldn't get front PTO setup with a 540 reduction, I could still see some uses for a front 3pt. Anybody how has ever tried to run a cultivator off a 3 point knows that this task is a P.I.T.A to try and keep the tractor straight and the cultivators out of the rows.
The 3 point looks like something like that might be easy enough to fabricate if one had a plasma cutter and good welder. As for the gear reduction PTO that might be a different story.
Those Vertrac tractors were similar to the old Toro Pro lawn tractor I used to work with. everything was front mounted and belt driven. I was always fabricating attachments out of the junk pile to make my job a little easier.
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You can buy a three point hitch kit from Pronovost with a power take off
(using a reversing gearbox)as long as your mule has a mid PTO to hook it to
and hydraulic hoses for a front loader for compact and sub compact tractors
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The Landini Mistrals, Deutz Fahrs, Antonio Carraro and others could be had with front PTO and 3 pt hitch in their ~ 50 hp range.