Posted by paul on January 31, 2015 at 11:07:03 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: quick-hitches posted by big daddy on January 31, 2015 at 09:43:20:
Really handy for hooking up the heavy cat 2 and 3 stuff; typically they all play well with standard fit so most stuff works.
Can be hard on hitches or hoses or pto shafts or your forehead while hooking up hitched stuff with it hanging back there when not being used and too heavy to take on and off - you bought it to leave it on after all....
On cat 1, often those implements are lighter and can be manhandled an inch or two to hook up. They often have pots that don't like the extra couple inches of length required. The top link is rarely standard or access able and so doesn't work with all your stuff. Will not work with a post hole digger or other sissors hookup, Ford sickle mower, etc. Lots of mickle and dime issues with the cat 1 implements that make a quick hitch handy when it works; but end up removing it for every other time you use the 3pt which negates the whole point of having one!
I got a cheap lightweight cat 1 quick hitch from Harbor frieght, and a hyd top link from Hay Doctor, and it works good, is light enough to take on and off pretty easy.
Its a winner on the big tractors, more questionable on the small tractors depending on how compatible your assortment of implement are.
The hyd top link is the first thing I would get tho, that is really handy, with or without the quick hitch. Just like the quick hitch, it doesn't work with special attachments, post hole diggers, Ford sickle mowers, etc. but it makes hooking up and adjusting most stuff so much easier......
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