Not to Brag, but...

[WinterDeere]

... and then another barn to store the new tractor in. Then a little more land to make room for the barn. Then...

 

[tacticalturnip]

I'm not saying you need another tractor, you don't- but you'll never regret it.

 

[Hay Dude]

... and then another barn to store the new tractor in. Then a little more land to make room for the barn. Then...

Then…
prepare for divorce papers

 

[tacticalturnip]

Then…
prepare for divorce papers

I really wish TBN had the option of different responses over the 'Good Post.'

A doesn't describe my reaction, you got an audible laugh out of me- a literal lol.

 

[Hay Dude]

I really wish TBN had the option of different responses over the 'Good Post.'

A doesn't describe my reaction, you got an audible laugh out of me- a literal lol.

Man: “Honey, I’m leaving you”
Woman: “For another woman”?
Man: “No, for another barn”

 

[TractorGunn]

TG, you just need to buy another tractor and keep the BH hooked up to it all the time.
Problem solved!

I mentioned this to my wife and got 'the look.'

That's definitely a yes, ain't it?

 

[LouNY]

What brands of tractors have the two different settings for the links for the lower arms that allows to lift each one independently ? I have been around 3 point hook up tractors most of my life and don’t recall ever seeing one built like you described. Could you please post a picture of one ?
As far as only hooking and unhooking on pavement unfortunately a lot of folks don’t have that option.

My Branson has a "pin" that can be rotated to allow more "float" in the lift arms. My IH has two different places to fasten the lift arms to the bottom links a slot or a hole. I don't recall what the NH or the Kioti have.

 

[Squirrel's242]

There's another thread just started on this forum, a guy buys 4 acres and is fixing to buy his first tractor. There's a thousand such threads on this forum, and you know what direction it's headed before it even starts, half this forum will try convincing the guy he needs to drop 50 large on a 40 hp CUT with an FEL and all the fixin's.

As I read these, I think of an uncle who spent his entire life on 85 acres, and never even owned a tractor. I think of two others who had large dairy farms, and never had more than two old Oliver and Bolens tractors that most would laugh at today. They wouldn't even know what to do with a modern 40 hp CUT.

That's not great advice. He only needs 30.

 

[Johnb0311]

Got my bush mower hooked up in record time. Like 10 minutes total.

That's a record for me.

Hydraulic top link on your 3 pt. hitch sure makes it a lot easier and quicker. And not just for the bush hog. One of the best add-ons I put on my tractor. That and the adjustable slides on the two bottom hook ups.

 

[varmint]

I only use my 4' stump jumper once a year, in the winter, to cut down the area over the septic field (actually, just a little bigger, but still not much) and I always forget the settings for the top link and side pins. Takes me about 20-30 minutes of farting around. If it wasn't a septic field, I'd just let it grow. I used to rent a walk-behind brush cutter, but that was costing $100 a year some time ago, plus four trips with the trailer, so for the cost of a used bush hog, once and done. The best part is that once I get too old to deal with it, I can sell the bush hog for probably $600.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

I have found that if I lube the splines on the PTO shaft, as well as the shaft locking component--be it a collet or a pin-locking type--it helps get that part done better. I also keep a 4 foot crowbar handy to adjust the positioning of the mower. That saves on the back-breaking labor...and probably the cuss-words.

 

[Bill601]

Got my bush mower hooked up in record time. Like 10 minutes total.

That's a record for me.

Congratulations! Do you have it on a dolly? I made one for mine and it's made connecting it much faster and easier. It's easier to move it to its storage location, too.

 

[HAR]

Hmmmm....I never thought that hitching up a tool to another tool was a race against time.

Taking the time to make sure that everything is connected correctly just makes sense.
Sort of taking a page out of a pilot's handbook. Use a checklist, do it all, do it right, will prevent most problems.

When at 4000ft+ in the air (or when other things are spinning wildly), that is not the time to remember that you did not do something or right.

 

[TractorGunn]

Congratulations! Do you have it on a dolly? I made one for mine and it's made connecting it much faster and easier. It's easier to move it to its storage location, too.

No dolly for mine. Can you post a picture?

 

[TractorGunn]

Hmmmm....I never thought that hitching up a tool to another tool was a race against time.

It wasn't a race, it just went really smooth.

Taking the time to make sure that everything is connected correctly just makes sense.
Sort of taking a page out of a pilot's handbook. Use a checklist, do it all, do it right, will prevent most problems.

Um...ya think?

When at 4000ft+ in the air (or when other things are spinning wildly), that is not the time to remember that you did not do something or right.

Do you know the difference between a tractor and a plane?

 

[2manyrocks]

I use a drill rod that is about 5 feet long as a lever to move my brush cutter into final position for hookup to the 3pt hitch. Parking on a level spot also helps a lot.

Harbor Freight sells a digging bar that looks like would make a good, long lever.

 

[TractorGunn]

I use a drill rod that is about 5 feet long as a lever to move my brush cutter into final position for hookup to the 3pt hitch. Parking on a level spot also helps a lot.

Harbor Freight sells a digging bar that looks like would make a good, long lever.

Good idea, I have a couple 5'-6' rock bars.

 

[kabong57]

No dolly for mine. Can you post a picture?

Previous post with pictures here:

3pt mower storage wheels

I have always enjoyed any ideas that simplify storage and mounting of implements. Built these wheel units to clamp on the edge of my 5' Woods mower . Makes it easier to hook up as you can just move it to the tractor . Also makes it nice to just roll over in a corner or out of the way. Found...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[WM75Guy]

I rest the front end of the cutter on 2' 6"X6" blocks, one on each side, when I store the cutter. I can pivot it around to get the arms attached by grabbing the tailwheel to move it around. It slides easily on the wood. Then I use a small ratchet strap to hold up the PTO shaft level with the PTO stub. Run it under the shaft and hook both ends to where the top link attaches to the cutter. That way I can use all my force to slide it forward instead of having to hold it up.

 

[tassmannn]

Got my bush mower hooked up in record time. Like 10 minutes total.

That's a record for me.

If you all haven't heard of these, they are game-changers for me. First, I use the iMatch quick connect/disconnect system LVB25976: iMatch™ Quick Hitch Coupler Attachment, Category 1 | LVB25976 matched up the PTO Link Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments. You can probably find the iMatch cheaper online than you can get it at John Deere. I can hook up in less than a minute. The PTO Link is the shizzle. They make standard and heavy-duty. I pull an MX6 and use the Heavy-Duty on our 5075E