Quick Hitches A new month, a new Quick-Hitch thread.

[tacticalturnip]

The quick hitch is rated for more than the CK2610 can lift in the rear, so it ought to be good to go.

I am going to give it a good look tomorrow.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Well, I just picked up the Harbor Freight for $99, only to renew my membership for two years and immediately spend my savings.

No worries, still saved that money in some form.

I won't be installing it until the replacement hook arrives from KBOH. Of course that won't arrive until after I actually order it.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Ordered the extended hook and pins from KBOH, so it'll be all together soon enough.

 

[WinterDeere]

Well, I just picked up the Harbor Freight for $99, only to renew my membership for two years and immediately spend my savings.

Membership?!? I haven't bought anything from Horror Freight in more than 20 years, but I'd never heard they went to a membership model. Used to be you'd just walk into the store or hop on their site, and order whatever you wanted, one price for everyone.

 

[Tinhack]

Membership?!? I haven't bought anything from Horror Freight in more than 20 years, but I'd never heard they went to a membership model. Used to be you'd just walk into the store or hop on their site, and order whatever you wanted, one price for everyone.

That's probably the "Inside Track". You get early sales notices as well as special pricing on select items. If you've been to a store, the red tags are "member" pricing. Expect to be hounded twice a day with emails along with your membership too.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I've been very happy with my SpeeCo CAT2 quick hitch thingy. I bought it years ago from a fleet store online.

Here is a Cat 1 SpeeCo for less money.

https://agzaga.com/products/135?page=18&utm_source=google_3-point-implements-max&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=22379794729&gbraid=0AAAAABVZrJpimJRi-U3c7ZG_Q9xpQnvWt&gclid=CjwKCAjwwNbEBhBpEiwAFYLtGIh--1iCDF8F_2dq8KUBlWd9PNehjEPOQ93eN5OorEDgDp1NwdFqEhoCcbQQAvD_BwE

 

[bmaverick]

You can SCORE a huge deal right now, this price has not been seen since 2020 !!! Even better than the last Black Friday sale!

 

[tacticalturnip]

First $50 takes the Pat's.

 

[polarred21]

Just joining in the latest quick hitch thread I could find, about to put one on the Christmas list. This is for my MF 1723EB and after extensive internet research, here are my findings. Want one with the true CAT 1 pin size that needs no bushings.

Of course the Harbor Freight one exists, but as already mentioned not that great a bargain at this price.

At Tractor Supply we have the Tool Tuff which appears to be a SpeeCo clone that requires no bushings.

And a newcomer from Amazon is the Cammoo which is getting good YT reviews. Seems like the best bargain for what it includes, but does NOT have the extended top hook like the Tool Tuff includes. I'm giving this one a shot.

 

[scootr]

I bought the HF for $99 but discovered it didn't fit some of my older (favorite) attachments. Sold on CL fast and got the Cat 2 Pat's QH. Been very happy with it. The MX drag links adjust easily to any size. Usually I just line one up side and move the other. Takes less than a minute, no tools.
Both lock plate springs broke after a few years of hard use. They broke right at the end so I just bent down another loop and reattached em while I waited for replacement springs to arrive... which I never put on so I have spares.
Pats has worked good for me. I bought a used set here for my old internet challenged friend. He's happy too. I think Euro ends are better but require modification of the tractor arms. If I ever toss the Pat's I would go with the Euro ends just to keep the option to connect to varying width attachments. And the PTO accessibility

 

[bmaverick]

Just joining in the latest quick hitch thread I could find, about to put one on the Christmas list. This is for my MF 1723EB and after extensive internet research, here are my findings. Want one with the true CAT 1 pin size that needs no bushings.

Of course the Harbor Freight one exists, but as already mentioned not that great a bargain at this price.

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SpeeCo clone that requires no bushings.

My vote is for the Harbor Freight QH. I've had it now for 2 years.
It works excellent.
I even used a 20% off coupon to drop the price of $139 down too.
Look for the Black Friday coupon.

Now to attach items that are not QH acceptable, there are EZ top link add-ons for those attachments to be converted.

Now, I placed my QH adapter on each of the implements. I back up and the top QH hook grabs a hold of it perfectly. No getting off the tractor. These are sold all over Amazon for cheap. You need to know what length you really need. Then these adapters are perfect to make your implements QH usable.

Also for many of these QH brands, the top-hook needs to be offset a bit more. SpeedCo has the better priced one out there. Member @California can tell you how well the SpeedCo works.

If you have some implements that have no CAT-1 pins with locking rings, then a set of those bushings is handy too for converting those implements over.

My neighbor has the Pat's single 3-point QH add-ons for his Ford 1500 with CAT-1. He's not all that impressed with it. These have a loose fit on his machine and wiggle too much. He has to hop off the tractor push them a little upwards and back up slowly hoping they will not droop and miss the connection. There is also a little play side-to-side. The Pat system fits most of the American made brands just fine, those brands made in Asia, like the Japan tractors, those are not ASAE standards, those are JIS standards that are close . . . So you need to know this before ordering Pat's system.

 

[WranglerX]

Umm.... There is a "standard" and QH that only fits CAT 1 pins is a non standard QH..... The "standard" uses same sized pin for CAT 1/2/3.....

 

[polarred21]

Cyber Monday now have these down to $136.

 

[scootr]

Pats fits my Kubota and my friends JD just fine. Enjoy the adjustable width for various new and older attachments I use in Cat 1 and 2. PTO shaft connection much easier to access without a QH. To each their own. Just saying Pat's works for some people. Even with Japanese tractors.

 

[TooTechnical]

Hi to all...
I'm a new member and hope I'm not intruding on not only an outdated post no longer looked at, or perhaps my subject belongs in a new thread. I figure, let me try this as it has to do with "Quick Hitches".

I recently purchased a 2013 Kubota BX2660, had the engine overhauled and it runs like a champ. I bought this machine for the 5 acres I recently purchase where I set up my home and barn. Now that I'm settled, I plan on creating a small farm. So naturally, it's time to purchase some implements.

As I'm an old somewhat disabled guy, changing these implements are physically challenging (sometimes). I just learned about the quick hitch and there are several on the market (keeping budget in mind) at just about the $120 to $150 level. There is one in particular I'm looking at, 3-Point Quick Hitch, Category 1, on Agri Supply for $140. The reason I'm now looking at this simply because I'm, not only old, but I'm realizing the time wasted on detaching and reattaching implements. However, I also learned that not all implements play nicely with some quick hitches. That said, I'm looking to purchase this 49" Light-Duty Rotary Tiller, also on Agri Supply. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these items and if they play nicely together... If they do, GREAT!

I also own two other implements, 1) the Land Pride's 1248 Rotary Cutter (Bush hog) as well as a 5' J-Bar Box Blade. If anyone has any experience with either of these implements working with this or any quick hitch, it would be great to hear from you.

During my research, I also learned about PAT'S QUICK HITCH and also a bx stabilizer kit. Any advice about these devices would also be appreciated.

Thanks and again, I look forward to more discussions as I gain more experience.

 

[WinterDeere]

Welcome to the forum. Anyone who is still here when this thread was active will still get a notification, and see your post, so no issues there.

I used traditional 3-point connection for years, and then finally switched to Deere's iMatch Quick Hitch in 2019. I definitely appreciate the ability to pick up and set down implements with less fuss, but also never really had trouble with traditional connection. You get pretty good over time at getting at least one lower link right where it needs to be, and then using the turnbuckle on the top link to move the implement until the other lower link is right where it needs to be. No muscle or grunt work necessary, if you have patience and a little practice.

But yes, quick hitch is even quicker and easier than that, excepting the fact that you'll still need to manually connect your PTO driveshaft on any implement still requiring them. In some cases, the quick hitch will cause you to need a longer driveshaft, so do mind that detail.

I haven't used those Pat's type lower couplers, and don't think I ever would, as the standard full frame type QH's work plenty well for me. Do note that most QH's rely on a cat.2 pin size with cat.1 spacing on your implements. This means you'll be buying cat.1 implements, but bushing them up to cat.2 pins. Not a big deal, the bushings cost something like $35 per implement, and it's a once-and-done installation.

 

[bcp]

This means you'll be buying cat.1 implements, but bushing them up to cat.2 pins. Not a big deal, the bushings cost something like $35 per implement, and it's a once-and-done installation.

You don't need those expensive bushings with the knob on the end. The cheap tubular ones work fine. The left (or right) side of the implement keeps the right (or left) side from slipping off the quick hitch hook.

Bruce

 

[WinterDeere]

You don't need those expensive bushings with the knob on the end. The cheap tubular ones work fine. The left (or right) side of the implement keeps the right (or left) side from slipping off the quick hitch hook.

That's right, on some implements. It really depends on a few factors, evaluate accordingly.

But the "expensive" bushings with the big boss on the end aren't very expensive when bought through TSC. You'll pay thru the nose for the same thing from your OEM, but TSC's price is low enough to make consideration of other options less interesting.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

You actually need to bump the CAT 1 up to CAT 3 size, with the bushings ... More than likely the ones at TSC are cheap imports, that's why they are cheap, but they will work just fine, as it's not a critical part, but ... I am very fussy on which countries I give my money/support too!

If your really tight on money ... Some black iron pipe and a bolt/nut can get you close enough ...

 

[LouNY]

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First $50 takes the Pat's.

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Well sorry you had to itch the PAT's and went with a "quick" hitch;
The better way to go does cost more but it gets you the hook and ball hitchs the PATs trys to emulate.

A u-tube video;

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