2320 with Loader and Quick Hitch

[rocketjeremy]

I think this may have been discussed before but maybe there has been some progress made and some solutions found. I have a new 2320 that I've been using with a 200cx loader all fall and early winter. The other day when they were calling for snow I started to get the machine ready for plowing. I took the adapter off the front for the MMM and wanted to put the bracket on for the quick hitch. However, there doesn't seem to be a way to put that piece on and still have the loader with the kick stand on. My hope was to be able to put that plate on and the drive shaft (most challenging part of the job) and leave it on with the bucket and only drop the bucket only when I put the blade or blower on.

I wouldn't plan on doing much with the bucket because I would be worried about damaging the drive shaft anyhow. Just hauling ashes, things between my garage and shop, and using it to lift heavy objects out of my truck, etc. Has anybody ever gotten it to work or come across some kind of adapter that makes it happen? Thanks!

 

[JD Greg]

Can't have any of the quick hitch attachments on the
tractor and have the FEL on at the same time. All quick
hitch attachments need to be off of the tractor in order
to have the FEL on the tractor.

 

[kennyd]

Sorry Jeremy, but Greg's got it right. You can not have the QH and the loader on at the same time.

Welcome to TBN

 

[Willl]

"Quick Hitch", you guys talking about the 'black' portion of this setup ?

 

[rocketjeremy]

That sucks from a design standpoint that you can't even have the adapter plate on. I figured the quick hitch itself (the black piece in your pic Willl) because I'd have all those extra hydraulic pieces anyhow. Sucks that they did it for the MMM and not the quick hitch attachments. I guess I gotta figure out a way to be able to do it all. I have my eye on a carry all from TSC to be able to do the hauling stuff around. I have some trees I want to cut up and need to be able to use it to haul. Any other ideas? Thank you for the welcome!! :thumbsup:

 

[kennyd]

"Quick Hitch", you guys talking about the 'black' portion of this setup ?

Yes, and also the "box" that it mounts to.

 

[jenkinsph]

Yes, and also the "box" that it mounts to.

Kenny,
Can you give me a rough guess what the entire quick hitch assembly weighs?

 

[ragkar]

Doggone, that front end quick hitch pictured is the same thing that came with my 54 inch plow. And I didn't know that I had a quick hitch there. What else can it be used with? Willl, what's that green dohicky in your picture?

Oh getting back on topic. There's a post somewhere about a guy that tried to leave the adapter bracket on when he reinstalled the fel. It bent the fel stand and that's an expensive replacement. The hydraulic unit is about 70 pounds.

 

[kennyd]

Kenny,
Can you give me a rough guess what the entire quick hitch assembly weighs?

About 70-75 lbs like Ragkar wrote...+/- 10 lbs. The "box" weighs around 20 or so.

It is however SUPER easy to install/remove. Changeover from QH to loader could be done in under 10 minutes after you do it a few times.

Why do you ask?

 

[Willl]

Willl, what's that green dohicky in your picture?

IDK, I stole the pic from somebody here. I belive it has something to do with a snow plow.

I could possibly do a re-research and find the thread. ?