3 point usefulness on Ventrac?

   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #1  

ShowroomShine

Gold Member
Joined
May 21, 2014
Messages
448
Location
Raleigh NC
Tractor
2019 Case IH 55A
Being new to Ventrac and Steiner machines I’m seeing some Ventracs that have a 3 point hitch and most don’t.

Is the 3 point actually useful on these machines and worth trying to get one that has it or is it mostly for cargo hauling etc? I know ground engaging stuff like a box blade or something similar probably not the best on a Ventrac but I’m wondering what is actually used on it.
 
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #2  
The only rear attachments I have seen on them is when used to groom baseball fields.
 
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #3  
I have a box blade and a boom plus i made a ripper and all work ok with the hyd. top link......
 
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #4  
I keep a Norwood "log hog" on it most of the time for skidding logs. I also use a cultivator and rake that were originally designed for Kolpin's ATV 3 point hitch. The cultivator works great for loosening things up for seeding. I use the rake reversed to cover seed, and in normal position for raking. The Kolpin rake is pretty light compared to most Cat 1 rakes so it can't move a whole lot before it fills up and jumps the pile, but a typical CAT1 rake is heavier than I'd care to drag around on rough terrain.

Occasionally I use the 3n1 adapter back there to bring the bucket or another Ventrac implement along to wherever I'm working. For what I do where I work in the woods I can't imagine not having the 3 point hitch.
 

Attachments

  • Kolpin Cultivator Teeth on 4500Z 001.jpg
    Kolpin Cultivator Teeth on 4500Z 001.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 293
  • Kolpin Rake Reversed 1S.jpg
    Kolpin Rake Reversed 1S.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 298
  • Norwood Log Hog 004S.jpg
    Norwood Log Hog 004S.jpg
    820.4 KB · Views: 280
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #5  
I also use the 3n1 adaptor with the bucket on the back when i have the stump grinder on the front. Works ok to move chips out of the way. With bucket on the front and the box blade on the back i can grade and move a lot of dirt.
 
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #6  
I do okay with this rear scraper blade.
 

Attachments

  • RearBlade.jpg
    RearBlade.jpg
    3.1 MB · Views: 310
   / 3 point usefulness on Ventrac? #7  
I keep thinking about a front mounted 3P PTO driven attachment, that you can then add traditional cat 1 implements to! It probably hasn't been done for a number of very good reasons. But I have an old till and slasher that I would love to be able to use. The only non-powered 3P implement I have is a carry all, and I get by using the bucket and grapple attachment.
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2020 Crane Carrier Co Side Loader Garbage Truck (A48081)
2020 Crane Carrier...
2017 FORD F-550XL SERVICE TRUCK (A50459)
2017 FORD F-550XL...
Gorman Rupp 14C2 10 Series Self-Priming Centrifugal Towable Water Pump (A49346)
Gorman Rupp 14C2...
2018 FREIGHTLINER M2 26FT BOX TRUCK (A50505)
2018 FREIGHTLINER...
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe FL SUV (A48082)
2021 Chevrolet...
2018 CATERPILLAR 262D WHEELED SKID STEER (A50458)
2018 CATERPILLAR...
 
Top