Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch

   / Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch #1  

rbstern

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I've had my HF quick hitch for about six years. For the first few years, I mostly used it for fast changes between a brush cutter and box blade. Every once in a while, I'd take the the quick hitch off when I needed my boom pole, which didn't fit the quick hitch. As I've added implements, I've continued to make them work with the quick hitch with minor tweaks and adjustments. But the boom pole eluded me. To make a long story short, I finally got around to getting my MIG welder back in action, and made a coupler from some 3/16" flat stock:

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It works great. Pardon the appearance of the welds. I'm relatively new to welding. They're strong, but not pretty.

Really nice to be able to quickly mount any of my implements and switch between tasks. Used to dread it, now I look forward to it, knowing I can go back and forth between different jobs without much fuss.
 
   / Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch
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#2  
P.S. I used Krylon ColorMaster spray to paint the coupler. That paint is outstanding. Goes on thick and smooth, very easy to use.m It's a great touch up paint for the HF quick hitch.
 
   / Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch #3  
That really looks good. Great job. You will find out how strong the welds are the first time you pick up something heavy.
 
   / Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch
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That really looks good. Great job. You will find out how strong the welds are the first time you pick up something heavy.

Thanks, Joe. I'll let you know how it holds up.
 
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This picture explains all the answers to the questions floating in my mind on how to keep boom pole secure in top of QH...

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Dale
 
   / Finally adapted my boom pole to my quick hitch #6  
Sure beats using a chain like I have done in the past. I like it.
 
 

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