Had to share this find from Harbor Freight

[aerojunkie]

I went into Harbor Freight last weekend and they had one of the infamous quick hitches in the open box section priced $79.99. I made sure everything was there and asked the sales guy if they would accept the standard 20% coupon on it as well, he said "he didn't think so but go ask the store manager what she would be willing to take for it". I took it up to the front and asked the lady what she would take for it, she looked at it a little bit then said "how about half price ....$40" so I jumped on it and checked out. I looked at my receipt in the truck and noticed that the 20% coupon I gave her for something else I bought got applied to the $40 hitch.......I got a quick hitch to $32. For that amount I don't mind having to tinker with it a bit and buy a few bushings or adapters. So moral of the story is with Harbor Freight open box items....negotiate, never know how low they will go.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Nice find. Spend 15 more bucks and order a replacement hook from qualityfarmsupply.com. That will save you a lot of grief.

 

[Rmart30]

Nice find. Spend 15 more bucks and order a replacement hook from qualityfarmsupply.com. That will save you a lot of grief.

Which hook are you referring too?

 

[stuckmotor]

I'd buy one at that price in a heart beat.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Which hook are you referring too?

They offer a replacement top hook with more reach than the one that comes on the HF QH. It helps a great deal with hookup of implements. I was considering stopping using my HF QH until I found the replacement hook.

 

[BoylermanCT]

The hook has been out of stock for a while. They have it in stock now, so I just grabbed one. $25 with shipping. Hope it wasn't the last one!

 

[truckinfouble]

Thanks for posting about the hook. I managed to get my quick hitch a year ago for $75 with coupon but couldn't use it due to not fitting right. Just ordered the hook.

 

[RjCorazza]

Last time I was at Harbor Freight I forgot to use the 20% of coupon. I did buy their "mini tire changer", which worked surprisingly well on my zero turn front tires.

 

[Texasmark]

Last time I was at Harbor Freight I forgot to use the 20% of coupon. I did buy their "mini tire changer", which worked surprisingly well on my zero turn front tires.

Have a HF part number on that changer?

 

[RjCorazza]

Have a HF part number on that changer?

61179

 

[aerojunkie]

Thanks for the info HobbyFarmer, I have one of them in my cart right now. What are you guys using for the bushings for the lift arms? I found these on the same site, but wonder if there is a cheaper alternative to them.

873-QH144 HF141144 QUICK HITCH KIT(2 BUSHINGS/PINS S141144 - Quality Farm Supply - Farm equipment, tractor parts, agricultural supplies

 

[JRobyn]

That's a good price for the adapter bushings. I paid about the same, maybe a little more from Northern Tool.

 

[aerojunkie]

That's a good price for the adapter bushings. I paid about the same, maybe a little more from Northern Tool.

Is that the correct bushings to get? They have a few to choose from and im not sure. I have also read where people use regular lynch pins along with bushings cut from metal pipe in the right diameter.

 

[JRobyn]

Those are correct assuming you have "regular" Cat 1 pins on your implements. Pipe and lynch pins works fine too assuming you can find pipe with the correct dimensions for both ID and OD. I briefly tried and gave up. The ready-made adapters were just a whole lot simpler and any cost difference was negligible.

I thought about NOT using the adapters with the drive-in roll pins so that it would be a little easier to convert my implements back to non-QH. But then I thought that the only reason I would do that was so that an in-law or neighbor could borrow the implement. And do I REALLY want to loan out an implement?