Quick Hitches Harbor Freight Quick hitch more???

[elalexander]

JEW. Thanks for the Pics. Very useful. Made a nice looking job on your tractor too.

 

[raindog]

I just asked the same question on the HF quick attatch before finding this thread. My HF catalog sez ; draw pin adjustments 18", 19", 20", 21"; overall dim. 27-1/2" W x 18" H; wt. 60 lbs.

 

[joes_427_vette]

Apparently the boat didn't drop anchor in the midwest as of yet. Still on back order since September. Go figure, a farming community, new store, they send 2 and one is for display.

 

[JEW]

I must be pretty lucky. So far with the two implements I've purchase they both adapt to the HF hitch without major modifications. My previous post, with pictures, identified the change of the center hook connection, 60" KK BB, to be spread to a 3" gap between uprights by moving the back braces to the outside (supplied from the factory on the inside). I purchased spacers from TSC to keep the 3" gap after bolting it back together. Setup works great, not required to get off the tractor.

I recently invested in a 42" Landpride tilller and my luck continued. The uprights are smaller and did not require the 3" gap. The standard hook supplied with the HF hitch throat dimension was a bit too small. I purchased the same spacer used above from TSC and bolted it between the uprights. The spacing on the lower arms was perfect. Both setups for my 60" KK BB and the 42" Landpride RTR work interchangably. The pain is still hooking and unhooking the PTO drive shaft. I forget to move the PTO lever to undermount drive only position before getting off the tractor, which allows the rear PTO to freely rotate and makes it much easier to connect. See the pictures for more detail.

 

[California]

Here's a coupon for the HF Quick Hitch at $59.99 through Saturday 4/21/07. The coupon is for in-stock merchandise, so call first.

I posted to this thread because it already has answers for most of the QH questions. There are excellent photos in the last post before this one, and in earlier posts. It also has my description how to order the upper link adapter, and one showing where to see the ASAE Standard for QH-compliant implements.

Update to thread: I got the upper link adapter. It swings up or down to match each implement's upper pin height, which is good.

However I ended up making the upper hook height easily adjustable, by replacing its bolts with a couple of trailer hitch receiver pins. That works simpler than using HF's adapter. (See the HF bolts in photo PB040012, in JEW's post just above this one.)

There are a couple of photos showing my arrangement in this post:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/94866-pallet-forks-rear-3-pt.html#post1076414

 

[Tact]

Thanks for the coupons. I'm going to get mine today and I haven't even got a tractor. Hehehe. Actually mine is being delivered this week, hopefully.

 

[JoeL4330]

Interested in ordering one but need to measure all of my "stuff" first. I have no problem opening the slot to make things work, a minor inconvience for the price really...............if I can use one.

Don't know where in W. MD. you are, but I have one sitting here in Harper's Ferry WV that you could measure and take away at a discount ...never used and already "spread" to accommodate cat I

 

[Tact]

Don't know where in W. MD. you are, but I have one sitting here in Harper's Ferry WV that you could measure and take away at a discount ...never used and already "spread" to accommodate cat I

Why did you not use it?

 

[JoeL4330]

I found that it didn't really fit with the implements I use most, especially my finish mower ...my tractor has extensible links which makes hookup easier, I got better and better at it and, subsequently, I put top and tilt hydraulics on the tractor which makes hooking up much easier anyway. My problems mostly stem from the fact that I have no level ground so the implements rest on a slope and the hydraulic tilt makes that quite do-able.

 

[marcus402]

California,

Thanks for the coupon link. I just picked one up. Bolted it on and had my Bush Hog SBX60 attached in under 5 minutes.

 

[bialecki]

Here's a coupon for the HF Quick Hitch at $59.99 through Saturday 4/21/07. The coupon is for in-stock merchandise, so call first.

I posted to this thread because it already has answers for most of the QH questions. There are excellent photos in the last post before this one, and in earlier posts. It also has my description how to order the upper link adapter, and one showing where to see the ASAE Standard for QH-compliant implements.

Update to thread: I got the upper link adapter. It swings up or down to match each implement's upper pin height, which is good.

However I ended up making the upper hook height easily adjustable, by replacing its bolts with a couple of trailer hitch receiver pins. That works simpler than using HF's adapter. (See the HF bolts in photo PB040012, in JEW's post just above this one.)

There are a couple of photos showing my arrangement in this post:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/94866-pallet-forks-rear-3-pt.html#post1076414

Thanks for the coupon I just happen to be in Virgina over the weekend and made HF a stop, since there is not a store in CT. Based on all the input I am sure mine will work fine with some slight adjustment if necessary. Once again thanks "California ".

 

[marcus402]

I had the same problem with the inside to inside width between where it hooks into the lower arms being an inch or so too narrow. All I did was take a bottle jack on its side with a piece of 2 x 4 between and moved them 1.5 or so inches apart. It was easy and worked like a champ.

Harris

Harris,

I also have an HF quick hitch. It fits great on my box blade and brush hog however it is too narrow for my 55 gallon sprayer. I tried the "bottle jack and 2x4 method" to widen it. The jack spreads it open fine, but when I release the jack, the arms just move back to their original position. Did you have to do anything other than the jack to get the arms to stay in the desired position?

Mark

 

[hz293]

No, I just spread it apart and it stayed there. I'm suprised yours is moving back.

Harris

 

[California]

Here's a coupon for the HF Quick Hitch at $59.99.... The coupon is for in-stock merchandise, so call first.

And again!

HF QH $59.99 Coupon, Expires 6/9.

 

[86turbodsl]

Thanks for the tip!

Local store had 6, coupon ends today, so get out there!