Help setting up tractor for multiple attachements
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LOL. Good stuff.I saw that Dolly is still touring as she was in Deadwood recently.
Sounds like a dolly for the PTO generator and the box blade might work great.
Sounds like a dolly for the PTO generator and the box blade might work great.
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Personally, I'd be inclined to bolt the generator to a heavy pallet (or Dolly) and then buy an extra long PTO shaft. When I needed the generator, I'd lift the back blade all the way, put a block under it, and run the Genny with the long shaft under the blade.
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Although 2 dollies like Parton would be a nice addition to my work area upkeep is expensive.
For the OP I suggest getting a pallet to set the equipment on and a couple of Harbor Freight's
dollies for rolling things around.
I've two under my 5' box blade, 4 under my Jinma 8" chipper. Those and a set of Pat's Easy Change make positioning and hitching rather easy.
I wait and get the HF dollies on sale for about $7, and with 5,000 square feet of concrete in my workshops they are well worth the $7.
For the OP I suggest getting a pallet to set the equipment on and a couple of Harbor Freight's
dollies for rolling things around.
I've two under my 5' box blade, 4 under my Jinma 8" chipper. Those and a set of Pat's Easy Change make positioning and hitching rather easy.
I wait and get the HF dollies on sale for about $7, and with 5,000 square feet of concrete in my workshops they are well worth the $7.
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Mate, if you want help with setting up your tractor for multiple attachments... get a quick hitch. They are not that expensive when, after fitting bushings to your various 3ph implements, you simply have to back up to what you want to attach and lift. Even if your implement is sitting outside on the ground. [Note: struggling/cursing-a-blue-streak whilst attaching to the PTO is a different thing! :laughing:]
Having all of your implements/attachments on wheeled-pallets or dollies works great for positioning prior to attaching... but only if you have a flat surface to wheel them around on.
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Interesting play on words with dollies/dollys/doilies.
I use a quick hitch because I don't have a cement pad to drop my equipment onto. Besides I sometimes take more than one piece of equipment to a job and then dollies are useless. A quick hitch with a hydraulic top link and you can quickly drop and pick up most attachments.
A quick hitch with a hydraulic top link is cheaper than a cement floor.
I too find pto's to be hard to attach. On my 660 rototiller I took the pto end apart and replaced the spring inside with a lighter one. It's now considerably easier to hold back the collar and attach the pto shaft. My shoulder thanks me every time I hook it up.
I use a quick hitch because I don't have a cement pad to drop my equipment onto. Besides I sometimes take more than one piece of equipment to a job and then dollies are useless. A quick hitch with a hydraulic top link and you can quickly drop and pick up most attachments.
A quick hitch with a hydraulic top link is cheaper than a cement floor.
I too find pto's to be hard to attach. On my 660 rototiller I took the pto end apart and replaced the spring inside with a lighter one. It's now considerably easier to hold back the collar and attach the pto shaft. My shoulder thanks me every time I hook it up.