Least favourite implements to attach

[Lena]

post hole digger. trying to get it to stand up while hooking it up can be very aggravating !

 

[Skypuppy]

PHD (post hole digger) is my #2 least favorite. If the mmm is #1 with 100 points, the PHD is #2 with 99 points.

 

[grsthegreat]

I built a chepo 2x4 stand for my PHD. Made all the difference in ease of installation

 

[Gregster613]

My boom arm mower is the worst;
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That's sure a tight squeeze LouNy!!

 

[Gregster613]

With a quick hitch and a hydraulic top link my rear implements are relatively easy. I've modified all of my 3ph implements to be quick hitch compatible.

The pain is the front mount snow blower. All the pto connections are in tight places and require finger strength that is getting reduced as I grow older. Installing everything when it's cold outside doesn't help either.

Seems to me that designing a pto collar pliars is a future project.

Please post numerous photos when you design those pto collar pliers!! That's surely one thing that I'd like to copy/have!! It's extremely hard to hold that collar back while holding up/pushing on the rest of the shaft. That will be a "Great" extra tool to have on hand!

 

[LouNY]

That's sure a tight squeeze LouNy!!

Especially when your an over weight 74 year old, the pto shaft has to be quite short but I'll get it started on then back in the rest of the way. It may take two or three moves till I have enough shat to get it lined up and then one more little move to be able to attach it, then back in for the lift arms.

 

[bigtiller]

Please post numerous photos when you design those pto collar pliers!! That's surely one thing that I'd like to copy/have!! It's extremely hard to hold that collar back while holding up/pushing on the rest of the shaft. That will be a "Great" extra tool to have on hand!

Here is mine. It is a 1x4 with half of a hole cut in the end with a 2½" hole saw.

 

[Texasmark]

Of all the implements I attach to my tractor, this one is absolutely my least favourite! Getting in there to attach PTO shaft and adjust the top-link is not easy, with the limited space and projecting "things" - like top-link sliding tommy bar, mounting plate for the spray valves, windscreen-washer bottle mounting plate, and of course the PTO guard where the shaft emerges from the tractor makes for some contortionist skills in getting it hooked up.

In comparison, the box blade is a doddle, also chipper and slasher, and the air-blast sprayer's not too bad either. I'm guessing the spray tank manufacturers elected to keep the heavy unit (600 litre capacity) as far forward as possible for weight reasons, also to keep the 6 metre spray boom from being too far back behind the tractor.

That said, it's a nicely made spray unit, and the saving grace is that I don't need to use it very often.

The handle in the foreground belongs to the pallet jack, as all my implements are stored in the shed on the concrete floor, and having them all on pallets is so handy.

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They all are for me if my tractor doesn't have extending lift arm tips or Pat's quick hitches......but all my tractors have one or the other and it DOES matter.

 

[Texasmark]

Especially when your an over weight 74 year old, the pto shaft has to be quite short but I'll get it started on then back in the rest of the way. It may take two or three moves till I have enough shat to get it lined up and then one more little move to be able to attach it, then back in for the lift arms.

I find it, let's say interesting, how different mfgrs. treat their PTO shaft when the engine is off. Most of my Independent systems have the shaft locked so hooking up a bailer is a king sized PIA especially when the drive shaft on the round baler is a HD unit (heavy), you are 84 and working alone, and especially when the CV joint is on the tractor end.

But I recently acquired a couple of '90 era CIH tractors with Ind. PTO and the shaft turns about a quarter turn with the engine off.....just enough to get the cogs and slots lined up on my baler.....Yeaaaaaaaa!

 

[88bradb]

Of all the implements I attach to my tractor, this one is absolutely my least favourite! Getting in there to attach PTO shaft and adjust the top-link is not easy, with the limited space and projecting "things" - like top-link sliding tommy bar, mounting plate for the spray valves, windscreen-washer bottle mounting plate, and of course the PTO guard where the shaft emerges from the tractor makes for some contortionist skills in getting it hooked up.

In comparison, the box blade is a doddle, also chipper and slasher, and the air-blast sprayer's not too bad either. I'm guessing the spray tank manufacturers elected to keep the heavy unit (600 litre capacity) as far forward as possible for weight reasons, also to keep the 6 metre spray boom from being too far back behind the tractor.

That said, it's a nicely made spray unit, and the saving grace is that I don't need to use it very often.

The handle in the foreground belongs to the pallet jack, as all my implements are stored in the shed on the concrete floor, and having them all on pallets is so handy.

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You might try a (PTO LINK).

 

[Diwali]

My only problem is connecting the ends of the PTO shaft. I only have a brush hog mower attached to a Case IH but the tractor PTO shaft has a shroud which doesn’t leave much room for arthritic fingers to press the lock release button and the mower end has an even smaller shroud. Consequently, the mower stays on the back of the tractor most of the year. It acts nicely as a balance weight as long as I remember that one side sticks out further than the tractor width!

 

[tjandrews]

The Pat's is a copy of the "Euro" hooks. The "Euro" hooks have a ball on the pins that allows some twisting and misalignment when being worked. These hooked lower and even top links used to be found on some Olivers and Fords back in the 60's then they fell out of flavor with the US for some reason

The ads for the "Pat's" look very much like it was inspired by the Case Eagle Hitch from the late 1940's. My grandfather's 1952 SC has one, and it is indeed often easier to hook up than the more conventional arms on our other tractors.

The Eagle Hitch arms didn't sway like a standard hitch. Sometimes that's an advantage, sometimes a disadvantage.

 

[HayFarmer]

my worst is the sickle mower, one pin is on the outside and one is on the inside and it need to be tilted up for it to clear the sickle ski ... its just a b!%^& to hook up but with 2 guys and a pry bare it goes pretty well...

My sickle mower is awful, also. Old IH 1300.

 

[wxtrendsguy]

Cima sprayer, much like the OG post. First connect to the lift arms, then raise arms and the sprayer tilts way back, then climb between and manhandle the miserable PTO onto the tractor, use a bungee cord to hold the drawbar up and out of the way as you lower the arms then contort your body like a Cirque de Solei performer and get the draw bar lengthened and then in line with the pin and jam the kotter pin in. A lot of freaking fun...I ve got it down to about 15 mins and only 2 or 3 swear words that end with "------- idiot who designed this." lol

 

[tassmannn]

Mine would be the Tiller since it's so close to the rear, and I'm not the limber ninja. The hydraulic toplink I put on, along with the quick-connect PTO Link, helps tremendously. JD offers the Quicklink for the 5075E, but several aftermarket options are available.

 

[JeepHead]

My Pat's quick hitch and hydraulic top link makes for pretty easy implement connecting. If I had to pick one that is more difficult, it would be my 5' KK tiller because it sits so close and is so big, it doesn't leave a lot of room to connect the PTO shaft.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

Backhoe

 

[Ridersupfarm]

Of all the implements I attach to my tractor, this one is absolutely my least favourite! Getting in there to attach PTO shaft and adjust the top-link is not easy, with the limited space and projecting "things" - like top-link sliding tommy bar, mounting plate for the spray valves, windscreen-washer bottle mounting plate, and of course the PTO guard where the shaft emerges from the tractor makes for some contortionist skills in getting it hooked up.

In comparison, the box blade is a doddle, also chipper and slasher, and the air-blast sprayer's not too bad either. I'm guessing the spray tank manufacturers elected to keep the heavy unit (600 litre capacity) as far forward as possible for weight reasons, also to keep the 6 metre spray boom from being too far back behind the tractor.

That said, it's a nicely made spray unit, and the saving grace is that I don't need to use it very often.

The handle in the foreground belongs to the pallet jack, as all my implements are stored in the shed on the concrete floor, and having them all on pallets is so handy.

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Oz, hands down the worse it my 9' hay mower. If you are by yourself you can plan on making many trips to the mower and tractor cab to align the three point.

 

[HAR]

IMHO, I am very careful not to complain about anything regarding my tractor or any implements that I have for it, as I am very happy to have them all, and I do not want the wife to get any silly ideas about them or any future items!

 

[JimR]

I have a semi mount 8 foot Bush Hog mower.
It's easy enough to attach the tractor lift arms and the hydraulics.
But my arms just aren't long enough to get between the tractor rear wheels and the frame on the mower that allows it to side shift to attach the PTO shaft.
The side shift function is why I bought it so I could get under the trees in the orchard.
I have to climb over this frame and lower myself between the back of the tractor and the front of the mower. There isn't much space to bend down and I have to do it at full arm extension.
Much easier for a little person than a 5'11" 220lb old guy.

Extend the PTO shaft. Hook it up to the PTO. Then back up to your mower to hook up the arms.