Not to Brag, but...

[ptsg]

Just wanted to add.

Don't get too focused on hooking up implements faster. Rather focus on getting it done safely, regardless of how long it takes. Over time, as one gathers experience on working around these things, it will eventually get done faster.

Working around and with tractors can be very dangerous and doesn't take much for one to get seriously hurt.

 

[airbiscuit]

I don't know how long it takes me, but it usually isn't much of a problem. What helps the most, is if I park it on level ground. If I have to align the pin to the 3pt ball, I can use push on the tail wheel to move one side closer. If I have to adjust the height, a 5' pipe helps me horse it up some. Again having it parked on level ground eliminates a lot of headaches. The PTO always seems to attach easily for me.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

That must be my issue, not perfectly level ground. It is compacted sandy, stone base. One side of the 3PH is always an inch or two higher/lower than the other. Trying to muscle/lift one side of brush hog with a bar is a major PIA.

 

[WinterDeere]

Most 3-point hitches have two settings for the links to the lower arms, one of which allows you to lift each one independently, maybe 4 inches higher than the other. Very useful for that scenario.

That said, I avoid ever putting any implement down on anything but level concrete or asphalt. Heck, I might even think twice about asphalt, in some cases.

 

[5030]

I ran out of 4 letter words to use, so I bought a second tractor and leave the brush hog attached. The wife actually suggested it since she was sick of all the profanity.

Why I have 2 idetical Kubota's One is just hitched to the round baler with it's complex electric / electronic / hydraulic hookups and the other one does everything else. Last time I had to hook up the bailer, took me 45 miuntes to figure out where what went where and having to referece the owners manual as well. Not a good time for me.

 

[Cycledude]

Most 3-point hitches have two settings for the links to the lower arms, one of which allows you to lift each one independently, maybe 4 inches higher than the other. Very useful for that scenario.

That said, I avoid ever putting any implement down on anything but level concrete or asphalt. Heck, I might even think twice about asphalt, in some cases.

What brands of tractors have the two different settings for the links for the lower arms that allows to lift each one independently ? I have been around 3 point hook up tractors most of my life and don’t recall ever seeing one built like you described. Could you please post a picture of one ?
As far as only hooking and unhooking on pavement unfortunately a lot of folks don’t have that option.

 

[Oz_Kioti]

Most 3-point hitches have two settings for the links to the lower arms, one of which allows you to lift each one independently, maybe 4 inches higher than the other. Very useful for that scenario.

Of course, all you need is for one of the links to be readily adjustable, in order to get the differential height you're after. But yes, both links are adjustable.

 

[TractorGunn]

What brands of tractors have the two different settings for the links for the lower arms that allows to lift each one independently ? I have been around 3 point hook up tractors most of my life and don’t recall ever seeing one built like you described. Could you please post a picture of one ?
As far as only hooking and unhooking on pavement unfortunately a lot of folks don’t have that option.

Yep, I've never heard of that either.

 

[ptsg]

What brands of tractors have the two different settings for the links for the lower arms that allows to lift each one independently ? I have been around 3 point hook up tractors most of my life and don’t recall ever seeing one built like you described. Could you please post a picture of one ?
As far as only hooking and unhooking on pavement unfortunately a lot of folks don’t have that option.

On mine, besides have the adjustable side link with the hand crank, also has 2 holes and a slot on each side link. The holes are self explanatory.

On the slot, since the pin has a rectangular plate welded to it, it can provide two functions. With the rectangular plate in the horizontal position, it functions as a regular pin. With the rectangular plate on the vertical position, it lets the pin slide on the slot, providing maybe 2 or 3" of free play that lets the implement tilt and follow uneven ground much better.

 

[WinterDeere]

What brands of tractors have the two different settings for the links for the lower arms that allows to lift each one independently ? I have been around 3 point hook up tractors most of my life and don’t recall ever seeing one built like you described.

I've owned 3 Deere's (3033r, 855, 750), and all had two different positions for the pins on the connectors between the rockshaft arms and lower link arms, one of which allowed the lower links to float or lift independently.

On the 3033r, you just turn the lower link pins a quarter turn.

Floating:



Fixed:



Note the keyway slot type pin head is turned from vertical to horizontal. It's right there in the manual of every tractor I've ever owned, although the exact hardware used is slightly different on each.

Is this something only Deere does? I can't imagine having a tractor without this simple feature.

 

[TractorGunn]

Most 3-point hitches have two settings for the links to the lower arms, one of which allows you to lift each one independently, maybe 4 inches higher than the other. Very useful for that scenario.

That said, I avoid ever putting any implement down on anything but level concrete or asphalt. Heck, I might even think twice about asphalt, in some cases.

Somehow I was reading this as if both were hydraulically controlled independent of one another.

 

[WinterDeere]

Somehow I was reading this as if both were hydraulically controlled independent of one another.

That would be cool!

I guess those with top and tilt have that. I just have hydraulic top link, never had much use for tilt, for my applications.

 

[TractorGunn]

That would be cool!

I guess those with top and tilt have that. I just have hydraulic top link, never had much use for tilt, for my applications.

You'd think with well over 100 years of tractors that would be available.

Which tells me how spoiled we are. Farmers did these things with horses and mules.

 

[WinterDeere]

Farmers did these things with horses and mules.

There's another thread just started on this forum, a guy buys 4 acres and is fixing to buy his first tractor. There's a thousand such threads on this forum, and you know what direction it's headed before it even starts, half this forum will try convincing the guy he needs to drop 50 large on a 40 hp CUT with an FEL and all the fixin's.

As I read these, I think of an uncle who spent his entire life on 85 acres, and never even owned a tractor. I think of two others who had large dairy farms, and never had more than two old Oliver and Bolens tractors that most would laugh at today. They wouldn't even know what to do with a modern 40 hp CUT.

 

[ptsg]

You'd think with well over 100 years of tractors that would be available.

Which tells me how spoiled we are. Farmers did these things with horses and mules.

It is available. There are tractors that even have hydraulic stabilizers along with the hydraulic side link. Typically available in specialized tractors for vineyards and orchards.

 

[WM75Guy]

I went with having multiple tractors so I don't have to change stuff out. The WM75 has a 6' cutter for pastures, the WM25 has a 4' cutter for under the trees and small paddocks, and the TC40DA has the arena drag. If I need to swap implements it is usually the TC40DA that gets the nod.

 

[TractorGunn]

My fault on this thread. My brush cutter is 5' not 6'.

I edited out my mistake on prior posts.

 

[Cycledude]

I've owned 3 Deere's (3033r, 855, 750), and all had two different positions for the pins on the connectors between the rockshaft arms and lower link arms, one of which allowed the lower links to float or lift independently.

On the 3033r, you just turn the lower link pins a quarter turn.

Floating:

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Fixed:

View attachment 3712604

Note the keyway slot type pin head is turned from vertical to horizontal. It's right there in the manual of every tractor I've ever owned, although the exact hardware used is slightly different on each.

Is this something only Deere does? I can't imagine having a tractor without this simple feature.

Pretty interesting setup but I have never noticed that before. It sure doesn’t appear that by turning that pin you would be able to lift one arm 4 inches higher than the other but because you would be measuring at the end of the arm maybe 4 inches would be possible.

My LS does give you 2 holes to choose from in the lower vertical arm, they are about 1 inch apart and the pins are bolts with self locking nuts, they are not even mentioned in the owners manual other than to say be extra careful if you remove them because the 3 point hookup parts are pretty heavy.

 

[WinterDeere]

Pretty interesting setup but I have never noticed that before.

I've had this feature on every CUT I've owned, but they were all Deere, so maybe it's just a Deere thing. I honestly thought all tractors with 3 point hitch had this feature.

How does an implement like a plug aearator or even rear snowblower ride the terrain, if it's fixed to the rear axle attitude? Everything here is hilly, even our driveways and parking lots.

It sure doesn’t appear that by turning that pin you would be able to lift one arm 4 inches higher than the other but because you would be measuring at the end of the arm maybe 4 inches would be possible.

I didn't measure, but I'd guess it's probably pretty close to the 4" I claimed, at the end of the links. The slot is roughly 2" between centers, and positioned at roughly half the link arm length. But the exact inches of free play wasn't so much my point, as the fact that you can lift one link arm to meet the pin on an implement, after the other is already connected.

 

[Hay Dude]

It was my second time hooking it up iirc. The shaft lined right up first try.

The first time I did it took a long time, and almost lost my salvation on that one.

TG, you just need to buy another tractor and keep the BH hooked up to it all the time.
Problem solved!