QH not so quick sometimes

[RalphVa]

Have a little bit of limbs to chip. So, I removed the bush hog and put the WC46 wood chipper back on.

First, the QH didn't want to let go of the bush hog.

Then could not get the WC46 to go on until I adjusted the top link out quite a bit. (Because the WC46 is up a bit on a dolly made from the shipping container.)

Then couldn't get the PTO on. Took it up yesterday and parked it and went back just after lunch today to work on it with help from the wife.

Absolutely could not get the PTO onto the splines with limited space afforded by the QH. Finally, adjusted top link back shorter to get the thing off it.

Put PTO front part onto the shaft and then had the wife line up the 2 pieces to get it back together. Then put the WC46 back on the QH.

Sometimes, I think I should have gotten a Pat's. Might need a longer top link then. A Pat's would not have the vertical metal in your way to get at the PTO shaft.

 

[workinonit]

You need a hydraulic top link. As for the PTO, some of them are just hard to hook up with the QH. I find that having the implement lowered all the way helps.

 

[npalen]

I have enough trouble attaching the PTO for my tiller even without quick hitch. Something that helps is leaving the tractor about four or five inches away from the implement. Hook up the PTO prior to backing up the tractor the rest of the way. This approach gives more room to get at the PTO.

This is assuming the PTO has enough extension to allow the "four or five inches" without coming apart.

 

[cathy liebchen]

You will get the hang of it

 

[rScotty]

Do you have telescoping lower lift arms? They made mine a lot easier to hook up.