QUICK HITCH HOOKED UP IN LOADER BUCKET..

[escavader]

...3 POINT blade mounted to it.Will it work moving snow.Will it work ok in the float position?It so happens one of the tractor by net friends found out i was buying a harbor freight quick hitch,and gave me his,now i got two.
I was thinking angle blade make a pass up the drive.back up and blow it with rear blower.Could also use my rake without uninstalling back hoe in summer.[or blade on back ,rake on front? could even aid in storing implements up on shelves in garage.What do you think?
ALAN

 

[jmc]

Alan,

It wouldn't cost too much to try. Things that I would be concerned about:

If you have the snow blade mounted far enough forward of the bucket to allow for tilt, it is WAY out in front. I've had my tractor pushed sideways with a normally positioned rear angle blade in heavy, wet snow. In your case, the side force is magnified by the extra extension of your blade.

That extra overhang will work against you in grading as well. It seems like contemporary FELs have the cutting edge almost one wheel base forward of the front axle. That means every time the rear tires go up an inch, the blade digs an inch deeper. Putting the attachment out there another 4 feet or so adds to the problem unless you have gage wheels or backdrag in float mode.

John

 

[shvl73]

Alan,
Whatever you do, include pictures .

 

[escavader]

JOHN,
The primary use for the blade up front would be moving light amounts of snow on frozen ground.In heavy or wet snow,id simply blow it.Another reason id like to have a blade on board is on the long tractor path down back ,there are some pretty good ditches.Im afraid if i try to get too close i could slide in one.Could mean roll over.With a wide blade i might clean to the edge of the ditch without having the tires near it. Think it might work for this purpose?Iguess since i got two quick hitches i could try it,and then decide on a blower [front or rear] Its all up in the air now,the cabs coming first,mabey by the time i get it done ill decide what my set up should be.I know the front blower and rear blade is probably the best bet,id just like to have my loader on in the winters we get.The other thing is down the road a peice when i run out of uses for a back hoe,i might trade up for a bigger cabbed tractor,and if i get a rear pto blower now ill always have it for that.If i get a small front blower sized for my bx it probably wont work on the new one.
My landscape rake ought to work up front with the wheels kit ,and the float on my kubota.
ALAN

 

[escavader]

Alan,
Whatever you do, include pictures .

HI TORIN,
I wouldnt want to make the guy who gave me the hitch,want to go get one for his bucket .Did you get much snow? We got about a foot i guess.
ALAN

 

[3RRL]

Sounds like a great idea to me, I'd go for it Alan.
Now one thing I'm not clear on, is that you will mount this on the fel minus your bucket, right? To the QA of your fel? Or is this going to mount in front of your bucket somehow?

 

[shvl73]

HI TORIN,
I wouldnt want to make the guy who gave me the hitch,want to go get one for his bucket .Did you get much snow? We got about a foot i guess.
ALAN

We only got 8"+, a little early but, easily dealt with.

 

[chadincolo]

You mean something like this?

 

[escavader]

Sounds like a great idea to me, I'd go for it Alan.
Now one thing I'm not clear on, is that you will mount this on the fel minus your bucket, right? To the QA of your fel? Or is this going to mount in front of your bucket somehow?

Rob,
My loader bucket isnt quick attach.Iwas thinking mount it in my bucket some how.There are two holes where my tooth bar goes could do others.Well i was thinking whatever i weld to it,ill have it so its held in there with hitch pins or lynch pins
ALAN

 

[escavader]

You mean something like this?

Thats what id be doing,yet in the loader bucket.
ALAN

 

[chadincolo]

One word of caution, put the quick hitch as far back into the bucket as you can, the farther out you put it, the harder it will be on your tilt cylinders.

Guys who have been testing the Front Attach for us have loved it, reaching into a barn to pull out manure, being able to push snow farther back off the road without getting the front tires off solid ground. They will be available in the near future, I'm not sure if TSC has commited to stocking them in stores or not, but they will definitely be able to order them (actually, they can now, just might be a delay as they aren't in stock here yet).

 

[srjones]

You mean something like this?

Hmmmm...I wonder where SpeeCo found the inspiration for such an idea?

 

[chadincolo]

Inventor brought it to us. Yes, he is getting royalties and we are working with him on other projects too.

 

[srjones]

Really? Wow. I kinda figured it was from the similar posts on TBN over the past few years. Perhaps a little different in the design, but the same general concept. Additionally, I've seen a commercial product that does pretty much the same thing. Again, a slightly different design.

BTW, the SpeeCo Quick Hitch Adaptor looks pretty interesting. Now, if only Coastal Farm would carry that and adapter bushings. -


I know, I know, you're in not in sales.

 

[escavader]

One word of caution, put the quick hitch as far back into the bucket as you can, the farther out you put it, the harder it will be on your tilt cylinders.

If I set it to the rear of my bucket will i have any problem angling my blade ,without hitting the side of my bucket.Just thinking out loud.
ALAN

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I wish I had a quick attach system on my loaders as the speedco hitch would be slick for putting 3pt equipment away. I can store some of my implements on the loft to take up less floor space. Oh well, my next loader tractor will have the quick hitch.

 

[escavader]

Heres a pic of the hitch in my bucket.Also a pic of how i can utilize my current bucket hook and use a chain to hook the top.Icant see any reason for an adjustable top link ,i can simply tilt my bucket to the desired angle i need.Iam going to use the same two holes i have for mt toothbar and weld some steel to the btm of the quick hitch so i can use these same holes.Ill use a couple hitch pins in there.SO to install 2 hitch pins and a short chain for the top.couple minutes in or out.ILLpost pics when i get it done.
ALAN

 

[SkunkWerX]

Heres a pic of the hitch in my bucket.Also a pic of how i can utilize my current bucket hook and use a chain to hook the top.Icant see any reason for an adjustable top link ,i can simply tilt my bucket to the desired angle i need.Iam going to use the same two holes i have for mt toothbar and weld some steel to the btm of the quick hitch so i can use these same holes.Ill use a couple hitch pins in there.SO to install 2 hitch pins and a short chain for the top.couple minutes in or out.ILLpost pics when i get it done.
ALAN

Alan, if you Bolt some angle at the holes where your toothbar mounts, then you have a place to fasten a peice of tubing or channel. have the tubing or channel run behind your QH. Then weld on some stub flanges with holes drilled so that the bottom holes of the QH mount up, just like they would on a 3 pt hitch.


I think you are close to having something workable. PM me if you need a rough sketch.

Only thing to watch for using the float, you will lighten up your front end. the float has enough pressure to do that. My suggestion to counter that, is to mechanically float your toplink. Make it so the toplink has some play or slop in it, even a short section of chain. So that when you drop the blade to the surface, you allow it to move slightly, like the slack in a Rotary Cutters toplink.

The front blade I adapted to my BX has a mechanical float and it works great, and best of all, it's very simple.

good luck.

 

[SkunkWerX]

Like this, very rough drawing:

Float your top section off of your Bucket Hook and you should be good-to-go.

 

[chadincolo]

BTW, the SpeeCo Quick Hitch Adaptor looks pretty interesting. Now, if only Coastal Farm would carry that and adapter bushings. -

I know, I know, you're in not in sales.

They may not carry them, but if you bug the manager (NOT the workers, get to the manager) they can decide what to stock over and above what is "standard".

The Adaptor works pretty well if the only thing keeping your implement from working with a quick hitch is the top link mount is buried. Doesn't work for all implements, but it works for enough to justify us making it. TSC is supposedly going to be stocking them, but haven't heard we got the order yet. We use one on the TC30 and back blade we use to clear snow here at the plant.

Oh, and we didn't get the idea here for the Front Mount, but I used some of the posts here to help Marketing see the wisdom in going ahead with the project.