3 Point hitch on implement side

bunkerhillbilly

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Good afternoon,
I am hoping some one call tell me if there is such a part I seek/need.

I have a bunch of 3 point hitch items. pole hole digger, wood chipper, back blade, brush hog, flail mower, 2 snow blowers, tiller...and use them on 2 tractors.

Attaching the back blade is easy as its light and easy to move. The wood chipper is terrible as its about 1000 pounds and does not like to move.

I tried to convert to quick hitch but not a good fit for me.

3 of the items mention above have a GREAT setup. Instead of having to spread the arms out and over the pins on the left and right side they have a boxed off area that you just back your arms into and then slide the pin in. so the pin is not attached. I hope that makes sense. so the arm is sandwiched in between to pieces of metal on the attachment and the pin is the part that comes out. I attached a picture too of my 7' farm king snow blower!

My John Deere MX8 is around 1400 ponds and it has this setup and is easier to hook up than my 5 foot tiller which is about 600 pounds.

Does any one know what this type of setup is called?
 

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North Idaho Wolfman

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Re: 3 Point hitch change arms? Convertion

Don't know if there really is a name for it.
You would have to make yourself or have someone make them up for you. ;)
 

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If you aren't aware, you can use the telescoping draft links to ease hookup to implements. These are the end links on your lift arms- push the release down, and they will both move further back, and have some up and down movement. If you can get the lift arms close- within inches, to the implement, then using the draft links make it easier. you don't have to drag the implement around to line up, or use a digging bar, etc. Once they are attached to the link pins, then just back up- that will push the end links back in, and lock them into place.
 

bunkerhillbilly

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Thank you everyone! clevis-type hitch!

And yes to the dolly idea as I recently started that as it really makes much better use of space when you can move things around.
 

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This photo is to show how I modified the cat 1 hitch pin style on an old McKee snow blower.

The tractor was a heavy one and kept bending the pins.

This mod took a good welder perhaps an hour to fab and weld on.



The same mod can be done to any of your implements.

Now the lift arms comes up and I slide the pins in.

Dave
 

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Is there an aftermarket source for the telescoping draft links?
No, not that I know of, but on some models of tractor you can get OEM ones off another model that will fit.
But they are not cheap.
A quick hitch is way less expensive!