Quick Hitch modification - class 2 to class 1 ?

Steamer Pete

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Recently brought home a quick hitch for my LX2610. Most all that I see are made for the larger class 2 pins, including this one. Folks generally spend lots of money replacing the pins on their implements.

Instead, has anyone ever bent a strap as a gap filler to the hooks to get rid of the clearance of a class 2 hook with a class 1 pin and welded them in place?
 

jyoutz

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Recently brought home a quick hitch for my LX2610. Most all that I see are made for the larger class 2 pins, including this one. Folks generally spend lots of money replacing the pins on their implements.

Instead, has anyone ever bent a strap as a gap filler to the hooks to get rid of the clearance of a class 2 hook with a class 1 pin and welded them in place?
They sell bushings to covert class 1 pins to class 2. Put the bushings on your implement pins and now you have class 2 implements to connect to your class 2 hitch.
 
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i7win7

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Yes, I've seen posts on TBN or TratorByNet where this was done
 

OrangeKrush

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They sell bushings to covert class 1 pins to class 2. Put the bushings on your implement pins and now you have class 2 implements to connect to your class 2 hitch.
Yep easiest solution.. or you could wrap or fill the gap but first solution is more doable to be able to switch back and forth if needed.
 

jyoutz

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My tractor has a category 2 hitch. I recently bought an implement with category 1 pins. I bought category 1 to 2 conversion pin at TSC. The threaded side is cat 1 to match cat 1 implement holes and the pin side is cat 2. The conversion costs less than $20.
 

dirtydeed

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Recently brought home a quick hitch for my LX2610. Most all that I see are made for the larger class 2 pins, including this one. Folks generally spend lots of money replacing the pins on their implements.

Instead, has anyone ever bent a strap as a gap filler to the hooks to get rid of the clearance of a class 2 hook with a class 1 pin and welded them in place?
Yep. Take a look at this youtube video from "Dave Knows How".

 

rc51stierhoff

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Recently brought home a quick hitch for my LX2610. Most all that I see are made for the larger class 2 pins, including this one. Folks generally spend lots of money replacing the pins on their implements.

Instead, has anyone ever bent a strap as a gap filler to the hooks to get rid of the clearance of a class 2 hook with a class 1 pin and welded them in place?
I am sorry I am confused…are you trying to use a cat2 QH on your LX?
 

GreensvilleJay

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sounds like that...
he has CAT1 implements and needs adapters to fit them onto his CAT2 QH.
On another thread I saw most QH are CAT3 ! so 'one size ,fits all', with appropriate adapters.