Quick Hitches
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North Idaho Wolfman
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L3450DT-GST, Woods FEL, B7100 HSD, FEL, 60" SB, 743 Bobcat with V2203, and more
Lot of opines, but I have have always found my Land Pride QH very useful. I don’t have any negatives. My FIL had Pats on his New Holland that I used often and it was ok, I just prefer to have all three point links done at once.
pats isnt a quick hitch its more like a pinless link you still have to hook up and adjust the top link. not really quick.
the landpride qh are pretty good been using a qh16 for around 2 years now.
the landpride qh are pretty good been using a qh16 for around 2 years now.
I went with the good works tractor version so I could hang weights on the sides and I am very happy with it.
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I have a QH15. I wish it wasn't adjustable. After losing the quick release pins, I added bolts. The bolt head/nuts are in the way a bit. Besides, if the implements are really QH compatible and mine are, you never need the adjustment.
So I'd go for a QH that doesn't require bushings and without the adjustment if I was doing it over again. YMMV.
I've thought about the Pats over the years, but my problem is my implements require slightly different top link adjustments. Pat's wouldn't do much to help with that, and I already have the QH and bushings. My guess is it would be better if your implements weren't QH compatible.
So I'd go for a QH that doesn't require bushings and without the adjustment if I was doing it over again. YMMV.
I've thought about the Pats over the years, but my problem is my implements require slightly different top link adjustments. Pat's wouldn't do much to help with that, and I already have the QH and bushings. My guess is it would be better if your implements weren't QH compatible.
Elliott in GA
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LX 2610SU w/535,LP RCR1860,FDR1660,SGC0554,FSP500, DD BBX60005
I thought the consensus was: (1) if all of your current and future implements are QH compatible = buy a QH and (2) if some of your current or future items (especially buying older used things) are not QH ready = buy Pat's.
3rd option, s to buy an older Allis-Chalmers tractor with 'Snap=Coupler' setup, that way all implements ARE 100% compatible and don't need 'top link' adjustments, even swapping between different tractors.
Frame type for me.
-> No more having to adjust sway chains/bars. Set once and forget them.
-> Not getting off the machine unless having to hook up a PTO shaft or hydraulics.
-> Can mount our chainboxes to most of them
-> No more having to adjust sway chains/bars. Set once and forget them.
-> Not getting off the machine unless having to hook up a PTO shaft or hydraulics.
-> Can mount our chainboxes to most of them
I have a variety of different makes/models/vintages of implements… and as a result, a QH is of no help on them, only a frustration. It’ s not too much trouble to handle them since I’ve swapped my lower lift-arms to telescopic types.
I’ve got a standard QH that takes up room in the corner of the shed.
I’ve got a standard QH that takes up room in the corner of the shed.
On my open station SCUT I can reach back and unlatch the frame style from the seat ... Depending on each implement and how it's sitting in the ground, the top link might still be in need of adjustment, but I added a hydraulic top link which makes that matter a moot point now for me ...
On my cabbed tractor, I need to get out and unlatch to unhook ... Also has a hydraulic top link ... Some people have added a hydraulic system to unlatch the QH so you don't gotta get out!
On my cabbed tractor, I need to get out and unlatch to unhook ... Also has a hydraulic top link ... Some people have added a hydraulic system to unlatch the QH so you don't gotta get out!
Uhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Well, Snap Coupler implements kinda hard to find and have been for decades.
I'm not a fan of quick hitches for multiple reasons.
I am a fan of extendable lift arms.
I have Pat's and extendable lift arms and like that solution better than a quick hitch.
Not all my implements are quick attach, and the quick attach gets in the way and makes it more difficult to get at the pto shaft when fighting to get the drive shaft connected.
Pat's is easy to connect to, fits all implements, and doesn't add any obstacles when attacking the driveshaft/pto battle.
Not all my implements are quick attach, and the quick attach gets in the way and makes it more difficult to get at the pto shaft when fighting to get the drive shaft connected.
Pat's is easy to connect to, fits all implements, and doesn't add any obstacles when attacking the driveshaft/pto battle.
I have the QH15 as well, did have a QH20. The adjustable top link hook was a little pain at first because the OEM pins popped out. I went to bolts also. But now all my 3 pt implements are more modern and all, I believe, are Bush Hog and Land Pride so I have no issues and never move the adjustable top link hook. It primarily for me, and by design I believe was to deal with a lot of the older, more generic branded implements that were not made to consistent standards as far as the 3 point dimensions. BTW, even though I do not change my top link adjustment on the QH15 any longer I did install sturdier and more reliable removable pull pins for the two small main pins. (Is pins is pins is pins???)
In my case, regular quick hitch score 100, Pat's Quick Hitch, 0.
I constructed a quick hitch with hydraulic top and tilt on my B1700 several years ago. I used Pat's Cat 1 device for a year or two before that and discovered that it did not help me getting my implements on or off one iota.
Qualifications: I park my implements in the woods behind the house and place them on concrete blocks or treated ties to keep them from deteriorating. The ground is generally uneven, so I typically approach the implement with hitch sides and the top bar unaligned by up to several inches. I am approaching late middle age so can't handle manually jerking these heavy things around to get them on the hitch. Pat's hitch did not ease attachment in this situation at all.
I bought a large bore short hydraulic cylinder for the tilt, welded the upper and lower links that I cut off of an old frozen mechanically-adjustable right link. I was able to purchase a top link of the proper size for my B1700.
Now I can back up to the implement and never leave the tractor seat to connect or disconnect it. That simply was not the case with Pat's hitch, which required a lot of manual effort to use. Pat's hitch also came with a link spreader and it bent under the pressure.
I still have the Pat's Quick Hitch, gathering dust in the attic. It weighs about 22 pounds and I haven't sold it on eBay because of the hassle packaging it up. If someone wants it, it is free, but you will have to pick it up. It is still in excellent shape. Send me a PM and tell me where you are located and I'll let you know where I am in central VA. You will have to pick it up.
A photo of my QH setup. Note that not all of my implements were QH compatible, so I had to make some modifications to those, with a bit of welding on one, plus narrowing the upper connection on the QH to fit in another implement that was "almost" compatible, with a narrow slot for the upper arm. You can see that modification in the photo. I used Summit controls; nice stuff.
This will probably last me for the remainder...
I constructed a quick hitch with hydraulic top and tilt on my B1700 several years ago. I used Pat's Cat 1 device for a year or two before that and discovered that it did not help me getting my implements on or off one iota.
Qualifications: I park my implements in the woods behind the house and place them on concrete blocks or treated ties to keep them from deteriorating. The ground is generally uneven, so I typically approach the implement with hitch sides and the top bar unaligned by up to several inches. I am approaching late middle age so can't handle manually jerking these heavy things around to get them on the hitch. Pat's hitch did not ease attachment in this situation at all.
I bought a large bore short hydraulic cylinder for the tilt, welded the upper and lower links that I cut off of an old frozen mechanically-adjustable right link. I was able to purchase a top link of the proper size for my B1700.
Now I can back up to the implement and never leave the tractor seat to connect or disconnect it. That simply was not the case with Pat's hitch, which required a lot of manual effort to use. Pat's hitch also came with a link spreader and it bent under the pressure.
I still have the Pat's Quick Hitch, gathering dust in the attic. It weighs about 22 pounds and I haven't sold it on eBay because of the hassle packaging it up. If someone wants it, it is free, but you will have to pick it up. It is still in excellent shape. Send me a PM and tell me where you are located and I'll let you know where I am in central VA. You will have to pick it up.
A photo of my QH setup. Note that not all of my implements were QH compatible, so I had to make some modifications to those, with a bit of welding on one, plus narrowing the upper connection on the QH to fit in another implement that was "almost" compatible, with a narrow slot for the upper arm. You can see that modification in the photo. I used Summit controls; nice stuff.
This will probably last me for the remainder...
I am in the same boat possibly when it comes to age. Peace, time, and lack of struggle with things become very important. Not fighting hookups saves me strength and gives me more time to accomplish things. Have a quick question… looks like you have checks on your top/tilt cylinders. do you also have flow restrictors?
No, only checks. If you want to control operational speed with flow restrictors, my setup is not a problem, as I bought a large bore tilt cylinder and low flow Summit control valves to limit tilt (and top) speed. That does the trick fairly well, although tilt speed is still a bit fast. The top cylinder doesn't move at all too fast.