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ricko700

10-09-2007 19:59:31




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Im sure there is an easy way to hook up implements on the 3 pt hitch..Im also sure you arent supposed to get on and off the tractor 3 -5 times to hook things up...what is the proper procedure for doing this?? Ive been working way to hard at this for more than a year now...what causes the top link to get get all wallered(real word?) out on the implement end?




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Tom N MS

10-10-2007 17:29:57




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
Lots of folks say this is the way to go.
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They usually have the for $79, sometimes $69.



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soundguy

10-10-2007 12:11:12




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
Practice, preperation and technique.

The more you get annoyed about getting on and off 5 times to get lined up and get the implement attached.. the more you will pay attention to where you drop it ( hard level ground is best ).. and you will also get better at eye'ing up the pins and arms.. etc.

I've found you can grab the back tire on an N and usually move it a good 2-3" each way to help align something.. even on a hundred series.

When i first got a tractor it took me 10-15 minutes to hitch an implement.. now i can hitch one and go in less than a minute.. and that counts for my big 10' 3pt mowers and 15' batwing mower.

Keep a 8' spruce 2x4 out back where your implements are. 150# man on an 8' wood handle will move a 500# mower enough to hook it up without popping a vein..

Soundguy

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Hobo,NC

10-10-2007 04:55:11




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
I have most of my equipment set"n on old sheets of barn tin, it makes it EZ to slide the implement if needed. Other than that I use the tractor tire trick. My uncle has a JD disc that I use sometimes and like it alot, it has the pins on the inside its a bear to hook up.



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Steve IA

10-10-2007 03:48:02




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
I've seen this question several times here and I must be doing something right or am just plain lucky cuz I don't have much trouble hooking up at all. My keys: Be on level ground so I don't have to lock the tractor brakes. Back in on center. Have the stabilizer bar attached to the tractor and supported aft with a bungee cord.
After centering and backing up to the implement and making sure that the lift arms are slightly lower than the imp. pins, I dismount turning the tractor OFF and the PTO lever ON and the lift quadrant DOWN. I attach the left side (my stabilizer bar goes on the right)by raising the lift arm by hand and pushing or pulling on the big round lever (rear wheel)by my left shoulder. Once the lynch pin is in, I look to see how the right pin is lining up. If needed I move the implement (brush hog ferinstance) by using leverage and pushing/pulling the tail wheel to get the pin close to the hole. From the right side of the imp, attach the arm to the implement making minor adjustments with the big round lever on this side of the tractor. If the stabilizer bar doesn't attach easily I leave it for now. Attach the top link, unscrewing/screwing as necessary. Start the tractor from the ground, assuring that it's in neutral and the starter safety switch works. I raise the quadrant arm to lift the implement just enough to clear the ground. Attach stabilizer bar and secure with the lynch pin. For the blade, basically the same, only that the right side adjustment is made by scootching one side of the blade forward or back after the left is secured. The sickle bar mower has lots of leverage for adjustment if the mower bar is down.
This works for me. Hope it helps you.
Steve IA

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ericlb

10-10-2007 02:58:57




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
i do the same thing, park the impliments on wood 4x4's after 30 plus years of tractoring my standard hook up kit includes a 6' section of 1" pipe and a 4 lb bfh, the only person i saw hook up impliments easy was my grandpa, but he drove farmalls, and they all had tow behind impliments where he just had to drop the hitch pin in the hole unless he needed to hook up the pto, the 3 point hitch is just that a 3 point hitch theres no "quick" or easy to it

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Dan2N217688

10-10-2007 01:37:29




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
If ya can keep them where its flat. Like Zuesdog said timbers or 4x4's to set em on off the ground works nice. I dont climb on and off after I back up to a implement. I operate the 3 pt lift from the side of the tractor to adjust height. slide both sides on, hook up the link, lift, and adjust it to what I want. I dont have a bush hog, so I dont know if that would require on and off, cant see how. I do love the exhaust gassen me up while hookin up.

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old

10-09-2007 21:45:51




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
Yep theres an easy way. Own say 30 tractors and hook them up to different equipment so you don't have to change them. Other wise yep you have to either drive real good out get on and off a lot and have a good back or a strong son to push and pull to hook things up. LOL



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BillM (OH)

10-09-2007 21:28:40




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
I get the tractor close and then use a big old 6ft. steel crowbar to move the implement around as needed to match up with everything. Still seems to work OK even for an old pfart like me.



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LWD

10-09-2007 20:43:26




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
Harbor frieght had quick attach unit on sale last month, the only problem is you have to fix all your tools so they all fit, the other way is have a tractor for each tool.



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Zeusdog

10-09-2007 20:35:04




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
By the way, whatcha hookin up? All I got right now is a box blade and dirt scoop. I park em on a couple of landscape timbers I got layin around and they slide on em pretty easy.



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Ultradog MN

10-09-2007 20:06:46




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
ricko,
If there's an easier way to do it besides getting on and off I haven't learned it yet either.

I have found that it helps to bring a 2X4 along and you can adjust an implement quite a bit with one.



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Zeusdog

10-09-2007 20:05:33




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to ricko700, 10-09-2007 19:59:31  
I use my step sonthird party image

Actually I just slip one side a lift arm, tilt or squirm the other side on, then let out the top link to get it attached and then crank it back to the level I want.



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ricko700

10-09-2007 20:17:50




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 Re: Thtupid question..but in reply to Zeusdog, 10-09-2007 20:05:33  
Yeah I used to have a slave but I had to fire him cuz he ran around the back 40 for 20 minutes with steam blowing in his face and said "he didnt notice anything...but he was good 3 point hitch hooker upper. I have a bad back and am looking for a way without lifting or yanking anything..seat time kills me but Im addicted to my 8n.



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