3-point stays very near level WHILE IMPLEMENT IS IN A WIDE RANGE OF HEIGHT, where fast hitch changes rapidly as lowered/raised.
Tranfering weight to front does NOT take weight off the rear. That weight remains constant. 3-point converts force applied through implement draft in the form of front down force. That's the very basic premise of Harry Fergusons design.
You can argue until you turn blue, facts speak LOUDLY....Fast hitch was ignored for the most part, even so as far as IH themselves. They eventually realized it wasn't popular, nor did it work as efficiently.
Looks like there never really was any advantage other than POSSIBLY saving a few seconds of time while hitching, and a boat load of DISadvantages. That doesn't sound like "overall better" to most folks. It sounds like the fast hitch went away because it never was a serious threat to the FAR SUPERIOR 3-point hitch design.
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