350d utility

Hi I'm looking to buy a 350D utility. I am not sure of the termanology. What is mean't by "fast hitch". "quick hitch" and What is the differance 2 pt vs 3pt.

Thanks

When new it would have been fast hitch but many have been changed to three pt which is easy to do.

(quoted from post at 06:39:19 10/21/11) Hi I'm looking to buy a 350D utility. I am not sure of the termanology. What is mean't by "fast hitch". "quick hitch" and What is the differance 2 pt vs 3pt.

Thanks

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Fast Hitch is the hitch IH came up with in the early '50s and first used on the Super C. The idea was the implement had 2 "prongs" that the tractor could just be backed into with blocks that dropped into place to lock on the implement. In theory, you didn't have to get off and on the tractor to switch implements. A year or two later, it was enlarged and addapted to the larger 300 and 400 series. If you plan to use 3 point implements with a Fast-Hitch, you will need either the IH produced F-H to 3 point kit, or some form of adaptors. Quick hitch, is kind of a generic term tha some use for the Fast Hitch and some use for the 3 point system where instead of the "balls" on the ends of the arms, there are hooks so you can just back the hooks under the 3 point implement pins and pick it up.
My dad bought a new '54 Super C with F-H when I was a freshman in HS and the "back in and go" thing worked good for the heavier implements like the plow and disk, but lighter ones you usually had to get off and jockey them around a little.
If you are planning to buy a 350 or any tractor with Fast Hitch, you might want to check out the availability of F-H implements before you buy, otherwise you will no doubt need one of the adaptor types. I have an IH 240U with the factory 3 point kit on it.

A very good running 350DU is a efficient tractor. The engine is made by Continental, not IH. It is a fairly unique engine and parts are costly but available. They are difficult starting engines, there are no glow plugs. A intake manifold heater is supposed to preheat the intake charge of air to assist starting. It works OK at 50 degrees and above. It does not work at 30 degrees. Our neighbor owns one and has given it a whif of ether almost from the first day to get it fired up. Ether is usually not the friend of diesel engine life, but works if applied sparingly. The tractor is robust and handy in every way. It will use fuel at 2/3 the rate of the gas version, but produce a tad less power. If it is in great condition, and if the price is in the 3000 to 3500 zone with good tires, And you can live with a hard starting tractor that is not good for start stop off on idle yard work, but needs real work for several hours to be comfortable, buy it. Jim