Re: aftermarket 3pt. hitch for SMTA dsl

Posted by Stan(VA). on January 08, 1999 at 04:28:26:

In Reply to: aftermarket 3pt. hitch for SMTA dsl posted by Robert DeWilde on January 07, 1999 at 16:22:36:

Robert,
I have been using one on my SM for over a year, very pleased with it. It includes both cylinders, a top link, and doesn't require an extra bracket for the drawbar like the ones most sell. The hitch has down pressure or float capability by pulling pins. I noticed the most recent add gives a web page, and it has a good color picture of it. Don't have the magazine, but think it was saginawcountytractor.com.
I would recomend plumbing in both cylinders though. In a rush, as usual, I only hooked up one originally. I used it for a year without noticing any trouble. Lifted 6' round hay bales easily.
A month or two ago I tried to pick up 2/3 of a farmall B off a trailer (no motor or front bolster). It couldn't lift it, but jacked the trailer up and brought the 3 pnt crane up to tension the chain, then dropped the trailer back down. The B dragged slightly and twisted as it came off and that twisted the rockshaft on the 3 pnt hitch, the frame was fine. So I straightened the rockshaft (by forcing the hitch down with the other arm blocked) and hooked up the 2nd cylinder. Then it picked up the 2nd tractor easily and walked away with it :)
Stan(VA).
PS- I've gone the fast hitch route with 2 farmall C's because the poor design of the main 3 pnt sold for it, and the fast hitch for the SC gives you 3 angles of hyd control. I agree that is a very nice setup. But recently I've seen that the guy were talking about above also makes a frame type hitch that uses a cylinder for the C also, if I do it again (let's say when I ...) I will try his C hitch also. Then I woln't be stuck with only being able to use 26" drawbar spacing 3pnt implements on my C's. And will cost less than buying a fast hitch, then buying a 2 to 3pnt adapter kit.

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