For those of us who have no experience with this but have found ourselves having to take on this task, this video has been invaluable! I really like how the video wasn't edited so we can see the difficulties and how they can be overcome. Thanks Mike!

@wildbill23c

2 жыл бұрын

I just have a sub-compact tractor so implements are light weight enough you can kind of shove them around a bit to hook them up, but full size implements for farm tractors on the other hand, just keep small children away and cover their ears otherwise they'll learn a whole new language LOL.

Thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one that fights these things!

15+ years of connecting implements to my Kubota and just today I thought “am I the only one that absolutely hates this entire hook up process?” So I figured I’d look up a video to make sure I wasn’t missing an easy trick or doing it wrong. Turns out (based on the first link you hooked up), I’m doing it right, it just sucks! Ha! Great video as always. Thank you.

I laughed watching you suffer with aligning the links as I have done so many times. Makes me feel better, and indeed it does get a bit easier with time and practice. Thanks Mike.

You are very realistic. You gave me just a little comfort, that maybe I CAN transplant family from the city and become a wannabe farmer. I fretted over this attachment challenge for so long and so intense, I gave thought to selling the farm. Maybe I was not Mechanical enough. Maybe too old (62). I'm starting today with new hope thanks to Mike and KZread.

@TractorMike

3 жыл бұрын

Hang in there!!! You've got this :). I'm the same age and you saw me struggle!

Thank you for the brief and to the point instruction. Some folks get way too long winded in the vids, playing with their dogs and telling stories. Told me what I needed to know without fluff. Thank you!!

Hahaha It's so comforting to know I'm not crazy or completely missing a simple procedure.

I'm a new tractor owner getting ready to swap out my first implement and this was a fabulous tutorial! I feel much more confident attacking this task now. Thank you!!!

Thanks Mike for the great sharing! I once put on a tiller with so much trouble that I kept it on my tractor for many years until I would never use that tiller again.

Connecting the implement is the hardest part of the day for me. Thank you for the video, I love them, please keep up the good work.

Thanks for making your video easy to understand and taking the time to explain why you do things in a specific order and manner. Great job!

Thanks for showing the frustration and elation we all genuinely feel. Well done. I wish there was a video on how to align or set down the implement to disconnect it (maybe on a 4x4) after you're finished using it, or want to connect another, so that next time it needs to be attached it won't be too low or can be tilted to get the pins aligned and inserted. Again, thanks, well done.

@TractorMike

Жыл бұрын

Here's an option that works well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWp6rqSOmr3aj5M.html. Pat's Easy Change is another option: asktractormike.com/product/pats-easy-change-quick-hitch-category-1/.

Mike , Mike, Mike. Thank you for your excellant videos. I have been watching for a couple of months and this week took delivery of my first tractor, a Mahindra 4540 with 4x4 and loader.

@tombauder8489

5 жыл бұрын

My buddy just got one, loves it.

Great video. It gave me a whole new appreciation for the quick hitch that's on my JD 1025R. I can put my tiller on and have it ready to dig in about 7 minutes.

What I try and do is get the two arms as close as possible and then use a pry bar (or 2x4) to pry the equipment and move it to line with the arms, a pry bar makes it much easier than by trying to move the heavy implements by hand.

@yw8990

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same. Mine is a 4' tiller and it is already very hard. For Mike's much heavier tiller, it might not be that easy.

Thanks, for the good, helpful and simple video and thanks for taking the time to make it.

I felt like such a rookie hooking these up..I never looked on yt for help until now. Man I really feel better knowing this is an issue for just about anyone. Thanks man

Wow. Thank you, thank you. Have to attach an implement to my tractor next week for the first time, and in the road outside because the lorry delivering the implement is too big to get down the lane to my house. So I'm going to have to do this with cars whistling by and in full public view, which is daunting given that I'm new to tractors and have never done this before. Thanks to this video, I'm now totally confident I can do it. Had no idea what the adjustable thing on the right bottom arm was for - now I know. Had no idea about the stabilising things - now I know. Thanks so much.

Your motivational dance inspired me to persevere in spite of slim odds of success.

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

You're the first person ever to be inspired by my dancing. It served as a "chick repellent" in the college days :).

Great video, I'm used to tractors and implements. This video shows the frustration part of hooking things up and the universal fix when it almost there - kicking it with the foot to get it in place!

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

subwarpspeed If I ever get one hooked up without having to kick it I'll probably fall over dead!

Nice to see that you didn't edit and redo everything without any problems. I hate when I'm renting equipment and everything works great until I get to MY job and shit don't work!!!

Well finally after watching several attachment hookup videos someone mentioned stabilizers. Thanks Mike.

@TractorMike

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Stabilizers are pretty important to keep from damaging the tires, the implement, or the lower link arms.

First, thanks for getting me started understanding 3 point hookups... both for details as well as confirming that others have the same problems that I had learning how to "get started" ...and that kicking doesn't always work ;-) Having finally gotten comfortable using and hooking up three different large cat 1 implements, I have a couple of observations that may differ with the information in this video. The top link is not just along for the ride both when hooking up and when the devices are in use... it's part of the load bearing design. In addition to being necessary to raise and hold the implements, it can also be used to move devices that are too heavy to move with manual force during the hookup process. For example, after backing up and getting the closest lift link connected, the top link can then be adjusted and connected and then use the top link's length turnbuckle adjustment to pull even heavy devices forward (or the tractor backward) until the second lift link can be connected. The top link turnbuckle can even be used to raise the device's lift link pins if they are still too low when the lift arms are at the bottom of their travel. My finding is that when all three points are connected and the lift arm swing toggles are set, it is best to adjust the top link so that the top link is under about a turn of tension tension when the lift arms and fully down and the device is on the same level ground as the tractor. I have three cat 1 pto shafts and none of them contain ball bearings... they all have the same rounded triangular slip shafts that allow the shaft length to automatically adjust. The coupling on each end of the shaft has a spring loaded pin, that, when depressed, lines up a grove in the pin that allows the coupling to be slid completely onto the shaft. When this pin is released, it retracts so that the solid body of the pin fits into the grove on the PTO shaft. You can see how this works by looking into the coupling end and depressing the pin. The video shows using the shaft chain only being used to support the shaft when it is disconnected. These chains need to be reattached (loosely) to the top link or other fixed point on the device to prevent the protective pto outer cover from also turning when the pto shaft itself is turning to provide power. They should not be so loose that they wrap around the shaft cover when the pto shaft is turning. I say "chains" since the covers on each end of the shaft slip independently and each end and both ends need to be attached to a fixed anchor point to stop both covers from spinning with the pto shaft. Keeping the outer cover from turning greatly reduces the chance of the shaft cover grabbing something loose (like clothing or hair) and using it to destroy whatever what's caught happens to be attached to. Referencing the top 3 point link again, if possible it works well to attach the pto cover chain(s) to the top link turnbuckle so that the chain does double duty and keeps that turnbuckle from changing adjustment as well as stopping the pto shaft cover from turning. Thanks again for all of your videos, and I hope that this additional information is helpful to others. Beverly Howard

@ravindraghanekar9497

6 жыл бұрын

Beverly Howard ok

@wildbill23c

2 жыл бұрын

The top link also adjusts the front/rear pitch of implements for leveling purposes front to rear....a box blade and a roto-tiller are a couple of very common implements/attachments that require this adjustment for proper usage.

When hooking up 3pt gear..... I have found therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is faster & MUCH CHEAPER! Especially after several pinches & bruises. Great video! For old hands & newbies alike.

@TractorMike

5 жыл бұрын

Throwing tools sometimes makes you feel better...just make sure not to hit the dog.

Thank you. I have three implements that I swap over on my cat 1 tractor and found this, with the adjustment detail to the lower link arms to stop the stuff swinging around v helpful, novice but learning with your help! In a short space of time if I had a penny for every time I have had to jump on an off he tractor for that last inch I would have paid for it! Really like the Pats quick release things but shipping to France ( my home) is more expensive than the device itself!

Good video. Subscribed. Glad I'm not alone in my frustration.

Hey Mike, use your front end loader tilted down on the ground with the tractor running to roll the tractor back and forth and the lift arms up and down. Most joysticks can be moved while standing on the right side. Line up the L lift arm first, then use the bucket/loader to line up the right. Been doing it for years on level ground of course.

I know what you are going through as I hate having to detach and put another piece on just because of that. I got the 3 point hitch attachment which is suppose to make the job easier, but I end up having to remove the two bolts which hold the top hook and adjust it for the other piece of equipment which seem to need the hook adjusted to a different height. Thanks for showing those new to tractors how to do this.

I'm happy to know we are not alone in the frustration of changing implements. I find myself always wishing for a 5 year old farm kid to come help us.....Thanks for your help!

@tombauder8489

5 жыл бұрын

I get my wife to help. It always turns into an argument but then we make up.

@jamest3552

5 жыл бұрын

I'd suggest the 7 to 10 range. They're a little stronger and not yet smart enough to diss your ideas.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

@@tombauder8489 this can be physically and matrimonially dangerous.

Glad I used a quick hitch from the day I brought mine home.

It is a pain to get a 3 pt implement hooked up at times for sure Mike like you stated! I just got my King Kutter 6' rotary cutter in and off my trailer and trying to get it hooked up to get off the pallet was a pain. Learned a few things along the way and how to adjust the arms to properly lift at the right height the implement. Great video Mike and look forward to many more.

Good video - keep going Mike, I'm a fan

THIS WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL!THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Lisa, thanks for watching!

Thanks for a refresher on this - great to see you had issues on attaching left link initially - cos thats life .. haha !! ..

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

After I did that video I thought about doing it over and trying to get a little closer the second time, but I think new tractor owners need to know you don't always hit it just right so they don't get discouraged. Thanks for the comment!

the silver chain on the pto gaurd should be put round one of the drop arms and chained back onto itself. this stops the pto gaurd spinning when you start the pto

Thank you. Very helpful for this new operator

This puts my failure in perspective..thank you.

This guy is an expert at this and it’s even difficult for him.

Always willing to learn as new small farmer (or hobby farmer ).

thank you i was putting the right one on first the adjustable one now i will try what you say thank you

thanks... im going out to do mine right now!

Thank you for keeping it real!!

@rejeanleblanc2661

7 жыл бұрын

Nunye Bizznezz i

I always install the lower right link first. Then I adjust the vertical moveable arm up or down to hook up the left link. Then I install the top link.

My LS tractor has the option to pull the link arms out a few inches. I'm also able to raise and lower the link arms from behind the tractor. Its my first tractor so I didn't realize how much easier it was to connect my implement with these options..

It really doesn't matter which side you connect first. If you hook up the right side, turning the link height adjustment up will lower the left side and vice versa. Now, you can line up the other side (right or left) using the centre link. If you need to move the implement back, connect the centre link, extend it until it's tight, then gently lift the lower links and the implement will move back on the loose side. Lower it back down and clip it. If you need to move it forward, shorten the centre link until it's tight, and lift. The implement will inch forward on the loose side. Lower, and clip it. Easy, no sweat, and more safe.

The video was great. I was also hoping for the best way to take them off so you can make it easy hooking them up. I have a back blade that struggle with every time I try taking it off to find a more neutral position for ease of pulling the pins. Thanks for the video.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

I use a block of wood under the tongue of the blade to support it and keep it level.

Great VDO. Keep good vid :)

Makes me want my Allis snap coupler back. It was a PITA removing and installing the drawbar all the time, but getting an implement on didn't require very precise alignment.

@greglewis8752

3 жыл бұрын

I think Pat's Quick Hitch is about like the Allis snap coupler.

Thanks Mike!

hey I have been watching your videos for a class. your videos are very helpful, thank you.(p.s. I subbed)

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You have me curious...what class?

@tobymohs673

7 жыл бұрын

Tractor Mike. tractor and basic farm safety in Minnesota

If you can, when disconnecting an implement, park it on a couple of 4"x4"s or some support that might allow some minor movement of the implement to help line up with the lower lift arms. A pry bar might come in handy to that effect. In my experience I have also found that profanity is an integral part of the hook-up process. I also suggest wearing gloves.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

I keep my profanity in shape with auto mechanics, dog manure and government. Very useful in this situation.

@silverbackag9790

2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to switch to Euro hooks and hopefully that will lessen the amount of profanity required. Shits getting expensive with inflation.

I use a digging bar and a chunk of wood to move smaller implements like yours around. I get forwards, backwards, up and down from off the tractor. I set the arms to be all the way down to set the height for the cutter. It takes operating pressure off the hydraulic system and I don't need to be able to plow with the thing. It gets removed onto cinder blocks and I have a mark on the lever to get close before I get off the tractor. lol

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

I have a video coming out on that. I lived 50 years trying to attach the implement by moving the tractor and had no idea what you could do with a pry bar. HOLY COW! I wish I'd have learned that decades ago. I never stop learning.

@DavidTheCarpenter

7 жыл бұрын

When it's three tall steps to the floorboards and yer back hurts anyway... I learned that way, desperation and pain. I wish someone had shown me too! Oliver 1450 owner and user. The rest of the running ones are in museums.

This is one reason why a tractor with a hydro-static transmission is worth its weight in gold. On my Kubota tractor (with HST) I can easily move the tractor 1/8" at a time to make the micro adjustments needed to allow the holes to line up. In fact, I can move the tractor while standing on the ground by pressing the pedal a tiny bit. Probably wouldn't pass an OSHA inspection, but it saves me from having to get up onto the tractor, make tiny adjustment, get back off....repeat.

I hate the three point hitch. I really wish they would have a standard design that is easier than a 3-point. It's really hit or miss and I've been doing this for decades. Sometimes it goes on and off in a couple minutes, and sometimes you're turning the tractor on and off the adjust the level of the arms, maneuvering the tractor to realign it with the implement, kicking the implement to get it more in place, pounding on it with a mallet, trying to move huge heavy equipment and destroying your back in the process. What a pain! These things are dinosaurs and need to go away. Your effort here exactly illustrates what a pain it is to deal with these things.

Love my quick hitch.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

What make did you get? Why did you choose it?

@rickylangston9690

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomlampros7122 lands pride QH 15

Thanks for showing me I was doing it right. Every time I’ve connected up a 3 point implement I always thought to my self maybe there is an easier way? I’m just lucky I only have a small tractor and all the implements are small enough to move around.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

There is an easier way now. Quick attach allows you tip just back up into the implement. There are a number of manufacturers, and Tractor Mike has reviewed at least one of them.

informative and funny! Thanks

As a kid growing up, we use to use a pry pole to wedge around on and leverage the implement as needed to align it up with the lift arms. It was necessary on heavy stuff like a bush hog as the lift arms were not telescoping(old Ford).

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

+Machi74005 Yeah, I've been there. The worst we ever encountered though was one time we took the loader off the tractor and then it came a big rain and one side settled. Getting it back on was a three hour ordeal involving pry bars and come-alongs. After that situation my dad never removed a loader from a tractor for the rest of his life and I never have either (although I'm going to do a video about that soon).

I don't like the small chain loose on the shaft. Also, I have a long pipe handy in my attachment area to leverage items to connect, if needed. I'll try to connect the left side first next springtime. ty

very useful information

I'm 14 years old and a farmer, I use a John deere 4020 and do a lot of field work with 3 points

When you back up for the second lift arm - put the parking brake on first - this will stop the tractor right where you need it to and KEEP it there

I have a 8N so I just reach back and slowly feather the clutch while pushing the link arm and I can pop both sides on without getting off tractor

@emersonmiles07

4 жыл бұрын

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A 4 foot pry bar works great for moving the implement itself an inch or two either way. Can also force the lower arm onto the the implement. Just stab bar into ground a few inches or so from contact point and the power of the leverage will make job easy.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

Hence the term "pry" ;-)

I use a wood post to push in the arms .kick whit your foot you can hert your heel and it takes along time to get better .

my 3 ph post hole digger is a beast to hitch to and then the 6' pulverizer is next, it seems the wider the implement the more difficult to hitch too.

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

+roy hoco Those post hole diggers are scary to hook up. They're so top heavy they're dangerous. They can mash a finger pretty easily as well. I hate hooking mine up.

@royhoco5748

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Wiles (Ask Tractor Mike) maybe someone on the internet can share an easy way to hook the thing up

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

+roy hoco My video would involve my wife helping me, she's involved every time we hook up the post hole digger. I may actually do that video, if you can get the mainframe attached, the rest is fairly easy. It's getting the tractor at the exact place where that mainframe goes on that's the challenge. I have my wife drive and I tell her when to stop and we get it on that way. With two people it's not too bad, it's pretty tough by yourself.

@royhoco5748

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Wiles (Ask Tractor Mike) I have learned to strap (using a ratchet strap around the gear box) the post hole digger to a tree and put wood blocks under the u shaped bar (bell ?) near where the two pins are located, this keeps the digger upright and the pins stable while I am attaching it to the tractor, this helps a lot. I also put pallets under all my implements and try to keep the pallets on level ground, this aids in getting a long bar under a implement if you have to bump the implement a inch or two. I also have the quick attach on both my tractors and they take some of the work out of hitching up something

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

Good ideas!

Mike, you forgot to make it a hundred and ten degrees with swarms of mosquitoes. Other than that, it looks just like when I do it. Except no large pipe or crowbar. Or a big hammer.

Lol. I like the video. It was funny and educational. But one point of safty that wasnt recognised was disconnecting the chain from the PTO shaft which will be spinning.

@TractorMike

10 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR NOTICING! There's a safety shield around the PTO that stays stationary while everything inside it spins. There's a chain attached to the shield that needs to be attached to a fixed part of the tractor so it doesn't spin. The video was running a little long and I left that out. Thanks for bringing that point up.

@bigtater29

10 жыл бұрын

Lol. No problem. I hate to criticize. Because I goof up too. I just pictured a "first timer" maybe missing that and thought to myself, "oh noo!". Cool video though.

I use my lowest gear to back-up because this is a delicate operation. Kicking and cursing helps too.

I can't believe no one has thought of this... why not build pallets with locking caster rollers for each of your implements? Set them on the pallets and use some pressure treated wood supports to keep it stable when detaching at the right level. Then next time you need it, just unlock the casters, roll the whole thing lined up and into position, hook up and go? Naturally, you'd need to clear out a nice flat surface to store all your implements - maybe pour a slab of concrete so the casters can roll easy, but attachments no longer sitting in the weeds is a good thing right?

Thank you!

thanks for the info just got a new tractor with backhoe and 72 inch finish mower the first time? help me with a nevers

Don't forget Left, Right, Top to attach , Top , Right, Left to take implement off. The right hand link is adjustable not only for putting implements on but for adjusting "one way ploughs" ....note spelling, that's the proper way, I'm ENGLISH plus speak and write it! Advice on check chains not 100% correct, need to be loose to Plow, oops I mean Plough. Yes Three point hitches can be a pain, blame Harry Ferguson. Nice video.

Well Mike, I’m still doing that after 15, yrs. I’m better but still the same old trouble hooking up. Lol

That little dance though 2:04

Ok so I thought it was just because I am a woman nearly 60 and very little. Good to see that a full grown man has a hard time getting stuff attached. It would have helped to see at a closer distance just exactly what you were hooking things up to but otherwise nice video. I agree every dog out there is inventing new ways to make things easier and so should the tractor companies.

Mike, if you shorten the right lift arm doesn't that cause the implement to dig deeper on the opposite side or do you re-level it before use?

Mike, would one of those heavy rubber hammers help in this process (instead of kicking)?

When the top link is attached first, it can be moved in and out to adjust for the lower links.

Also, the top link will probably need to be adjusted to get the right penetration angle when tilling- I usually have to tighten this up some after attaching a tiller to my Kubota B2620

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

Jason Shafer Very good point. What angle works best with your set up?

@drjaygarlicandwx

9 жыл бұрын

I just like to ensure that the tiller is level front to rear when it's lowered and tilling - for my box blade this angle is pretty important as to how the blades rip the Earth, a hydraulic control would be nice at times

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

Jason Shafer I've had requests to do a video on hydraulic top links or three point arms (I've seen one lower link arm have a hydraulic cylinder so you can cut a ditch) but I've never had access to one to video. I'll send future requests to that link, he has a nice set up.

For about $300 bucks you can get a universal quick hitch assembly which stays attached to the 3 point on the tractor, and you have three hooks which hook (and lock) into the pins in the implement. The only thing you need to do is put a permanent pin through the top link attachment point on the implement. Attaching and detaching any 3 point implement is about 75% faster with this set up. WAY less hassle!!! Yes, there are some implements (like an auger) which it won't work on, but it works on 90% of them. Ours stays on the tractor about 95% of the time.

@TractorMike

10 жыл бұрын

That's true, they're awesome, just make sure that all implements fit the quick hitch. The distance between the pins is not the same on all implements and I've run into instances where they had to be modified to work. A quick hitch is a great way to save time if a person changes attachments often. Can you share what brand of quick hitch you have?

I note you taka a cover off the PTO shaft when connecting the tiller.Should I have a cover on the PTO shaft when the tractor doesn't have an implement attached?

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

Well, technically you should. New tractors generally come with those but they almost immediately get lost/run over and never seen again. Or thrown away by the owner who realizes they're a little hard to get on and off because they have to be lined up perfectly to screw in. Mine disappeared years before I got my tractor. As long as you're never back there when the PTO is running or don't have Rapunzel-length hair, or anything that could reach that area of the tractor, the danger is negligible. If you want to get one of those, ask your local dealer to order one, or they may have one laying around they'll give you because the shop guys removed it to prep the tractor and it's been sitting on a shelf under their work bench for twelve years :).

Of course you went back and fastened that chain to the pto shroud so the outer shield would not turn, and then you leveled the tiller with the right hand lift arm jackscrew right? And then you checked on the price of a set of Pat's easy hitch or Carter hitches or a Speco or other brand hitch so you could quit kicking and bending and struggling with those damn non telescoping link ends and those stupid turnbuckles..Right.? I gave up on those "economy" tractors a while back,

That's what they make dead blow hammers for. To apply force without damaging what you're hitting. 😎

i put a quick hitch on my tractor all you have to do backup to the implement lower the lower arms just below the hitch pin back till the quick hitch under the hitch pin raise the arms the hitch pins snap into the quick hitch hookup the third link and you are done

When is the toughest time you'll have getting a 3 point hooked up? When I'm in a hurry or the weather sucks. 😁😁 Great video Mike always enjoy um!!

@jamest3552

5 жыл бұрын

Thought that just happened to me.

LOL Been there done that!

I have a box scraper that doesn't have pins, the mount points for the lift arms look just like the top link, so I assume I need some pins? I'm not sure which ones are appropriate, I went to Tractor Supply and nobody there knew.

@Jacobsen-ij9hn

5 жыл бұрын

You need 2 of these www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-lower-link-pin?solr=1&cm_vc=-10005

I'm a greenhorn lady that appreciate your detail videos. I'm unable to remove the PTO, from my John Deere 2025R tractor. Do you have a video on removing the PTO?

@TractorMike

5 жыл бұрын

Not on taking it off, here's one on putting it on, it will at least let you know what's going on inside the PTO coupling: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6xhkrmoidvLips.html. You can drive away from it, it'll separate, then it'll be much easier to disconnect it than it would be hooked to an implement. Make sure you're moving the release in the right direction (which I think I say at the end of the video). Some collars look like you should move forward to attach or release, but you actually pull them back toward you. I may try to do a video on not being able to get a PTO off in the future, I thought I had done one but I'm not seeing it, after 275 videos my memory is starting to get a little fuzzy on what I've covered and what I haven't.

Ever tried a quck hitch attachment for 3 point hitch systems? Tractor Supply has one for nearly $300. Harbor Freight has one for only $99. I've never used one, but they look enticing to cut out all the hassle that goes with this task.

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

+Machi74005 No, I've thought about it. 90% of the time I put my brush hog on in the spring and take it off in the fall and that' s about all I use the three point for. I'm getting ready to do a video this fall with a buddy that swears by them. We'll see if it changes my mind. You still have to get off the seat to attach the PTO. If I were going from box blade to rock rake often it would be a different story. I've had a lot of people tell me I'm missing out by not having one, I'm not yet convinced.

@royhoco5748

8 жыл бұрын

+Machi74005 also check ebay and amazon for quick hitch pricing, the quick hitches do take some of the work out of it. there are different models and manufacturers and prices. Tractor supply may have them

I have 1953 ford 8n what kind of hydraulic and transmission and rear end fluid does it use because the hydraulic pump gave out and I found one replacement but what kind of fluid do I put back in it

@Jacobsen-ij9hn

5 жыл бұрын

UTF (universal tractor fluid) will wokr

My PTO is 1-1/2 feet from the hook up once the two bottom arms are connected??

@gregmeola9012

5 жыл бұрын

It's telescoping...

Excellent video. How long does it take to attach my tiller? Sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes, 45 minutes. I feel better now.

@TractorMike

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks...everyone has a difficult hook up once in a while :).

Should darn near be a law to manufacture with telescopic lower links, and maybe a rear 3 point hydraulic lift lever like some Kiotis have. Would like a simple device to spread the lower links apart to help when backing up to implements.

@tomlampros7122

2 жыл бұрын

A drawbar is helpful in keeping the arms apart.

Do you not attach the chain to something on the back of the tractor to stop the pot spinning?im not trying to be cheeky but I just saw a load do it

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. That was one of the first videos I did and I left that part out. It needs to be hooked to a stationery part of the tractor to keep it from spinning.

Great video, thanks for the upload. Being a complete noob and just about to purchase my first tractor I have a question. If you adjust the link arm to get it level for hooking up to the implement, what happens when all is attached and you lift the implement, will everything still be level? I was thinking that you end up with the link arms being different lengths so the implemt would not be straight :/ I said I was a noob :)

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION! If it was parked on a level concrete slab it wouldn't matter, if not, you probably need to level it up after the implement is hooked up. That's because, if the implement was parked on the ground and has settled on one side then you have to adjust the link arms to hook it up. When you pick it up it won't be level because the link arms will be at different lengths. So, at that point, raise it up and adjust the arms to get it level. Of course, you'll want to be parked on level ground when you do that, it probably won't be exact, but you'll want it close. Unless, of course, you're using some kind of blade and you want it to be lower on one side so you could cut out a ditch and there's no reason you can't do that. I probably should have covered that in the video, I do cover it on another one I did about getting a brush hog ready for the field. Those need to be leveled both from side to side and from front to back. Thanks for the question!

@BoredinNewYork

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks to you too Mike, that really does helps me a lot and takes away some of the mystery! I'll check out your other videos as well \o/

I've only been here for 10 days so I'd rather sell you something that somebody knows about but if they can't do it then I'll gladly help you

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I am honestly shocked that this is how people are teaching this and kind of surprised how widespread this method is taught. It is far easier to attach the top link first and then bring the implement into alignment using the top-link as a lever.. You do not need to muscle it, kick the arms, or get back on the tractor to put implements on, just use it as it was intended!

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