Re: (ET) Sleeve hitch

[SteveS <ssawtelle fcc net>]

I agree wholeheartedly with the need for strength. However the #15 part 
is just part of the manual lift - it only attaches to the sleeve hitch 
with chains - so it adds no real strength to the hitch arrangement. One 
could probably fashion a hitch that would mount direcly to the 
axle/transmission - I believe there are mounting points. That aside; I 
've had good luck with mine so far, and I've used it with a box scraper 
(with weights ) and my homemade rear dump bucket - both of which have 
pretty heavy static and dynamic loads.

- SteveS


Thomas Pattee wrote:

> Hey guys,
>  
> The way you describe sounds like it'd work for a dethatcher, but if 
> you're going to get into ground engaging stuff (Brinly plow, disc 
> harrow,...), you might think about including the #15 assembly.  It 
> gives you an attachment point directly on the frame as opposed to the 
> hanger which is 4 inches off.  Toro does this with the clevis pin (p/n 
> 20), but I'd drill/bolt through both stabbers.  This comes from 
> agricultural experience, where I'm always amazed at how easily 
> tractors, even 15hp sub-compact ones can bend really thick iron. 
>  
> Tom
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