Hooks? You mean a quick hitch?

Drawbar may be interchangeable with same version of North American tractor. Drawbars are expensive. If you don't like the barb, a torch would solve that.

 

About the front three point: I installed a new old stock CIH front hitch on my MX170 this past summer. I like every thing about it. Those claw ends make attach/detach much easier than a conventional three point. Think quick hitch adapter. The only thing you need to use the front hitch is an "eye" that fits in the socket.

 

So what your saying jd is its to heavy built for you americans lol.

 

The hookends are fantastic - just need to get a few of the balls to put on your equipment. You can get them drilled Cat 1,2,3 etc.

The hitch sounds like a pickup hitch. They are good but you likely don't have equipement set up for it, they come new with a conventional drawbar that fits in place. MF stores it under the gas tank area on some models, others its in the rear somewhere.

The pickup hitch extends and lowers to grab pintle rings on equipment.

 

What I want to do with the rear drawbar is bolt the NH discbine adapter to it. I guess I could install longer bolts in the discbine hitch to accommodate the 2" thick strap, but I would rather install a traditional drawbar that matches drawbar on Kubota M126x so I have fast, easy interchangeability between tractors.

On the front 3pt: if I install the balls on the bale spear, can balls be removed? Do they slide over the traditional pins then lock on somehow?
I don't have a problem retaining hooks as long as I can make hooks work with traditional attachments.

 

Ball, pin, done.

 

Yes, my discbine sits outside.

 

I will be removing 3pt from rear, so not an issue. Just want to be sure I can get a drawbar that's thinner for rear hitch.
Now I'm thinking that maybe the dual bale spear I have now (skid steer QA) could be adapted to euro hooks via a hitch from ffc or something similar.
That way I won't have to build another dual bale spear.

 

I will be removing 3pt from rear, so not an issue. Just want to be sure I can get a drawbar that's thinner for rear hitch.
Now I'm thinking that maybe the dual bale spear I have now (skid steer QA) could be adapted to euro hooks via a.

... welding shop.

 

Ball, pin, done.

So the ball slides around on the pin, hook on 3 pt looks like it'd be as hard to line up with ball as eye is to slide over pin on 'murrican type setup.

 

Nah. Back under. (Pull up and back up again if you're having a bad day). Raise arms. Hook. Go. Times out of tractor seat: zero.

 

They look alot more simple then the "murrican" hook up. I have the murrican hook ups and lots of implements are a PITA to hook up. I will switch the next tractor I get.

 

Partial retraction:

Front 3pt will obviously have less visibility to get it lined up AND bale spear may not weigh enough to even trip the latches. It might actually be easier to manhandle the spear into place (regardless of linkage type) IF indeed the spear is too light to trip/engage the springs in the hitch hooks. You'll have to get out of the seat after all.

You're still way further ahead to buy two $10 hitch balls than you are to start chopping the arms up. If you put a 3pt to universal adapter on it you'll never have to fool with the balls/hitch again anyway.

 

My 260 lb ass jumping on it would make it latch.

 

Either way, it does not sound like anything to fear.
Another possible front attachment would be a front mount hay mower, but that's way in the future and only a remote possibility. Gotta find out how much smoker welding will want for a 'murrican style hitch or hammer strap.

 

The balls also are available with half cone guide things and for light equipment you can retract the latch before hitching on most types of hookends.

 

They should make the bottom 3pt arms movable from the tractor seat with small cylinders or something. That would make life easier for implements you have to put the arms between.