Hitch Mounts Skid Steer Attachments On Tractor
A new hitch plate lets you mount any skid steer loader attachment on a tractor 3-pt. hitch or front-end loader, letting you do the work of a skid loader without having to buy one. It can also be used on an older model skid steer so it can use newer attachments.
The SchurLok Multi-Hitch consists of a steel plate available in two models. One mounts on any Class I or II 3-pt. hitch and the other can be adapted to any front-end loader. The 3-pt. model has four square slots in it for mounting receiver hitches. A hydraulic cylinder connects the plate to the top link. The receiver slots can be used to mount anything with a square tube on it, including a hitch insert, ball hitch, flat hitch, clevis, pintle hitch, drawbar, or fifth wheel hitch. As a result, you can use the unit with such tools as a bale fork, tiller, backhoe, trencher, bucket, pallet fork, grapple fork, wood splitter, cement mixer, brush cutter, etc.
The loader model has three square slots and a round hole which can be used to mount a grapple fork. You weld a pair of metal tabs onto the plate to attach it to your particular loader.
A blank model is also available with no slots in it, allowing you to specify the kinds of slots you want in the plate and their location.
All tools attach with one pin.
"You can insert any one of these tools and hitches in any configuration you want," say inventors John Gustafson and Mike Schumacher. "If you own a tractor but not a skid loader, you could rent the attachment you want to use for a day or two.
"The loader model really comes in handy for use with a grapple, which can be used to pull out rocks, move logs, etc. If you want, you can mount the plate both on front and back of the tractor. For example, you can use a tree spade on back to get a tree out of the ground, then turn the tractor around and use the loader-mounted grapple to grab the tree ball and set it on a truck.
"Farmers with older skid loaders can replace an older-style mounting plate with ours so they can use the newer-style skid loader attachments," they note.
Suggested retail price for the loader-mounted plate is $595 plus S&H; the 3-pt. model $695; and a blank mounting plate with no holes $495.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Thor Attachments, LLC, P.O. Box 139, Fall Creek, Wis. 54742 (ph 715 877-1400).
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Hitch Mounts Skid Steer Attachments On Tractor TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders 28-4-20 A new hitch plate lets you mount any skid steer loader attachment on a tractor 3-pt. hitch or front-end loader, letting you do the work of a skid loader without having to buy one. It can also be used on an older model skid steer so it can use newer attachments.
The SchurLok Multi-Hitch consists of a steel plate available in two models. One mounts on any Class I or II 3-pt. hitch and the other can be adapted to any front-end loader. The 3-pt. model has four square slots in it for mounting receiver hitches. A hydraulic cylinder connects the plate to the top link. The receiver slots can be used to mount anything with a square tube on it, including a hitch insert, ball hitch, flat hitch, clevis, pintle hitch, drawbar, or fifth wheel hitch. As a result, you can use the unit with such tools as a bale fork, tiller, backhoe, trencher, bucket, pallet fork, grapple fork, wood splitter, cement mixer, brush cutter, etc.
The loader model has three square slots and a round hole which can be used to mount a grapple fork. You weld a pair of metal tabs onto the plate to attach it to your particular loader.
A blank model is also available with no slots in it, allowing you to specify the kinds of slots you want in the plate and their location.
All tools attach with one pin.
"You can insert any one of these tools and hitches in any configuration you want," say inventors John Gustafson and Mike Schumacher. "If you own a tractor but not a skid loader, you could rent the attachment you want to use for a day or two.
"The loader model really comes in handy for use with a grapple, which can be used to pull out rocks, move logs, etc. If you want, you can mount the plate both on front and back of the tractor. For example, you can use a tree spade on back to get a tree out of the ground, then turn the tractor around and use the loader-mounted grapple to grab the tree ball and set it on a truck.
"Farmers with older skid loaders can replace an older-style mounting plate with ours so they can use the newer-style skid loader attachments," they note.
Suggested retail price for the loader-mounted plate is $595 plus S&H; the 3-pt. model $695; and a blank mounting plate with no holes $495.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Thor Attachments, LLC, P.O. Box 139, Fall Creek, Wis. 54742 (ph 715 877-1400).
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