New Tillage Hitch For Stalk Shredders

New Tillage Hitch For Stalk Shredders HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Harvesters 6-6-31 New from Fox-Brady is a first of its kind hitch for up to 275 hp tractors that lets you pull a disk or chisel plow behind your stalk shredder. Called the Hitch-All, it handles either 3 pt. or pull type tillage tools. You simply remove the existing stalk shredder tongue, then stub-hitch the shredder to the Hitch-All. "Although basically designed for Fox-Brady Shredders, it can be adapted to work with other makes of shredders which lift from the rear. It won't work with front-lift shredders," says Don Campbell, sales manager. "Last spring, a farmer who tested a prototype used it in conjunction with his Fox-Brady chopper and his no-till planter to successfully plant corn into previously untouched stalks in a one-pass operation." Campbell adds that, "The Hitch-All gives you the best of both worlds. It lets your shredder operate completely independent of the tillage or planting equipment trailing behind. The shredder itself doesn't pull or carry anything. Consequently, there is none of the severe pulling strain you get by trying to mount a chisel plow directly onto the frame of the shredder. With the Hitch-All, you can use your existing heavy duty 3 pt. or pull-type chisel plow, or your disk, without putting any strain whatsoever on the shredder itself. What's more, you have the flexibility of shredding and tilling at 3 1/2 to 6 mph, of shredding only, or of tilling only." The Hitch-All will carry a 500 gal. spray tank on top when ordered with a heavy-duty axle. Trailing attachments can be used with Category 11 3-pt. hitch, or up to a 200 hp pull hitch. Suggested retail of the Hitch-All is $2,365, including a 3 pt. hitch adaptor and a rear drawbar for towing pull-type tillage or planting equipment. For more details, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fox-Brady, 3800 Wisconsin Avenue, P.O. Box 1279, Appleton, Wis. 54912 (ph 414 739-3631).

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