“4-In-1” Skid Loader Quick Tach Plate

“4-In-1” Skid Loader Quick Tach Plate TRACTORS Miscellaneous “I modified the quick-tach plate on my skid loader to make the machine more versatile I use it to do everything from backing up trailers wagons and gooseneck trailers to grading my driveway ” says Mark Majerus Farmington Minn He uses the quick-tach plate on his Case 1835B skid loader The plate is equipped with a 2-in ball hitch plate a drawbar pin hitch a gooseneck hitch and a 6-ft long 5-in high grader blade The grader blade located about 2 in below the plate is welded to 4 vertical lengths of 1 1/4-in square tubing welded onto the plate “I use the blade to dig up ice and to level out hard washboarded gravel ” says Majerus “I can tilt the hitch plate down to keep the blade from digging or gouging or position it straight up and down to use as a backdrag ” The ball hitch plate is bolted to a receiver hitch that’s welded to the center of the quick-tach plate Majerus drilled a hole on the end of the ball hitch plate so that it doubles as a drawbar He also welded a receiver hitch for a 2 5/16-in gooseneck ball on top of the quick-tach plate “All the hitches are located close to the skid loader which provides a lot of leverage when lifting and moving heavy gooseneck trailers ” says Majerus “I added two homemade weights on back of the skid loader that total 640 lbs which helps keep the machine’s front end from tipping up ” Majerus added 3 homemade steps to the quick-tach plate by cutting pieces of rectangular tubing lengthwise in half and then making zigzag cuts on both sides to form serrated edges that result in a good grip He then welded the steps to the plate Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com

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