brentvdg 4 #1 Posted November 18 Hey Guys, I bought a deck, dozer blade, and a rake on FB marketplace last week. The rake looks super old considering the square nuts, and appears to be set up for a cat0 3 point hitch? Was hoping to use it with my 312, but not sure what's the easiest way to attach it (without having a 3pt). I'm don't weld, so was hoping there may be an adapter to use it with one of the standard hitches for my tractor. Any ideas? Thanks! Brent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,649 #2 Posted November 18 @brentvdg personally have , changed over to BALL HITCHES . on my attachments , commonality , enables me to just back up , push down ball cup to ball receiver , of course the movement area , is greased , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,649 #3 Posted November 18 @brentvdg like this , bombproof , 30 +years of use , just a suggestion . pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brentvdg 4 #4 Posted November 18 26 minutes ago, peter lena said: @brentvdg personally have , changed over to BALL HITCHES . on my attachments , commonality , enables me to just back up , push down ball cup to ball receiver , of course the movement area , is greased , pete Thanks for the feedback. I was hoping to have the ability to lift and lower the rake as needed. Would a ball hitch allow for that? Seems like it wouldn't, but not sure if there are any solid tandem solutions like a ball hitch with a brinly clevis hitch etc. Thanks again, Brent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,611 #5 Posted November 18 I'd go for one of these. Winch on top using 2" winch plate on riser, rake pivot on bottom with a bar across. Not pretty but functional for a tractor with no rear lift... I have similar setup on my front plow blade... and for rear crane... Similar to Pete's aerator noted above... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,649 #6 Posted November 18 @SylvanLakeWH like your 3 in 1 hook up , often tweak the original idea / improvement , why not ! grandson just passed hot wire weld statis at EB , he regularly helps me out on a weld mod idea , if he can weld submarines , his W/H mods are pretty secure, pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eriks Red horse herd 107 #7 Posted November 18 The rake looks like a belly mount 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,388 #8 Posted November 19 11 hours ago, brentvdg said: may be an adapter to use it with one of the standard hitches for my tractor. I built a rake that slides right into the sleeve hitch. The tongue is a 2" X 3/4" steel bar that was cut down to 5/8" thickness where it enters the hitch. A couple of 1/8 " X 1" bars keep it in line. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brentvdg 4 #9 Posted November 19 24 minutes ago, 953 nut said: I built a rake that slides right into the sleeve hitch. The tongue is a 2" X 3/4" steel bar that was cut down to 5/8" thickness where it enters the hitch. A couple of 1/8 " X 1" bars keep it in line. This is probably the route that makes the most sense for me and my situation. I saw that new 3 point hitch from AZTractorParts on ebay, which looks enticing, but I can't justify the cost. I have less than that in my tractor including all accessories. 😅 Thanks, all! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,276 #10 Posted November 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: I built a rake that slides right into the sleeve slot (😉)hitch. The tongue is a 2" X 3/4" steel bar that was cut down to 5/8" thickness where it enters the hitch. A couple of 1/8 " X 1" bars keep it in line. Very nice. Another advantage of the slot style is that it sits a bit higher than the Brinly-style sleeve hitches. Edited November 19 by Handy Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
