#15 Harbor Freight Quick Hitch with the Kubota B2601 Compact Tractor. 3 point hitch demo and review 

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As a rookie tractor owner, new at every single bit - I highly appreciate listening to your experience. Love the calm and polite approach in your instructions and explanations. Looking forward to many more video's :)

You have a great “dad” vibe, very easy to watch and listen. Never mind you are younger that I am. :)

Best quick hitch video I have watched. Thanks for taking the time. Your audio is excellent too!

stayed for the video but subscribed for the band tip. love it, thanks

Don’t know if It’s been mentioned or not but land pride makes two top link plates that form a floating top link.

I learn something every time I watch your videos. Keep em coming !

Same here they work well !

Great video. I struggled putting on my brush hog implement. the quick hitch may be my next purchase. Thanks for the info.

Well done. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the vid. Well done.

I really liked this review. I thoroughly identify with your comments and approach having experienced many of the same frustrations and learnings (by doing and failing). Your comments about being on a flat surface is key. I have a home in the Adirondack Mountains and have almost no flat land. So I have learned the hard way. I look forward to exploring more of your videos. Best regards, Greg

Many people good give feedback on the harbor freight hitch. Great stuff!

You have all the good toys

Looks like a very capable piece of equipment 😎👍🏻

I really liked using the harbor freight quick hitch, I had it for years and accidentally left it on my last move.

Been shopping harbor freight for years. Great prices and good merchandise. ❤

nice to see Hotch give the tail wag of approval. I’m going to get one. Glad to hear you can use the 20% coupon.

Learning as you go is how i learned...just like gettin larger pin adapters...all 3 points make contact

quick hitch is the BOOM as the kids say !

Great video. Thank you.

I would like to thank you for your videos their very helpful and informative. It prompted me to choose the best B2601 I had b7500 for over 24 years. Love my new B2601. I've had it since May 2022. Thank you for your great videos.

Taking your time is Great.! Everything seems to fall in place when you do and your less likely to get hurt or damage something.! 🤔

great review on the quick hitch thanks for sharing have a great day

I have a Harbour Freight Quick Hitch for my BX 23s, great price solid hitch, love it. Need another one for my second tractor a B2601 but I live in Canada and the border is closed.

Share your frustration with the rotor tiller connection. Absolutely maddening. You said, “now all that is left is connecting the PTO”. That is one of the hardest things to do.

I just bought a LandPride RTR 40” tiller and the included driveshaft was 3” too long to fit on my Kubota BX2380’s category 1 hitch. I watched your video right before heading to Harbor Freight to buy their quick attach and I do believe they revised the top hook to give it more clearance/distance. Working like a charm now! Thanks for your video, very helpful for me!

At the end you should include the PTO shaft 4 inch extension. Thanks for the information.

Great honest review. I'm looking at getting my first compact tractor and a rear quick hitch seems like a must.

great video sir! i have same problem with hf hitch and LP box blade! top latch lucked but 2 bottom ones where not in! i ll adjust it tomorrow!

Looks like you need the Cat.1 to Cat. 2 or 3 bushings for you implements. they will make the implements fit more snug into the QH.

Great vid thanks.

Great video Ed! You hit on all the important points. I too have the Land Pride tiller, and yes it is a royal pain to hook up to the 3 pt. I also got a quick hitch, but I went with Pat’s QH. I’ll be doing a video about that soon. As with anything that design has its pros and cons too. Be well Ed, thanks for editing and posting. Cheers!

Video are great!!

Thanks for your videos. I just installed a HF Quick Connect on my B2601. It went on quicker and easier than I expected. I'm glad I watched your video first before renting a rototiller, the quick hitch will be a welcome attachment and looks like it should make attaching the rototiller much, much easier. I was dreading having to finagle that thing on and off. Keep up the great work Ed!

tip - I keep a 5' pry bar or piece of pipe with my attachments for making minor adjustments if the attachment does not line up just right or the lift arms do not want to come off the pins easily, especially useful if not using a quick hitch. the bar provides leverage to lift something up a little or move it side to side a inch or two.

I’ve got the harbor freight quick hitch. I thought it was good enough until I tried to hook up my bush hog RDTH 60 finish mower which is the most common implement I use. The same issue you had with your. I also needed to go buy some bushings for the bottom two links. Update- I was speaking with a friend and he recommended buying a longer top link. I’m going to give that a try ! Hopefully that will work.

I am so glad to see I am not the only person swearing at my tiller when it comes time to take it on or off. I have no idea why the hell they made the 3pt arms so short on these tractors.. a couple more inches would have made life so much easier. If I manage to get the tiller attached the next battle is the PTO. Once it's connected it has plenty of travel, but getting it on, sweet Jesus I was going to attack the female end with a sawzall and cut an inch off the tube for more clearance.

Hi I've had my kubota b2601 for a bout 2 years I bought the land pride quick attachment I find it's easy and I love your show I'm in Perth Western Australia

I bought a extended top hook from Amazon. Cured a number of quick hitch issues.

Thanks for the informative video. I was looking at the quick attach hitches and was thinking of the Harbor Freight unit as it was much cheaper than the other name brands. I see that the hitches are all pretty much the same design and your demo helped me make up my mind. I just subscribed and really like your style of presentation.

Versatile top link attachment helps greatly for implements that are not Q.H . Ready. I bought mine on Amazon $27.99.

You were showing how the Harbor Freight quick hitch worked. I have a Massey Ferguson GC 1725M and I use the Pat's quick hitch. I really like them.

Didn't think I wanted one before watching video. May give one a try.

Thanks for this great content! I’ve been considering the QH. I’m such a rank novice with this tractor (I have the same one you do). I have yet to figure out how to detach the digger bucket. I actually have a few more summer jobs for the digger anyway, so it’s going to stay on until spring anyway. I was thinking of QH and a tiller and a chipper. That will be my winter research task!

That's what the adjustable top link is for you may need to adjust in or out a long way. You may need to hit parts with gas torch or angle grinder.

I have 2 quick hitches. A Harbor Freight QH on the old Farmall C and a Farm Hand by Lee on the Kubota M5660. The HF QH has been in use for about 6 years and has functioned very well after I made a few "adjustments". First one was the top hook situation. I welded a block on the backside and re-drilled the holes so that the hook projects out from the QH frame by 3/4"-1"...can't recall at this time how wide I made the block. This made all the difference in the world and I see that Ken's Bolt On Hooks now offers an aftermarket top hook for the HFQH. I also replaced the bolts that hold the top hook with quick pins. The second situation that I discovered just last year is that the lower pins supplied with the HFQH are too small. By this I mean that they are less than 7/8" diameter which is the CAT I standard. I believe that they measured 20mm (0.787") so they were sloppy in the swivelly balls on the draft arms. To correct this, I bought a new set of CAT I lower pins from Blain's Farm and Fleet and then modified them to fit into some new tabs that I made from flat stock with a bend in them to wrap around the QH frame just like the original ones. Next, I drilled out the holes in the QH to 29/32". Reassembled everything and no more sloppy fit. The Farm Hand by Lee is bullet proof right out of the box and will fit a CAT I or II tractor, has an extended top hook with quick pins, has a welded on 5/16" grab hook on each side, and 3 Reese Hitch sockets welded on that you can affix bale spears or any number of things limited only by your imagination. It came with a box full of pins and bushings and the fork type attachment for use with implements such as your finish mower with the floating top connection. Made in the USA for $687. As you discovered, bushings are necessary for the lower pins to fit properly in the QH. SpeeCo now makes a QH with lower hooks that fit 7/8" pins directly with no bushings required so it can save you a bunch of money in bushings if you have several CAT I implements. I am a machinist so all my bushings I make myself and are FREE.

good vid.

thanks

I just picked mine up at HF in Plano, TX. Heading g down to my "Back Acres" outside Corsicana. Glad I found your site here. At almost 80, I need all the help I can get. Tired of using "Pry Bars, blood & sweat trying to hookup my stuff.

I just got this quick hitch from Harbor Freight. Well worth the $120 I spent. Feels solid, locks up nicely and was a breeze to install. I just need to set up my attachments.

I bought the same QH you did. I have implements from probably every manufacturer ever in business. Some are old, and not necessarily QH compatible. As a result, I welded the top connector on the QH, as the mounting bolts kept getting in the way. I did have to modify a couple of older implements, including my finish mower. My finish mower is designed to float, so it required the most adjusting. Once I completed all of the mods, everything continues to work gets. I used BI pipe as bushings for the lower pins. Cheap and easy. Thanks for the review.

I have the land pride version and I have pins, not bolts, in the upper hook. If you arise that hook up higher it will work just fine with the finish mower and the pins make it quick and easy.

Great video, thanks for sharing. Good to know that putting a box blade on a cat 1 3 pt is a significant life event for others as well…😂

Thanks for mentioning the price for the Land Pride quick hitch very helpful information

Good video

I'm not knocking the quick hitch but anyone considering needs to check out Pat's Quick Change. It's simpler, and more versatile because the spacing isn't fixed. Add Mark Hodge's telescoping stabilizer and it's even better. It will cost more, but will connect to anything.

If you're looking for frustration, try attaching the backhoe on uneven ground. That was so frustrating I almost picked it up with my bucket and took it to the driveway. I'll never take it off on an odd angle again! I have the Kubota B2920. I love it!

Some quick hitches out there have a flat bar that pins in above the hook and then pins to the top of the 3pt for situations like your finish mower. If you can find a fabrication shop in your area, they could probably fix you right up. I don’t have a quick hitch personally because I have many old attachments and some homemade that would have to be modified to work but I’m working in that direction. Thanks for the great content.

Put the blade of the bucket on the ground and use the joy stick to move the tractor back and forth when hooking an implement.

When you are using your finish mower move the hook on your quick hitch up to the top holes and it will work....I know it's kinda a pain to move back and forth...but it's easier than hooking to the tractor I know it will work because I have one.

I like your videos.

I have had old implements that do not itch so I have went to the pat EZ hitch this allows me to use a post hole digger all other implement

I got the Pat’s quick hitch system about 6 years ago and have no regrets and would do it again. Real EZ too hook my implements up and all my implements it matters not

like your channel, I got a new top hook for my HF quick hitch on Amazon, its about 3/4 further out than the one that comes with it,it fit perfect no drilling needed, fit like a glove.

There are adapter sleeves that you put over your category 1 pins to make them fit the cat. 2 hooks on your quick hitch. They cost around $40.00 for a pair. You will need a pair for each implement you want to attach to your quick hitch.

They also have a lot more products you may be able to use like lower pins and cat 2 @ 3 collars for hitch...

On the finish mower you most likely need to move the hook up on the quick hitch so it grabs the bar tightly and doesn't allow it to roll out when lifting

I picked up the same one. Instead of putting bushings on all of my implements, I found a couple pieces of pipe with an ID of 3/4”for the top and 7/8” for the bottom. I cut the pipe in half lengthwise and then in half the same width of the hooks and welded them into the bottom of the hooks like shims/saddles so when the standard pin lays in the bottom it mates up firmly. It works perfect. Seemed to make more sense to modify one part instead of several others.

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Hi, I have a B1550 Kubota and I have a rototiller that hooks very similar to yours. I don't have a quick hitch and you are 100% right, it is terrible to hook up. A problem that I think I might have is that my lower arms on the Kubota won't "spread" very wide and will have to do some measuring to see if this would work for my machine. This is a great video and you did a good job showing and explaining the quick hitch and how it works. Thanks, J.R.

Thanks for the share..put your implements on pallets or something like it..

Thank you so much for your quick hitch experience. I'm having the same issues. I probably over paid for mine. I ordered my hitch when i purchased the tractor from the dealership. I never thought about picking up an extension for the PTO. I use the my hitch on some of my implements but for my older implements the driveshafts are 8"-10" to short. Your video fixes my problems. New subscriber "here" thank you very much.

For the center link for a quick hitch install a ball attachment at this point. You should be able to by this a tractor supply or any ag dealer they come in different sizes to fit the quick attachment.

Just came across your channel and subsequently subscribed. Some interesting info on there as I have been considering buying a sub compact tractor. I am on just shy of 3 acres so not sure if I really need one rather than just want one. Anyway, I enjoyed learning from you learning. Greeting from Scotland by the way. Thanks again, keep up the good work.

I got some spacers from Tractor Supply. You have to move the hook to the top position so it don't come out.

One more thing, while mowing grass with the loader on I was lucky enough to see the loader pin on my B2601 fell out. I was very lucky to have no damage. What I did I went to Fleet Farm store an bought 2 shaft collars for less then $2.00 a piece. The shaft collars are 1/2” thick 1” in diameter with a 7/16 hole. I put this on the bottom of the 3/8 shaft and tightened the set screw. Now the is no chance the pin can come out. I’ve seem Other people wasn’t as lucky as I was and had considerable damage to the tractor. Wayne from Wisconsin

Thanks great video. Good information and honest review. Seems like The Good The Bad and The Ugly with the Harbor Freight quick hitch. I was on the fence would have seen similar videos and that seems to be the recurring issue with this hitch. I think when you start adding up the category 1 pins and you have to add and well as modifications all of a sudden it doesn't seem like take a deal. I guess if you're a welder in like the tinker and mess with things you can modify it and make things work. I do know there are other quick hitch Brands out there which do not require in the modify the Cat 1 pins. I think there's a top link extender which could possibly work to fix one of your issues. I also saw a video with someone grind it down that top hook on the quick hitch to make it work. Anyway I enjoy the videos keep them coming. Thanks

I have a SpeeCo E-Hitch which doesn't need the adapters/bushings. I paid right at $130 for it. One of the best things that I have gotten for my Kubota L3901DT.

Pro tip move that top hook out and weld it . Works great then .

Hello Ed from Northern Virginia, just subscribed. Take Care and be Safe 🚜🪵🇺🇸

I bought a Titian Equipment QH and it looks the same as yours and I think I paid about 195.00 for it. I also had to buy the pins to fit some of my equipment. I did not know HF sold these.

I'm glad you had luck with your quick hitch. I bought mine on amazon. It's sitting in the corner of my garage collecting dust. Won't work on anything I have.

when not using the quick hitch, try adding a spud bar to your arsenal for man handling and pushing/pulling attachments... works really well.

Get a hydraulic cylinder to replace the manual toplink and tilt all the way out when attaching tilt back in while lifting 3 point and it will slide right In

One very important issue not mentioned which I found to be difficult. You must back up squarely. Squarely back into the implement or getting it connected is a bit hard!

Of course that’s all negated if you have a subframe backhoe attached? Still, worth the investment at more than three times less…it’ll work just fine!! Great video!

When I bought my tractor, I had the QH added on because I knew I wouldn't be able to hitch the implements up, otherwise. As long as I get it lined up properly, it falls right into place.

Boy O Boy you made my life lot easier, I was having same problem with my Trackers PTO it’s little to short and hard to get to, now I know to get that PTO extension and the quick attach system. Thank you very much for this video. 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☮️

To make it easy to attach coupler hook up top link first.

Shot quick I believe is the name.this was a guy.That was having problems hooking older equipment to quick Connect So he made an adapter plate that replaces the hook I believe it's under $40

I bought a rural king quick hitch. I had bought a harbor freight hitch I took it back because the lift arm pins are to small that came with hitch my bushings on arms are 7/8 I had to drill out the hitch to 7/8 and use new pins. Also ordered cat 1 to cat 2 bushings for my box blade the pins are 7/8 to loose in quick hitch

Roll your bucket midway dumped..push it into the ground enough to get a bite..when you need to slightly move the tractor forward or back grab the lever and roll the bucket..

Two pieces of flat bar drilled to match the top hook holes with two spacers the thickness of the mounting bracket to allow mounting on the outside of it instead inside the bracket will move that top hitch out away from the bracket on the Harbor Freight quick hitch. Measure the thickness of the bracket that has all those mounting holes to get the spacer thickness needed. The flat bar can be that same thickness. Cut four pieces. Drill four holes. You’ll need two grade 8 nuts and bolts to bolt on the extension you make from the flat bar.

You need bushings for the top link pin. They will make it a much tighter fit.

I don’t know if you have seen it or if someone already mentioned it in the comments, but you can buy a deeper casted too hook on Amazon for 45 bucks. That’s half the price of what I paid for the QH but if it means I can hook up all my implements then I’m still happy. It will be here on Friday and I’ll update you if you like. Great videos!

A landpride quick attachment was every bit 4 times what you paid and probably weighs 3 times as much.Worked for a dealer got one at cost but used,and it's off more than on my tractor

Hi run a John Deere 2038R and I bought that I match hitch from John Deere I believe in buying the name brands I have no problem hooking up implement with my tractor

The finish mower has to flexible for ditch and terrain, harrow same thing, a short piece of chain could work, with shackles

B2601 w/ LP15QH The only difference i can see between Land Pride and Harbor Freight is color and country of manufacture...aside from price. I used slip on bushings for all three points. I also use pins on the top link (hook) where you used bolts. As for me, it needs be up near the top setting for the three point mower and on some large undululation it still comes unhooked from the hook. Pins make it a quick adjustment for setting or resetting the top hook. Also, pallets not only keep your 'appliances' off the ground it helps with that little bit short it sometimes seems when hooking up. Boxblade particularly. Good channel. I just recently found and subscribed.