Pt 1 Harbor Freight 3 Point Quick Hitch on LS Tractor MT125 3 pt hitch 

Thanks for giving a good explanation on how you are doing your jobs and how the equipment works.

Tanks Tony ! I love watching your videos. Keep it up and I will keep watching and giving 👍

Hey Tony, I really enjoy your videos. You obviously have a lot of practical experience. Some of the videos need to have the volume elevated. I'm always trying to learn how to do my own repairs because I can't afford to have all repairs done at the shop. Plz turn up the sound and keep doing your videos. Thanks Tony.👍

Good video, informative. Thank you Tony.

Well made video. Informative and to the point, thanks for sharing!!

I put one on my B2601 Kubota, It works really well and makes attachment changes a breeze. I put the bushings on all my attachments to adapt to it. All my pto's were OK with the hitch added

Great stuff Mr. Tony !! I appreciate you sharing with us !! The hitch is worth the money for other uses. You could fabricate a boompole or carryall. It is worth what you paid to have the three point hitch already there. Be safe my friend and God bless you and your family !!!!! Eddy

I see future videos coming: "Tony breaks out the welder, the lathe and milling machine..... I'll make this work yet !" Great job on the video editing. I like the picture in picture/multiple angles.

Thanks Tony for sharing with us an honest review. I am surprised the implements were not all QH compatible, even if they don't look too old or odd. Seems the box blade is a category 0 as the width seems to be near 20". Like you said, this QH can become handful for large/heavy implements like your rotary cutter. Looking for the next videos!

Thanks Tony for the review. Been thinking about a QH and your video helped.

Great video. What camera, mic, and remote sync system do you use? I like the extra angles. Well done.

Watched a second time Tony. I am thinking of spending some money and get the HF QH and some cat 2 extensions since the HF lower hooks are Cat 2 and I think they're 27 1/2 inches wide. Will give a shout if I decide to get the HF QH. Later. Don

A great resource...just bought an LS MT125...thanks....

Great, informative video and honest review, thanks Tony. The issues you encountered are fairly common with mix and match implements and quick hitches. I think the only way you can get everything compatible is to buy all the same brand of implements and quick hitch. Have you ever checked out Pat's Easy Change? It's pretty much universal but is only for the lower links, you still have to connect the top link manually. One of the challenges with quick hitches on some implements is that the implement has vertical bracing behind where the top link connects and doesn't have enough clearance for a quick hitch to grab the top link. A buddy of mine has the Pat's Easy Change and he's really happy with it. Looking forward to more videos showing the modifications you make. Thanks again.

I've had the same hitch now for 13 years. It's on my Kubota 3130, 31hp tractor. It has performed flawlessly. However you do have to adapt each piece of equipment to fit the hitch. Once that's done, you can hitch and unhitch without ever leaving the seat of the tractor.

Just as a heads up even with buying a John Deere tractor, quick hitch and frontier implement, you still have to purchase a bushing kit.

Too bad that doesn't work out of the box. I've been seeing this pop up a lot in my recommended videos, and it seems to be about 50/50. Most people seem to need top link adapters. My main concern would be that my box blade has those clevis brackets instead of hitch pins that stick out like yours. I may have to do some measuring and see if it might work. Looking forward to part 2.

Just bought this… but i have a bigger tractor… so it didn’t fit. My bottom 3pt arms are cat2.. so i returned it.. went to TS and got a cat2 quick hitch ($140 more expensive) now my implement pins are not wide enough to “safely run” so im going to get xtra long implement pins… Youll need the cat1 to cat 3 extensions sleeves with pins to fit snug. They will slip over the extended implement pins

The QHitches usually are one step up on the implement side. Cat1 x cat 2, cat 2 x cat 3, however you can find them same cat on each side

I've owned a HF 3 Pt QH for over a year now, and am totally sold on them. I've got all of my attachments adapted to the hitch, so it works like you want-drop and go, and hook up and go! BTW - nice gooseneck trailer. What length did you go with on your LS with the FEL, carrying a brush cutter?

Good info to have

Been using one for years on my simplicity legacy. I love it and it works great for the price.

good video

Good video! to bad your implements connections are so skinny. I didn't have that issue, but I have had others issues. you don't need to put the levers up when connecting, the lower pins will push the spring loaded lock plates in and lock the attachment in.

You could buy a PTO extension and that solves your problem.

Thanks .. think I will pass on that set up

just bought one put the top link in first works better to stablizer then put the bottom on 5 minutes top

Nice video I’ve Brent thinking of getting a quick hitch but mine is cat 2 and most of my implements are cat 1 still

can we weld the two lower quick acting hooks to the arms? Also weld the quick hook to the top bar eliminating the frame?

Good video 3 D type

I have tz25da new holland and it looks comparable to yours do you have enough clearance between the tires and the arms off the back to be able to put chains on the tires? I would love to have the attachment to make it quicker but it looks like it's too close to the tires to work with chains. I guess what I'm asking is how much space do you have between the tires and the arms? I would spend the extra money on the sleeves or whatever it would have to do to modify it as long as I know it will fit my category 1 hitch properly with chains.

If you turn your pins around going in from the inside it would be better to lock them in place.

PTO shaft information is incorrect. Short extensions have been around for years. They are Quick connect making them very versatile. I agree with others, the Top Hook is a big issue and even in mid-2023 HF is supplying the same Top Hook. I ordered my replacement the day I picked up the Q.H., as well as a few Bushing sets and extended lower pins. *All my attachments are older non-compatible, but not that hard to convert. Almost All Cat 1 Quick Hitches have a bottom hook spacing of approx. 27-1/4" inside and 29-3/4" outside width, including the H.F. Quick Hitch. Variations include but are not limited to Bottom Hook diameter(Cat. 1, 2, 3) and Top Link compatibility. ** Attachment Compatibility: Manufactures use this claim if no cutting/Welding is required to make their attachment connect to a Quick Hitch. Modifications required include: Changing Pin size/Length(especially of the Lower Pins), use of Bushings/Sleeves, Changing the location(height) of the upper pin.(hooking to a lower fixed bolt on the implement). *** Quick Hitch means an Implement is, by design, built to Quick Hitch standards and should be connection ready. **** Widths change dramatically between Cat-1, Cat-2, Cat-3 Quick Hitches****

You get what you pay for with the HF quick hitch . All the pins and bolts are metric and they are a very sloppy fit when attached to your tractor . The top hook does not stick out far enough to engage most implements and needs to be reworked or replaced with the correct standout . A new hook can be purchased at boltonhooks.com for about $40. The welding of this frame is also substandard an will probably fail with use . I did purchase one because of the low cost and then spent several days correcting the many problems . I have 45 yrs of welding and fabrication experience so it’s fixed correctly now . If you have all the tools and time to fix it then you will save some money , the John Deere hitch is about $400 from the dealer I purchased my tractor from . Just realize you are getting what you paid for .

I would consider that an even better deal, I get Cat2 build size for the price of cat0 !!.. Ill gladly buy the pin adapters !!

If it had a width adjustment, you'd be good to go.

Everything Attachments has a smaller quick hitch that DOES NOT REQUIRE THE PIN ADAPTER. It is about 150$ but should work better for you due to being lighter and correct Category 1 hook up.

Looks like you need some "chafing" gear to wrap the hose by the upper arm.

Good video! Sorry it didn't workout but for $75 it was to cheap to pass on. To bad you couldn't modified the QH instead to fit all of your implements.

Pretty tidy

I have implements of vastly narrower and or wider widths on the lift arms. I don't see any adjustment provision. Am I missing something? This whammadoodle may be ok if all of your implements are the same width.

Looking at them online at harbor freight, they’re rated to 500 lbs

How much length did you cut off of your brush cutter pto shaft?

They’re nice when everything matches up......which is rare.😠 Bushings, spacers, top link adapters, PTO extensions$$$$$😫

i hate mine; bottom has excessive sloppiness and top hook doesbt fit any implements. top hooks bolts are interfeering

So where do you get the adapter sleeves?

that quick hitch is a cat 2N

Ha Tony don't u have that, on the Tym t264 tractor?

Kinda off point who's that gooseneck made by

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HMMM belly mower and rotor mower!?!?!? Lawn tractor trying to do TRACTOR work??? YUPPIES!!!

I would like to differ with your conclusion that the HFQH is a failure. Keep in mind that it's made in China and also keep in mind that the CAT 1, 2, 3 etc. "standards" allow for a wide variation in implement pin width and centerline height of the third pin. So here is my story with the HFQH. First, the top hook is too close the the QH frame and needs to be extended by 1" to 1-1/4" which is accomplished by welding a block to the back of the hook and redrilling the holes. There are aftermarket ones available for purchase for around $30 if you aren't handy in the fabrication department. Second, the supplied pins that hook the QH to the draft arms are grossly undersized...by 0.100" to be exact. This will cause excessive wear on the swivelly balls of the draft arms and provide a lot of unnecessary slop to the assembly. I bought a set of CAT 1 lower link pins at Farm & Fleet and re-made the lower pins using the purchased ones as a starting point. A little lathe work and fabrication/welding will do the trick. You will also have to drill out the holes in the QH to 57/64" to accommodate the new pins. Third, you need to use bushings on the lower pins of your implement to bring the O.D. of the pins from 7/8" to around 1-7/16" so they fit snugly in the lower hooks of the QH. You have to do this with ANY QH you use, Land Pride, iMatch, SpeeCo, Lee Agra, etc.. I made such modifications to my HFQH and it has served me well for over 3 years with no other issues. Also, in order to keep the "quick" in the QH, you need to adjust your implements to match one setting on the QH...this is only a concern if you use (usually) older implements from a variety of manufacturers as I stated before, the "standards" for 3PH's are very loose at best and allowed manufacturers MUCH leeway in their designs.

Did we really have to waste time watching you open the box.....really...!

Your mower deck goes down when the three point goes down, that's a crappy system, you should remove the mower deck or get a tractor that can do two things separately at once.