3 point hitch

[prespres]

I made a mistake... I bought a cadet 105, got hooked and I just bought a 154 which I have yet to pick up. I have questions. This tractor only uses gravity for down force on the 3 point right? Any way to tap into the hydraulic system and use a 2 way cylinder? What can I hook to the quick hitch without bending the heck out of it?

[gitractorman]

There is already a hydraulic cylinder there providing lift on the 154, but I believe that you are correct in that it does rely on gravity to pull it down. If you do not have a 3-point hitch, there is one cylinder, the mid lift cylinder, which is only about a foot long, up underneath the tractor. If you have a 3-point hitch, then there is a selector valve on the tunnel cover, and a separate lift cylinder in the back of the tractor that lifts the 3-point arms. I do not recall if that has down pressure or not. Either way, the cylinders are already there, and I guess that you could switch them to 2-way pressure.

[BigBill]

In looking at the 3pt hitch i'm not sure if using a double action cylinder would work ok or not. The attachment requires that it is free to move up and down. If it had down pressure you would pick up the rear of the tractor losing the drive from the rear wheels. Unless your going to make a post hole digger with down pressure?

I thought of doing this too but after thinking about it i can understand why the IH engineers did it that way.

I'm designing a fast hitch for my fcub right now and i plan on using a chain to lift it with the hydraulics. The chain will allow the rear brush hog to be free to move up and down with the lay of the land. The fast hitch remains solid left and right too the brush hog has swivel wheels on the rear of it thats the only thing that turns because of the splined drive shaft.