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Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby glmloboy154 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:07 pm

Hi,
I'm a new member. Just got a Lo boy 154 without a 3 point hitch and I've been looking to buy one or to build my own. I read a post by "DanBuckman » Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:06 am" who built his own very nice 3 point hitch. Are you still out there Dan? Wondering if anyone has plans and dimentions for a lo boy 154? I'm not too familar with the lo boy specs even though I've wanted one for many years. Thanks. Appreciate any help I can get.

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby gitractorman » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:52 am

I would be willing to bet you could buy a factory, bolt-on 3-point for less than the cost of fabricating one. Look at HamiltonBob's website (site sponsor) for lo-boy parts. That's his specialty.

The big problem is that you need to add a hydraulic diverter valve, piping, and separate rear hydraulic cylinder before you add the 3-point hitch arms and stuff. If it were just the arms, it would be a piece of cake and cost nearly nothing. The cost for the hydraulic stuff is typically several hundred $$, and it involves quite a bit of work to get it all piped and hooked up correctly. Add in a couple of hundred $$ for steel, pins, bolts, etc for the hitch, and you can easily spend $500 to build one yourself. That's why I say you're probably better off to just buy a factory one for $400 or $500 and just bolt it on without having to go through all the painstaking work of trying to figure out how to make it work.
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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby Landreo » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:28 am

I have not built one for a numbered series but have 2 154s with 3 points. Not much to them. Need a hydraulic cylinder, hose, "t" fitting to tap into the hydraulics, use the original valve, you do not need a diverter valve although it would be nice. The Surplus Center has lift arms, cylinder, hose that would work. May not be worth the effort but I expect you could make on for around $200 or so. Hamilton Bobs will have them for sale but I expect he will want around $700 or so. If you can get one for $400 then I would do that but I have not seen any Worksaver kits or others for the numbered series.

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby glmloboy154 » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:22 pm

Thanks for the advice. I tried Hamiltonbobs and another place I found on ebay but neither has the complete hitch. I think I have most of the parts except for the rock shaft and lower mounting braket. Unfortunately, I don't know how or where these bolt on so I'm having most of my problems figuring this out. One of the best self built units I've seen is on this forum from a few years back, see "154 3 point hitch and pix by DanBuckman » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:40 pm". Unfortunately, I haven't been able to contack DanBuckman as my message is in my outbox and I haven't been able to figure out how to send it. Oh well, I'll learn eventually. Thank you guys for your help, I look forward to many years of enjoyment participating in this forum.
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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby Bob McCarty » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:34 pm

Gary , Your PM to him will stay in the outbox until he opens it to read it and then it moves to the sent box. I don't think he's been on the Forum in a while. Unless he checked in his profile to be notified of incoming PM's, he may not know it's there and may not see it until he visits the Forum again. You might want to post and see if anyone has an email address or phone # for him.

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby Bob McCarty » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:40 pm

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby Landreo » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:57 am

The rock shaft is part of a weldment that has two plates on each side, the plates bolt to the frame rails. I do not remember right now as to where they bolt, through the final drive bolts, into the trans, or bolt only to the frame itself. The lower mount just bolts overtop of the plate on the back of the trans, just uses slightly longer bolts.

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby Rudi » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:25 pm

I have been checking my archives and unfortunately I cannot find anything from Dan Buckman. I do remember it.


This bugged me so I did a member search and found DanBuckman's user id so I searched his posts. Guess what I found??

154 3 point hitch and pix.

The pics have been uploaded to Farmallcub.com so they have been preserved. There are 3 pics of Dan's 3 Point. Hope that helps.
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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby glmloboy154 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:40 pm

Thanks everyone. The picx of the 3 point really help.

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby SONNY » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:55 pm

My 154 has factory 3-pt on it and if you need specific pics of the parts up close or dims. ,maybe I can get them from my tractor for you! thanks; sonny

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Re: Cub Lo Boy 3 point hitch

Postby BigBill » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:43 pm

I did purchase some lifting arms from a kubota. The surplus center did have them but they maybe all out now. I figure to fab one too. Bits and pieces can be found on ebay.
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