Outfitting 1951 Cub with Fast Hitch

[Paul in NJ]

Hi All

I am planning on installing a lever type fast hitch on a 1951 cub. To attach the depth lever on the right fender, it looks like I need to add 3 holes, one on the stiffener plate on the fender, one on the fender itself and one on the floor. I assume I can use the depth lever parts and locate the desired holes using the depth lever parts.

Did the fast hitch system first come out standard with the helper spring on the TC ? The early TC does not have the operating arm on it to work with the helper spring. Was the helper spring a seperate option to only be installed when needed ? Did IH kit up the parts to modify early TC to incorporate the helper spring ?

Paul in NJ
1951 Cub
54A Blade
C-22 Mower

[tmays]

Fast hitch was not available when the cub came out. Fast hitch didn’t become available until the 50’s(can’t remember which year exactly).

[Glen]

Hi,
The Fast Hitch came out in late 1954 at Cub serial number 185001.

The Touch Controls before that didn't have the arm for the helper spring.
The size of material the rockshaft is made of was increased then also. The shaft, and arms are heavier material than before then. That is when Touch Control 360719R1 came out evidently, Raymond Durban's database shows it.
The Touch Control had internal changes, I don't know if it was to make it stronger or not.

Below is a page from the 1955 Cub owner's manual showing a Fast Hitch.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... e%2019.jpg

Below are pics from TM Tractor of a Fast Hitch, the 2nd page has pics of the lever mounting.
In the 1st pic, the pin at the upper right of the hitch is in backwards, the long end of it goes on the right, for the cultivator lift.

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/gdr/fhitch_001.htm

Below are pics of the mounting holes. Disregard the bottom pic, it is a LoBoy.

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/gse ... om_001.htm

Below are pics of the rockshafts, and the bearings. At the bearing pics they have put the sizes on the pages.

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/ghy ... rm_001.htm

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/ghy ... rm_001.htm

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/ghy ... r1_001.htm

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/ghy ... r2_001.htm

[tst]

the later style rockshaft and bearings will bolt right on so you can hook up the spring assist rod correctly, it is also a larger diameter for the added load, yes just use the depth lever to find the hole location, same on the left side, use the spring bracket to locate hole

[Paul in NJ]

I am told that the helper spring wasn't available or was an option when the FH option was first released. So if you wanted/needed the helper spring it was ordered seperately and not included with the fast hitch. By the time the later version of the FH came, the helper spring was included when ordering the FH.

[tst]

it always came with the fast hitch, the updated rockshaft came out with the fast hitch, many people retrofit the hitch and do not bother with the spring rod, you need it to help carry the extra weight sticking out the back and carry some of the load/shock to the touch control so it does not fail

[Super A]

Before I sold my Cub, I installed a late style FH on it. I love FH on my Super A, but while it's a neat Cub attachment, I was a little disappointed with it. I found the biggest issue with FH was getting the hitch to lift high enough to get the implement off the ground. A platform carrier, probably the 100 blade, etc. work ok but I had a hard time getting the plow high enough.


If I ever own another Cub, it will be a square nose--hopefully a RED longstripe. If it has a FH that will be great, but if it doesn't, it certainly won't be a deal breaker.

Al

[Paul in NJ]

Is there an electronic copy available of the IH early fast hitch assembly manual showing each part and BOM ? I am trying to determine if any parts are missing from the assembly I have. Tnx.

[Glen]

Hi,
Below is the Cub parts manual. The Fast Hitch is in Group 9, pages 4 - 9.
It also shows the depth adjusting crank, disregard that if you have the lever.

http://www.farmallcub.info/galleries/ci ... _Rev_3.asp

[tst]

or post a picture of what you have, can tell that way if you have missing parts

[Peter Person]

Early Fast Hitch;

[Paul in NJ]

Missing the helper spring, helper spring rod and helper spring bracket. Missing the quadrant brace, lift arm bushing and the pin for the lower link lever. I have contacted the seller and they are working on getting the brace and lift arm bushing. Seller has available the helper spring but contends these helper spring items were not part of the early fast hitch configuration from IH, thus a complete early fast hitch system would not incorporate the helper spring as standard equipment.

[Don McCombs]

He's wrong. The Parts Catalog confirms that.

[Jim Becker]

If you want to push the point with the seller, documentation is here. Go to the Quick Links/PDF Manuals/files/Farmall Cub/Tractor Parts Catalogs. Then look in TC-37D Rev 1 12-54. There is no illustration of the Fast-Hitch but the last 4 pages of "attachments" starting on page 144 lists all the parts of it. The first item on the last page is the helper spring. It is listed as 1 required, no indication of being an option or separate attachment.

[Peter Person]

...and is the one item that typically gets left on the tractor when a Fast Hitch is removed because it does not connect to the Fast Hitch.