[Farmall] 340 & 460 Fast Hitch swappable?

[mnibt]

Thanks for the information.  I am looking for  a hand lift for a Farmall "A"
plow.  Which would consist of a rockshaft,a righthand lift lever, and a
depth lever for the 'A' plow. We do not own a 340 or 460. We have an
farmall"A" which is a 1940 year model..
Chuck Thomas
mnibt at hickorytech.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] 340 & 460 Fast Hitch swappable?


> Stan is partially correct, and I was completely wrong. The 340 and the
> 460 do use the same final drive casting, but it isn't the same one as
> the 350 (or at least the part number for the 350 is different from the
> one used on the 340 and 460). And the couple of part numbers for the
> Fast Hitch that I checked are the same for both the 340 and 460. But
> since the utility tractors used smaller wheels/tires than the row crop
> tractors, it appears that you may encounter problems if you try to use
> the hitch from a 460 row crop on a 340 utility. I say "may" have a
> problem, depending on what you intend to use the tractor for - just
> running a brush cutter probably wouldn't be a problem, but trying to set
> up a turning plow would.
>
> Mike
>
> Stan Bass wrote:
> > I don't have a 560 or a 340 so you can take this with a grain of salt ;)
> > but the 340 and 460 should both be based on the 350 rear end, so I would
> > think that the hitches would interchange as far as mount points go. The
> > 560 is based on the 450 rear end and would have a larger hitch frame
> > than the 460, so would not interchange between 560 and 340/460.
> >
> > He mentioned the 340 was a utility model though, and that might make
> > more of a difference as the rowcrop and utility have different ground
> > height which might require different geometry on the hitches.
> >
> > Bottom line is my .02 agrees that they might not interchange, unless you
> > can perhaps find a 460U.
> > Stan(VA).
> >
> > Mike Sloane wrote:
> >
> >>I have both a Farmall 560 (virtually the same as a 460 in back) and a
> >>340, and I can pretty much guarantee that the hitches are not
> >>interchangeable. I will send you an image of the two off-line.
> >>
> >>I don't know where you live, but if you are near NJ, I would be more
> >>than happy to swap my 340's Fast Hitch for your three point hitch. (In
> >>actual fact, if you look at the parts manual, they are virtually
> >>identical, except for the ends of the arms).
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>br549 at hemc.net wrote:
> >>
> >>>I have a line on a 460 two point fast hitch (modified to work for 3
> >>> point) and wondered if it would mount on my 340U. I currently have
what
> >>> I believe is called the three point industrial hitch and find mounting
> >>> implements (esp. heavy ones) difficult at best. My dad had a 240 with
> >>> the fast hitch and it was slick. My questions are: Is it going to fit
> >>> (i.e. bolt on - my fabrication capabilities are very limited)? Will it
> >>> be any better than my current setup? What would the 460 fast hitch be
> >>> worth - I am told it is complete (it has hydraulics, rockshaft,
> >>> *modified* three point lower adapers, etc.). Am I missing a "bigger
> >>> picture" by wanting to swap this? Thanks in advance.
> >>>
>
> >
>
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