[AT] Clamp-on Bucket Hitch

Charlie V 1cdevill at gmail.com
Fri Nov 7 07:52:42 PST 2014


I have just one thing to say to your burning a hole in the bucket  method,
Dave, and it goes like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtuwAJTXvTU

Charlie V.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:56 AM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

> Why not simply drill/burn a 1 1/4" hole in the bucket and put the ball on
> each time you want to use it? You could weld a 1' handle to the ball nut
> and save both space and $$$$$$! Additionally, it would store more easily
> somewhere on your machine! It would take no more time to put the ball on
> (or take it off) than it would to put that gizmo on.
>         Dave
>
> On Nov 6, 2014, at 10:53 PM, DDSS <ddss at telebeep.com> wrote:
>
> > I am sure you've seen hitches advertised that clamp onto your fel bucket
> or
> > skidloader.  I researched this for about a month before deciding on what
> to
> > buy.  I discovered that most of the hitches eventually start moving side
> to
> > side if enough side pressure is applied.
> >
> > There is a company in Canada, Infocus,  that makes exactly what I was
> hoping
> > to find.  I am in no way associated with the company but am just so happy
> > with their hitch, I thought I would pass this on.
> >
> > The link below will take you to a You Tube demo of the hitch.
> > http://youtu.be/krYAFWlPAQY
> >
> > I had my hands on one that was purchased from Northern Tools.  Side by
> side,
> > the China 'stuff' looks and feels like, well... stuff from China :)
> >
> > The precision tooling on this hitch, combined with two clamping forces,
> > almost guarantees that it will never slide.  There is no distribution in
> the
> > states but you can buy from Princess Auto and they ship to the US.  The
> > hitch sells for about $140, which in some cases is the same or even a
> little
> > less that the Northern Tool version.
> >
> > Here is the link to the Princess website.
> >
> >
> http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/Hitches/600-lb-Clamp-On-Trailer-Hitch/8551087.p
> >
> >
> > Mine got lost in transit but I finally got it and was amazed by the
> quality
> > of it.
> >
> > Ok, I'm off my soapbox.
> >
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