Quick-Hitch For Wagons, Implements HITCHES Hitches 18-6-37 We never have to get off the tractor to hitch up a wagon or implements thanks to our patented quick-hitch. It consists of a receiver unit that mounts on a tractor drawbar or on a pickup bumper or back end of a forage chopper. It has angled plates that direct the wagon tongue into the hitch, which is inset at center. Trailer tongues are held up with a spring and chain so there's never a need to lift heavy tongues. A spring-loaded pin is held in a "cocked" position so that when the tongue slides into position, it hits a trigger so the pin releases and hooks up instantly. To unhook, you just pull a trip cable to pull out the pin. There's two size hitches - a smaller one for the tractor and a larger one for choppers. When mounted on the back of a chopper, a trip cable runs from the unit to the tractor cab so you can simply pull it to release the pin. Just two bolts hold the receiver part of the hitch to the drawbar. It weighs about 45 lbs. Besides saving time, it's safe because no one has to get between the tractor and wagon to hook up, and you don't have to be exact when hooking up. (Lester Schultz, Rt. 3, Box 137, Osakis, Minn. 56360 ph 612 859-4409 or 4239)

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