3-Pt. Hitches Fit Little John Deeres

3-Pt Hitches Fit Little John Deeres HITCHES Bill Ruegg can outfit just about any John Deere lawn tractor with a 3-pt hitch He also makes Cat 0 and Cat 1 drawbars and more However hitches are his main business and increased versatility for lawn tractors is one reason “Our hitches can be used for plowing disking blading and more ” says Ruegg “We’ve sold hitches from Florida to California and Texas to North Dakota ” Ruegg started making hitches for John Deere lawn tractors in 2005 when a customer asked him for one that would fit a 318 For several years previous Ruegg had concentrated on hitches for gray market utility tractors “As more requests came in for hitches for 318’s the business grew ” says Ruegg “We started with the one hitch kit and now we make 6 different hitch kits 3 drawbar models and front weight brackets ” Each of the kits with the exception of the 140 hitch kit fits other tractors in its series With increasing popularity of the X Series Ruegg makes 2 kits for them However the 318 hitch kit remains his big seller With a reported million tractors sold in 1983 and 1984 alone and sales continuing until 1992 there is a huge demand “They are still a John Deere fan favorite ” says Ruegg Hitch kits range in price from $385 for a 140 hitch kit to $575 for an X700 kit which includes a cylinder relocation kit The ever-popular 318 hitch kit is priced at $445 and fits models through the 430 Drawbars are an A-frame design for use with the company’s hitches Drawbars range from $95 for a Cat 0 model with a 2-in receiver hitch to $145 for a Cat 1 model also with a 2-in receiver hitch The latter can carry up to six 40-lb weights while the former can handle up to 4-lb of weights A Cat 0 drawbar with a sleeve hitch is priced at $135 and has an optional bolt-on 2-in receiver priced at $23 “We sell complete kits as well as replacement parts ” says Ruegg “Give us a call or send an email and we’ll answer any questions you have ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ruegg Mfg 211 Wetmore Ave SE Massillon Ohio 44646 ph 330 418-5617; rueggrollers@hotmail com; www rueggmfg com

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