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looking to make a sleeve hitch for a 220

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hi everyone. I am looking to build a sleeve hitch for my 220 and was wondering if anyone has done this and if anyone would have the dimensions for making one.
thanks for any help.
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Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Here you go.

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Does anyone have pictures of one of these? I'm used to seeing a complete 3pt set-up. I'm very interested in this option for hooking up a rototiller, would this also work for a drag blade?
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Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Does anyone have pictures of one of these? I'm used to seeing a complete 3pt set-up. I'm very interested in this option for hooking up a rototiller, would this also work for a drag blade?
-Learning new stuff every minute i'm logged on here, lol. Thanks
The sleeve hitch will work for any sleeve hitch attachment.

If you are intested in buying one, Contact me via PM. I have an extra one available.
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Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Hey ramit, both the schematic and stock hitch that have been suggested are great options for you to consider.

A while back a member ( I cannot remember his name) posted a thread about his homebuilt sleeve hitch (for the life of me can't find the thread) and he included some pictures. It is somewhere on MTF but a long search yielded me nothing...

At the time I thought it was just about the neatest thing ever and a genius solution....so I saved his pics.

This could be done as a stand alone lift or split off of the existing mid mount lift cylinder (for the deck and front attachments) with a selector valve.

This was done on a small wheeled tractor but could be done on the larger size also. Check it out and see if it gives you any ideas.





If anyone remembers the member's name or if he sees this thread, it would be great to hear more from him. I can't get over how much I am impressed with this design.
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Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Looks like your losing ground clearance with that design.
Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Maybe a little, but I noticed the cylinder is extended (hitch raised) a bit in the picture, when lowered (engaging the ground) it looks like it would ride about the same height as the rear axle.

That is about where the stock sleeve hitch rides isn't it? the mount pins on the transaxle are always lower than the rear axle. Even a stock hitch will ride that low.

Least that's what it looks like to me. Good catch though...
Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Here is one I made after seeing one on a Sears mower and before i did much research on the Case. Built it with trial and error but works good with my Brinly single bottom plow.

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Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

thanks everyone for your responses. I'm starting to collect the steel i need from work. Hopefully I can get the free time to start building it soon.
Re: looking to make a sleeve hiych for a 220

Here is one I made after seeing one on a Sears mower and before i did much research on the Case. Built it with trial and error but works good with my Brinly single bottom plow.
Thats a nice design you have there.:thThumbsU
So if one was to make one to fit a 446, it would also fit on a 220 but it would simply stick out 4 inches farther? (21 1/2 compared to 17 1/2 for a 200 series)
So if one was to make one to fit a 446, it would also fit on a 220 but it would simply stick out 4 inches farther? (21 1/2 compared to 17 1/2 for a 200 series)
You would also need for the slot to be extended 4 inches, which would weaken it for down pressure on the 400 series.
The schematic shows three holes for implement attachment; most have one like Buckeyebuck's. Is for some lateral adjustment of a plough, or do some implements use more than one hole.

Thanx
The schematic shows three holes for implement attachment; most have one like Buckeyebuck's. Is for some lateral adjustment of a plough, or do some implements use more than one hole.

Thanx

When using the tiller, I have found that two pins are needed to properly stablize and keep the tiller steady, otherwise, with only one it tends to rock back and forth quite a bit, I haven't used a SH moldboard plow yet but it might be similar and "wobble" unless two were used. At least that has been my experience.
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The schematic shows three holes for implement attachment; most have one like Buckeyebuck's. Is for some lateral adjustment of a plough, or do some implements use more than one hole.

Thanx
Is this in reference to the holes in the Diagonal plate that attaches to the rocker shaft arm?

If so, two holes are used to attach it, and other holes are options for different lift bars and applications. Usually 2 "stop" bolts are used to stabilize the implement on the sleeve hitch.

Am I covering the question? :)
So some implements use just one pin (with the stabilizer bolts), and some implements use two pins; right?

CP7, can you upload a higher resolution of that schematic?

Thanks

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The only sleeve hitch attachment that I know of that even has more than one hole to have a second pin would be the Case tiller. I've dealt with allot of implements but could have missed one. I believe the parts manual only shows that one pin is provided.
Some attachments you want to use the stabilizer bolts and make them rigid and some you want to have play in.
If you click on the picture that I posted it will open larger in the hokey little window the forum uses. Click on it again and it should open in a new window. Click on it one more time and it should blow it up bigger than your screen (mine at least, I'm on a laptop). If not PM me your email address and I can send the pdf file of the sleeve hitch op manual.

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JMO, by design the center pin attaches the implement and it will stay relatively straight because it cannot swingflex too much. The other 2 holes are for mounting the implement off-center, ie: a moldboard plow .....

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CP7 Thanx that worked fine.

The schematic shows three holes for implement attachment; most have one like Buckeyebuck's. Is for some lateral adjustment of a plough, or do some implements use more than one hole.

Thanx
The other 2 holes are for mounting the implement off-center
Thats what I was trying to say!

I don't have any implements that use it yet, but I want to keep to the standard in CASE something comes a long. I've got some other plans for it in the mean time.

Now, whats this for?

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