powerrabbit Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 It is looking a lot better and much stronger but still with that stupid ring hitch. Suppose if we run out of room for models we could always use the ring to hang the tractors up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 It is looking a lot better and much stronger but still with that stupid ring hitch. Suppose if we run out of room for models we could always use the ring to hang the tractors up! There was a suggestion the ring hitch may be dropped. I will have to check if that was decided or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 i guess the ring will have to be a comprimise so they can sell the stuff in the states and allow it to fit older implemements like the marstons or vicon baler they did, to be honest thats a small sacrifice if the new one holds stuff up properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Looks like it can be removed easily anyway A great development though and nice it came from our own feedback. I'll consider myself 'patted' . . . . Back off Daisy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 i guess the ring will have to be a comprimise so they can sell the stuff in the states and allow it to fit older implemements like the marstons or vicon baler they did, to be honest thats a small sacrifice if the new one holds stuff up properly When i see it right, the hitch is looked ( first picture)when it is up. texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 vast improvement but cant rely upon looks, needs some hands on testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sean makes a good point without the ring hitch most of the implements in North America wont work since few big farms use a 3 point hitch. Pulling big implements need a ring hitch of somekind...If it can be turned under that would be a good compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 very nice indeed looks like the siku implentments that have the top arms on them might hook on too maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Is this fitted to the new Massey Andy? Yes it is Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Come on Andy, a man with your education knows there's not 1000% :D good to see they have finally got there ass's in gear and progressed this, its been the talk of the town for years!!, also, Siku copied Britains in the old days with the linkage, about time the roles were reversed with RC2! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 what are you on about... 100% of something is double Ben.... a 10 fold increase is a 1000% increase \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNHIR Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 what are you on about... 100% of something is double Ben.... a 10 fold increase is a 1000% increase \ 100% of something is that thing Numpty for Lord Ferguson perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I wondered what it was like in the lifting position the pics dont show the cultivator in the raised position other than that it will be a great improvemnt. For the older models like the ford 7000 or any new ones brought out could they fit the lugs on the side of the hitch to take the dump trailer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 we got there in the end then ;) i does look allot better andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 100% of something is that thing Numpty for Lord Ferguson perhaps? No, he's definitely right.... \ If something is '10' and it improves or increases by 100%, that is 10 + 10, ie double.... 20.... If same thing increases 1000%, that is, as Fruity Nut rightly says, 10 fold, 10 times, it now equals 100.... basic arithmetic.... And I thought Ben was supposed to be an engineer... New hitch looks like it will function as it's supposed to.... Finally Only thing I can't see is why we haven't gone back to the really good older design of Britains hitch... this one seems [at first glance] to have a similar issue to the Siku [& even Ertl] hitch in that it projects quite a long way out.... I know the germans do lots of good things, but we don't need to copy everything.... they invaded Poland but we wouldn't do that would we There's obviously a good reason for it, presumably fewer tooling changes maybe? I dunno... good stuff though RC2, big respect for listening to your customers... I'd give you a gold star if there was one.... How's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Simon the hitches might have to be made like that so they get conform with the CE standards so the little carpet farmers dont get their fingers trapped inbetween the hitch and cab as the model is classed as a toy \ God bless the beurocrats... yeah, ruined my childhood getting my fingers caught between the hitch and the cab... scarred for life, mentally and physically... Oh, hold on, no I'm not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 God bless the beurocrats... yeah, ruined my childhood getting my fingers caught between the hitch and the cab... scarred for life, mentally and physically... Oh, hold on, no I'm not! truth final comes out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 truth final comes out And that was just from reading your posts Boss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 And that was just from reading your posts Boss.... ;D I know my personality is overwhelming at times... Takes a while to learn to talk to you juicers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandboy Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 wow i hope britains do get a new hitch because to be honest they are rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffithsbros Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 looks spot on, i hope the talk of the ring hitch being dropped are true because its only RC2s kit that uses it and everything else uses the pin \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNHIR Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 No, he's definitely right.... \ If something is '10' and it improves or increases by 100%, that is 10 + 10, ie double.... 20.... If same thing increases 1000%, that is, as Fruity Nut rightly says, 10 fold, 10 times, it now equals 100.... basic arithmetic.... And I thought Ben was supposed to be an engineer... I know that, but Marky said "100% of something" not "a 100% increase" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Can't see the ring hitch getting dropped, may be no use to us but as was pointed out, RC2 stuff uses it.... Britains... part of RC2.... Maybe in a couple of years when they have completely dropped it from their implement range maybe... \ I just pull them off on mine anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 as i said its the only way for them to sell the jd stuff especially in the states, they dont use the 3 point just drags mostly, sure rick will confirm , if its anything like the older versions, it is only a simple case of cutting the flat end off and the ring comes off, just leaves a small pin on the underside, and the new one like the old will also have the pin for trailers, does in the pics anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard de Florennes Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 the towing pin seems to be too thick and especially too short. I already can see trailers lost from the tractor when carpet farming, beause the short pin will not be able to safely hold a trailer in case of vertical movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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