Quick-Tach For Tractor Loaders

Quick-Tach For Tractor Loaders TRACTORS Loaders 9-2-29 New from MDS Manufacturing, Parkston, S. Dak., is a quick-tach system for tractor loaders that allows the driver to hook up to a manure bucket, bale fork or other attachment without leaving the tractor seat. Called the Sur-Lock, it's currently available for Deere, Farmhand, Du-Al and Allied loaders which incorporate a double cylinder hookup with the cylinders located on top or underneath the main loader arms. "Many farmers have three or more attachments for their tractor loader. Changing from one to the other manually can be a real hassle, as every farmer well knows," explains Steven Hohn, inventor-manufacturer. "Either you're too high or too low, plus the fact that some components are so heavy it takes two persons to jockey them into position for manual hookup. "With our new Sur-Lock, the driver simply drives into the attachment. The hookup is automatic and takes less than a minute or so," Hohn explains. He notes that springs inserted in the Sur-Lock generate 97 lbs. of downward pressure on the latch mechanism. "This assures a quick, positive hookup which stays latched. The system features a heavy-duty,spring loaded, self-aligning tapered latch. When you drop off an attachment, the latch has to be reset manually. Once reset, the operator can automatically hook onto the next attachment and be ready to go to work with it ù without having to leave the driver's seat." MDS Manufacturing also makes a Bale Stabber which is custom built to perfectly fit nine makes of major loaders. "Unlike most conventional bale stabbers that clamp or bolt onto a loader bucket with grapple fork, the Bale Stabber attaches to the loader frame (or to the Sur-Lock quick-tach) in place of the bucket, "Because the loader bucket and grapple fork aren't needed, you eliminate more than 1,000 lbs. of excess front end weight on the loader tractor's front wheel spindles," Hohn notes. "Because of the compactness of the hookup, the load is brought 24 in. closer to the tractor, thus further decreasing weight on the spindles." The Sur-Lock quick tach retails for $320, and the Bale Stabber for $275. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, MDS Manufacturing, Rt. 1, Box 2-C, Parkston, S, Dak. 57366 (ph 605 928-7951).

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