Yeah. A three-point with a hitch adapter would be the way to go, but this 682 is going to end up with a backhoe on the back and a bucket on the front, so I'm not going to spend the money for a three-point for it. It would have to be a manual lift anyway, because the 682 doesn't have hydraulics. I expect I'll just be careful and not try to use the 682 to move my horse trailer around. Then again, looks like I could run a steel strap, maybe a 1"X3/16", from the frame, where a three-point would attach, to the back of the upright part of the hitch mount and bolt it in place. That would remove the leverage completely and move the stress to the frame. Then it would simply be a matter of watching the tongue weight.
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Tony
Stafford, VA
1650, 682...
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