Sleeve Hitch/Receiver/Ball Hitch adapters - Pros/Cons?

[cengleman]

My Cub 2072 has a sleeve hitch setup, but I would like the added functionality of using it to raise and lower a ball. I've never used a sleeve hitch in this way.

Ideally, I'd like to have a complete 3 pt cat 0 kit, but they're expensive and I already have some larger farm tractors that I use with an Cat 1 A frame hitch. It would be more convenient just to use my little cub to move various trailers around.

My concern is the length a receiver hitch adapter would add, giving heavier trailer tongues too much leverage and either damaging the lift arm or lifting the front wheels. Is this a valid concern, or should I not worry about it?

I've got flatbed trailers, a stock trailer, a camper, manure spreader, hay bailers, and a few other things I move around in tight spaces in my barns. Any advice or experience is appreciated!

Here are my options.

$49, but too long?


$43, but not easily interchangable


$65, interchangeable, but not as easy to hitch and unhitch trailer (I'm lazy!)


Thoughts?