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Read articles →This video's central trick is using a six-foot digging bar from Tractor Supply to nudge implements into alignment without moving the tractor, a practical alternative to a quick hitch. The creator explains why he abandoned quick hitches for used implements, then walks through attaching a brush hog step by step: lower sway bars, PTO shaft, and top link, including a useful safety note about the brush hog's kick-up coupler orientation. Best for new compact tractor owners learning standard three-point hookup.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on methods developed over decades of personal tractor use on their own homestead property.
Most of his implements were bought used and are not quick hitch compatible, including brush hogs, which require an added link on top to work with a quick hitch.
A six-foot digging bar with a pointed end and spade bit, used to pry and nudge the implement a small amount until the pins line up with the sway bar holes.
The welded notch or block on the coupler must face forward so the brush hog can kick up in back if it hits something, instead of staying rigidly locked.
Getting the lower sway bars onto the pins is the hardest part, according to the video, while the top link only needs minor adjustments using hydraulics.
