| If you own a John Deere model
240, 245, 260, 265, 285, 325, 335, 345, 355D, GX series or X500 series
two wheel steer John Deere garden tractor, you will
find out sooner or later just how limited your towing capability is
due to the design of the flat rear "Box Style" frame and relatively
thin steel of the hitch plate. Based on personal experience
with our own tractors, we have developed a line of bolt on
utility hitches that will allow you to dramatically increase the
usefulness of these garden tractors with no modification to the tractor
it's self. The "Saddle" design of our hitches actually
spreads the working load across the entire rear cross member of the
frame in the same way a horse saddle distributes a riders weight
across the horse's back. We currently offer two styles of
hitch. Both hitches will allow you to move
significantly more weight than the factory tow hitch. Click on the following links to view pictures
and more information on each hitch. Always follow
towing recommendations concerning
how much weight you can safely tow with your tractor. Please note:
we will not sell hitches for use on the John Deere 100, LT or LX
series lawn tractors. The 100, LT and LX series are classified
as lawn tractors not garden tractors, as such they are simply not
strong enough to handle the potential loads that can be generated
using these hitches.
SLEEVE HITCH
$600 + $65 S&H
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Our "Sleeve Hitch", also sometimes referred to as an Integral Hitch,
is electrically operated and accepts a wide range of industry
standard sleeve hitch attaching implements including plows, disk
harrows, drag blades, box scrapers, etc. This
hitch has the capability to be configured to either apply down
pressure or float depending on the job requirements.
Hitch configuration can be switched between down pressure and float
mode in 30 seconds or less. In addition, we offer a
number of useful sleeve hitch accessories for this
or any other industry standard sleeve hitch. Did you ever think you
would be able to plow with your 345 tractor? Well now you can with
the addition of our Sleeve Hitch. Our Sleeve
Hitch requires no modification to the tractor, attaches with two
1/2" bolts and a 12v connection to the battery. Initial
installation of our Sleeve Hitch will take about 1 hour most of which is time
spent routing the wiring harness. Always follow
towing recommendations concerning
how much weight you can safely tow with your tractor.
SLEEVE
HITCH ACCESSORIES
If your garden tractor is
equipped with a sleeve hitch you need to look at these useful
accessories. Each of these items were designed by Hayes
Enterprises for use on our own tractors. We find that we use
these accessories all the time and we think you will too.
MULTI-HITCH
$250 + $45 S&H
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Our "Multi-Hitch" combines three of the most common uses
for a garden tractor into one unit. Start with a heavy duty
Yard Cart Tow hitch, add a weight bracket that will hold 4 suitcase
weights and top it off with a 2" receiver tube which will accept any
automotive style 2" hitch. You will dramatically increase the
usefulness of
your tractor over the stock frame
hitch plate while also protecting the tractor's frame from wear and
damage.
The Multi-Hitch spreads the working load over the entire rear frame
cross member rather than the load
being concentrated at the hitch plate. Our Multi-Hitch attaches
to the garden tractor frame with two 1/2" bolts and installation takes no longer
than five minutes using simple hand tools. Always follow
towing recommendations concerning
how much weight you can safely tow with your tractor.
3-POINT ADAPTOR
$125+ S&H
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Our 3-Point hitch adaptor adds
tremendous flexibility to any Cat 0 or Cat 1 3-Point hitch
equipped tractor.
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