1025R should be delivered in next 2 days. Equipped with 54" auto connect deck with Load N Go, quik connect,53" bucket,60" snow plow mounted to loader, HH Hitch Toothbar, HH offset weight bar, 8 X40# weights. HH weight cart. Versa Turf tires.
I have a Cyclone Rake which will be mounted to 2" receiver hitch to mate with HH 2" receiver plate hitch at tractor replacing the standard hitch. Dealer has advised with the weight cart to remove weight bracket from 3pt hitch, there would be no benefit for that function with an IMatch. Imminently my only pending implement will be a electric broadcast spreader ( on 3pt or IMatch). Perhaps the IMatch would have been less of a struggle with attaching that. He also suggests removing the 3 pt links for mowing. (I guess I would have just left on the IMatch except for the Cyclone Rake function. Images I've seen show that people using the Cyclone Rake on a SCUT, attached with the CR 2" receiver plate hitch, also remove the 3 pt links for that task. He is sending along the IMatch for me to compare my uses with 3pt hitch/IMatch choice. I plan to be switching from mower duties to bucket duties for small wooded area/ path maintenance twice weekly, & just adding the weight bracket for loader/snow removal & removing the weights for mowing. Essentially flat 2.5 acres, I guess I hadn't planned on removing the 3 point hitch that frequently. Didn't have a loader/bucket before. Just mowed, vacuumed leaves, used a walk behind Ariens snowblower, lawn & garden cleaning up yard with tractor wagon etc. Trading my 40 yr old 317 to not have to wrestle with mower deck R&R. Although sharpening blades will now be easier with the Load N Go, as will the snow clearing duties on my 200' driveway. My main question would be with these tasks that I do at this point, is there much benefit to the IMatch? Opinions appreciated.
I have a Cyclone Rake which will be mounted to 2" receiver hitch to mate with HH 2" receiver plate hitch at tractor replacing the standard hitch. Dealer has advised with the weight cart to remove weight bracket from 3pt hitch, there would be no benefit for that function with an IMatch. Imminently my only pending implement will be a electric broadcast spreader ( on 3pt or IMatch). Perhaps the IMatch would have been less of a struggle with attaching that. He also suggests removing the 3 pt links for mowing. (I guess I would have just left on the IMatch except for the Cyclone Rake function. Images I've seen show that people using the Cyclone Rake on a SCUT, attached with the CR 2" receiver plate hitch, also remove the 3 pt links for that task. He is sending along the IMatch for me to compare my uses with 3pt hitch/IMatch choice. I plan to be switching from mower duties to bucket duties for small wooded area/ path maintenance twice weekly, & just adding the weight bracket for loader/snow removal & removing the weights for mowing. Essentially flat 2.5 acres, I guess I hadn't planned on removing the 3 point hitch that frequently. Didn't have a loader/bucket before. Just mowed, vacuumed leaves, used a walk behind Ariens snowblower, lawn & garden cleaning up yard with tractor wagon etc. Trading my 40 yr old 317 to not have to wrestle with mower deck R&R. Although sharpening blades will now be easier with the Load N Go, as will the snow clearing duties on my 200' driveway. My main question would be with these tasks that I do at this point, is there much benefit to the IMatch? Opinions appreciated.
