Quick hitch

[newcubowner]

I just bought a restored 1961 Lo Boy with a Mott flail mower attached to a rear quick hitch. The mower drive shaft rubs on the hitch if I have to raise the mower for cutting high grass. I've tried turning the adjusting handles to raise and lower the hitch but I didn't see any difference. How do I get the driveshaft away from the hitch. Thanks in advance.

[Matt Kirsch]

Do you mean the horizontal crossbar is contacting the PTO shaft or the diagonal?

There are special horizontal crossbars with offsets in them to clear the PTO shaft.

http://www.tmtractor.com/tm-tractor/gim ... hb_001.htm

Where you'd find one, I don't know.

[DonMountain]

With "Mower Style 3" that would be an easy cut with a hack saw, fab a few parts, and weld it up again.

[tst]

I have one of those to sell, sent a PM

[Drfting1]

Previous owner did this to the fast hitch on mine to accommodate the flail mower

[CapeCodCubs]

Previous owner did this to the fast hitch on mine to accommodate the flail mower

I have done that on a regular Cub, I would wonder
if I could on one of our lo boys. I might look closely at it in the AM, one has the offset diagonal piece.

Edit-buy the one offered, the way it should be with a Mott.