I kinda left you guys hanging on this as I was bouncing between projects getting them done in order of what was needing completion most at the time.
Well we're deep into boating season now and it can be a pain pulling and returning my boat from under the carport where its stored.
This is what I've got to deal with...
It looks like more room than it is. Get the Boat halfway out and a pickup in front to pull and the trees behind, don't hit the sides of carport or the camper, or the trees



Using the tractor is by far the easiest way to get this done. It's a shorter more maneuverable rig but backing the boat in has me fighting to look over my shoulder to see what I'm doing.
A front mounted hitch would be the ticket .

So with that said the hitch project moved to the front of the cue line.
Last winter we discussed different configurations involving the lift arm but I felt that wasn't necessary and with the need to push a trailer left and right the arm would involve unwanted twisting at the pivot point so I confined my connection to the Grader blade lower frame.
I drilled one hole on the right side ( I'll show where in a later post) and that was the only modification I made to a factory part.
I used an unused hole on the left side as another attachment point.
The lower "U" shaped hanger was removed and the two bolts hold that bracket will hold the one I made to kick the plow forward, (but didn't need).
Looks like I didn't waste my time and effort on it after all and I found a use for it.

To that Bolts the body of the receiver hitch. I could have incorporated the bracket into the receiver frame welding it directly but something told me that might cause difficulty mounting it as the grader blade hanger position shifts ever so slightly which I noticed it can do. This added two more mounting bolts (6 total). The holes were drilled a hair larger than the bolt needed to allow forgiveness when things didn't line up perfect.
I also made the receiver tube sit tucked in for a clean appearance when not in use. The drop and forward extension is what ever I choose to plug in to suit the need at the time. I'm 4 days in on this, picking away a little here and there. A lot now depends on the speed of paint drying in this humidity.
Also I think after this project I may upgrade my welder. It would lay down really nice welds but as I went it would heat up and start getting herky jerky making blob welds


I'll post more pics when the paint is fully dry and I mount the receiver.
Might remember this part from the plow project. As for the tape, ever fab up a part and everything bolts together nice then you paint it up and the thickness of the paint is enough to cause problems? Well I don't know if it would have here but a couple layers of tape between the mating surfaces to simulate paint before weld up plays it safe.


In the process... The hole I drilled on the right side was a 1/2" higher that the left so to make it level I had to weld a tab on so I could drill that sides hole higher. You can see extra layers of tape so when its done I won't have to hammer the frame in to get it into place.
Also you ca see the lower hanger is still in place, that will be removed.


I worked it all out in my head as I went taking in consideration the down force stress and stress pushing side to side would have.
Here is the receiver frame assembled and painted up. Better look at the bracket from the last project too.
Sorry there weren't more pics in between steps but I just get tunnel vision and go!


All this can easily be removed in the winter so that the snowplow can be mounted.
Also, I have a second A60 setup I will mount on my '46 A which doesn't have hydraulics. The way this mounts it won't matter.
If I choose to make the Early A my yard tug it will be a simple task switching the receiver over to it.