Dromone chain hitch

[Genesis]

Just wondering what are these hitches like? There is one for sale locally with very little work done as tractor was burnt out at the front.
It is like this one:

Linkless Roller Hitch

Dromone Linkless Roller Hitch lifts the implement independently of the tractor rocker arms or link arms. No link arm movement required to operate the hitch.

dromone.com

Do they have much lifting power? I am looking to replace a non telescopic hitch which uses 2 rams in place of lift rods, as the rams ate a small diameter and the hitch is not capable of lifting a loaded trailer off the ground.
Thanks.

 

[fendtfiasco]

Dromone were into using chains a few years ago but seem to have switched back to lift rods or rams. Bill Bennett Engineering also do pick up hitches, a Uniglide.
Dromone recently fitted a new hitch to a new orchard tractor of mine a it had a ram working off a pivot however it gave away a bit too much ground clearance for my liking.

Am curious what make of hitch have you and what tractor is it on? What was the hitch on[burnt out tractor} ?

The Grassmen put a Hand Engineering hitch on their John Deere 4755.

 

[Genesis]

Dromone were into using chains a few years ago but seem to have switched back to lift rods or rams. Bill Bennett Engineering also do pick up hitches, a Uniglide.
Dromone recently fitted a new hitch to a new orchard tractor of mine a it had a ram working off a pivot however it gave away a bit too much ground clearance for my liking.

Am curious what make of hitch have you and what tractor is it on? What was the hitch on[burnt out tractor} ?

The Grassmen put a Hand Engineering hitch on their John Deere 4755.

The hitch was on a Fendt tractor.
I have a New Holland 70 series that I want to put the hitch on, there is a dromone hitch available for my tractor with hydraulic rams in place of lift rods, but it is a brute of a thing that hinders access to the pto. A man that used to have one told me that it too would struggle with a full trailer.
I'm not sure of the make of my own hitch, there is no maker's plate on it. A half full trailer is all that it can lift as the cylinders are a small diameter, and they retract to raise the hitch which means that they have a very small lift capacity.

 

[fendtfiasco]

A long shot might be changing the rams. I think Cooke Bros Engineering at Newtownards Northern Ireland have a 70 series New Holland Big Blue, would be smart operators might be able to advise you.

Pick up hitches are a tricky area, rules and regulations wise.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Neighbour has a 54 series with a chain hitch. He says its a balls of a thing as the chains keep siezing. Ud be better putting the proper hitch on as if u have to modify or weld a used hitch if it breaks on the road and causes a crash the insurance will walk away. And they can break as we had 1 broke the top plate completely off the tractor and trailer landed onto the road luckily not involvin any other road users but it makes u think what if

 

[Genesis]

There's no room for bigger rams unfortunately. I repair digger buckets and booms, quick hitches as well as general fabrication everyday. I certainly wouldn't be bodging it together. Done properly it won't fail, I'd be using domex and the correct welding procedure if I go down this route. It has been done before, one man I know who runs 8 of these 70 series tractors has either dromone or Sauremann hydraulic push out hitches adapted to fit each of them.
Thanks for all your input!