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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Nash" data-source="post: 6693931" data-attributes="member: 81262"><p>My father bought a PA44 when I left school 40 years ago and Cornthwaite’s fitted it onto our IH 474.</p><p>Both of which are still here and working but not in concourse condition. </p><p></p><p>The brackets connect to where the drop arms go on the tractor and where the link arms fit on the trumpet housings.</p><p>You reverse the tractor up to the digger, connect the hydraulics and back up til the top pins on the bracket engage the jaws, shove the locking lever forward and connect the link arms to the digger legs and bracket.</p><p></p><p>It was designed to be easy to take on and off which it is, except when you want to remove the bracket which is a bit of a pillock on your own. Ideal if you don’t use the tractor back end much.</p><p></p><p>On the IH, you sit on the fuel tank with your feet on the bracket and when you want to move, swing your left leg over drop the clutch and into gear. Easy when you’re 18. It does mean you never need to get off the tractor though.Not sure how practical it would be on other makes.</p><p></p><p>Ours had a hedge cutter with it which was crap and worn out.</p><p>We have a grab for it which was used in the days we made field silage clamps. Saved tearing the field up. You alter the geometry of the dipper arm for that or loading stone etc.</p><p></p><p>I use a contractor now for ditching simply because the work rate of modern 360 machines mean that it is so cheap to have done. I would love to have a tidy 2.5 - 3 tonner but what are you looking at? 15k? It’s all fantasy farming to me.</p><p>So the 44 is relegated to finding drains and odd jobs.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn’t want to pay much more than scrap price for that machine and make sure you have the right brackets for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Nash, post: 6693931, member: 81262"] My father bought a PA44 when I left school 40 years ago and Cornthwaite’s fitted it onto our IH 474. Both of which are still here and working but not in concourse condition. The brackets connect to where the drop arms go on the tractor and where the link arms fit on the trumpet housings. You reverse the tractor up to the digger, connect the hydraulics and back up til the top pins on the bracket engage the jaws, shove the locking lever forward and connect the link arms to the digger legs and bracket. It was designed to be easy to take on and off which it is, except when you want to remove the bracket which is a bit of a pillock on your own. Ideal if you don’t use the tractor back end much. On the IH, you sit on the fuel tank with your feet on the bracket and when you want to move, swing your left leg over drop the clutch and into gear. Easy when you’re 18. It does mean you never need to get off the tractor though.Not sure how practical it would be on other makes. Ours had a hedge cutter with it which was crap and worn out. We have a grab for it which was used in the days we made field silage clamps. Saved tearing the field up. You alter the geometry of the dipper arm for that or loading stone etc. I use a contractor now for ditching simply because the work rate of modern 360 machines mean that it is so cheap to have done. I would love to have a tidy 2.5 - 3 tonner but what are you looking at? 15k? It’s all fantasy farming to me. So the 44 is relegated to finding drains and odd jobs. I wouldn’t want to pay much more than scrap price for that machine and make sure you have the right brackets for it. [/QUOTE]
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