Why not just get extendable draft links? I think its mandatory.
And I agree, the fender mounted controls are the bees knees. I can drive the tractor forward and reverse from back there, extremely slowly however, to further assist... as well as raising or lowering the draft links.
Lots of dead farmers out there from attempting to move a tractor from the ground.
Been guilty of it myself. Standing directly in front of a 15.5x38 Ag tire and tapping the control lever on the Hydro 70. "Just need another inch to hitch up the three bottom roll over plow, or the eight foot hydraulic terracing blade."
I actually much prefer hitching the Cat I implements to the little tractors. I can just pick up one side of the implement and move it to the tractor by hand.
