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.
If you die from the new JD’s driving over you while your using the fender controls, your the slowest knucklehead known to man. I would say it will go a whopping .0005mph in that mode, and the parking brake has to be engaged so the very millisecond you let go of one of the two buttons (for safety sake) that has to be depressed for it to work, it instantly stops.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PBy5mDp3UThe next thing I always get as well, hydraulic top n tilt. Although the tilt feature isnt worth a hoot when hooking up, the hydro top link is badass.
Really though, extendable draft links is really the only thing the average bear needs. You dont even need to be perfectly lined up with the implement, you can be off cant 3-4” and the draft links will correct it when you raise them the first time.
