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Homesteader 8 Adapters
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1600379 - rear hitch adapter
Used with: 1600361 engine driven vacuum collector
1600343 rotary tiller 30"
To install on Tractors: 1600119 Homesteader 8
1600264 Homesteader 8 prior to S/N 26402812
This hitch adapter replaces the factory installed drawbar assembly. Just four bolts are required to attach the hitch to the final drive housing.
1600380 - rear hitch adapter
Used with: 1600130 and 1600289 vacuum collectors
1600136 and 1600295 rotary tillers
1600137 revitalizer
To install on Tractors: 1600264 Homesteader 8 (S/N 26402813 and up)
Remove the factory installed drawbar and install the welded hitch adapter and these rear mounted attachments are ready for hook-up.
1600322 - lift kit adapter
Used with: 1600286 Snow Thrower
1600293 Front mounted snow blade
To install on Tractor: 1600119 Homesteader 8
This lift rod replaces the rod shipped with the attachment. It is required because of the change in lifting and lowering direction to meet government
standards.
1600323 - lift kit adapter
Used with: 1600295 Rotary Tiller
To install on Tractor: 1600119 Homesteader 8
This adapter replaces the conventional lift and is required because of the standardized lift system introduced in the 1973 model year.
To install on Tractors: 1600119 Homesteader 8 S/N
11900000 to 11902722
Government standardization required the redesigning of the lift rod for these particular Homesteader attachments. The rod is longer with slightly different shape. It replaces the unit shipped with the attachment.
Source: AC dealer information sheet,
tractors and attachments usage guide, ADPT-2 and ADPT-3, date unknown,
courtesy of Del Allen
