I am building a three point hitch for a farmall M. Should I build to category 1 or category 2 specifications? I imagine cat 2 would be advantageous for my future logging winch build. However, most of the brush hogs I find for sake around here are cat 1.
Two hydraulic lift cylinders and a hydraulic top link. Tractor only puts out 800 psi at best, looking at 4" cylinder with stroke TBD. Also contemplating a 3 point pallet fork build for moving palletizing fiarwood.
Oliver had tractors where there was a removable ball at the end of the three point arm, you could switch between different categories.
If you have cat 2 arms, there are commonly available bushings that slip over cat 1 pins to take up the "slop".
I have a MF 165 which is cat 2 and most of my equipment is cat 1. I just changed the lift pins to cat 2 on most of them and use bushings on the others. My top link is cat 2 on the tractor end and cat 1 on the implement end.
cat 2 pins are $10-$15/set at farm store here. I would go Cat 2 and change pins on Cat 1 equipment if needed.