Picked up a john deere 330 diesel tractor and it has a 3pt setup, this is new to me how do I tell what category hitch it is? Did some Google searching and got mixed answers that said cat 0 and 1. Just shopping for a few other attachments.
It's either a Cat 0 or limited Cat 1. Top pin Lift pin Spacing Cat 0. 5/8. 5/8. 20 Ltd Cat1. 3/4. 7/8. 28 Ltd Cat 1 are "limited" on the lifting height. Some Cat 1 Implements are too tall for them. Several mfg make Implements specifically for Ltd Cart 1 Loading up the Lopi Mike in Okla
If you need a LTD Cat 1 hitch Ruegg 316/318/322/330/332/420/430 Hitch Kit - CAT 1 Loading up the Lopi Mike in Okla
Congrats on the Deere diesel.. Should be a good tractor for you! I thought they were all Cat 0 but learned something today
There were/are a ton of Sub-Compact category tractors (Deere 2210, 2305, and the 1xxx series, many Kubota BXs) that are Limited Cat 1 and under 20HP. Not a whole lot of Cat 0 out there these days, thanks to the HD garden tractor being pushed to near-extinction by sub-compacts. A bunch of the small-frame compacts (Deere 650/670, 4010, 4100, 4110) are full Cat I with sub 20-HP specs. A handful of mid-framers too, 750, 770, 755, even the 855 is only 19 HP on the PTO and feature full Cat I 3pt. It has more to do with frame/tire size, and frame strength (ballast capability) than it does engine HP.
