$100 PRICE DIFFERENCE, IS IT WORTH IT? JOHN DEERE iMATCH VS SPEECO EHITCH QUICK HITCH COMPARISON
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- John Deere iMatch vs Speeco eHitch. Tractor three point quick hitch comparison. Is the John Deere iMatch quick hitch really better than the Speeco quick hitch?
We introduced the GWT Hitch Hanger as a solution to add counterweight to your tractor by attaching a bracket on your Speeco Quick Hitch that can hold up to three 70 lb suitcase weights each. Now we have finally made a version for the John Deere iMatch, a popular alternative to the Speeco. We'll cover the differences and similarities between the two quick hitches and show you just how the Hitch Hanger works in today's video.
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Courtney, I love your honesty in showing that sometimes even you can struggle getting something done which is normally so simple. That way when WE struggle to get something done we don’t feel as bad.
completely agree
Thank you. I just like showing how things actually go, not just the fully edited final cut.
My dealer split the cost on an i-match hitch when I bought my tractor new. $200 my cost so can't beat that.
Thanks Courtney for your help in the past and the present. I have ordered the hitch hangers for my iMatch since it was already with my tractor. You are SO right about needing to add extra weight. I have put suitcase weights on my box blade to help with the down pressure, it worked but chipped things up a bit. Can't wait to have these so I always have that extra weight there. Thanks for the great videos and truth about all the products and venders. It is truly a breath of fresh air!!! The new shop is looking great too!
Thank you sir!
always great to see product reviews.. thank you
Courtney, thanks again for mentioning our products and website!!
Happy to do it Ken. Folks, check out those quick change pins, extended top hooks, and a lot more at www.boltonhooks.com
Have a good one!
Thanks Courtney, you are honest with your reviews, and understand that every dollar counts with your customers and viewers. You also understand the “bang for your buck”. I think everyone wants to know that if something costs more it should do more, or truly be a better product. “the Green brand” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better.
I really like to know what’s “Made in The USA”!!!
That’s worth a few extra bucks to me if it’s close or better built. Thanks for pointing that out with products!
Cheers 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
Excellent information once again Mr. Courtney!
Thanks Elaine!
Bought a black Speeco and a red Speeco from you and both my green tractors don't seem to mind. Love the versatility and zero bushings!
Well thanks again Greg!
I just installed a SpeeCo e-hitch. Where has this been all my life? Sooooo much easier to swap-out attachments. I added the Bolt-On pins to replace the bolts to fasten the top hook. Handy as all get out. I don't care what color my attachments are as long as they are rugged and reliable. My firewood shagging carryall is built on an older carry-all frame and I will have to chop out some of the box lumber to get clearance for the lower hooks. Not a major issue. I'll probably remove the lift arm pins and poke the wood a bit with a chainsaw tip to get clearance.
It is very good how you have done all this research and value frugality, Courtney. When I bought mine I did not know your videos and just bought the imatch. There’s nothing “wrong” with the imatch, unless one considers that every attachment you use needs a set of spacer shims for those huge pin sockets in the imatch. Those shims cost around fifty bucks now. They were about 30 before the Biden corruption but if you have 5 attachments that’s a value factor. The frugality and wisdom you research and delve into would have been good for me to know about four years ago. I am not thinking I would spend as much on the green paint than I have spent on shims. All this means Buy the Speeco (and a can of green paint-LOL)!! Excellent stuff!
I use my Forestry Winch for additional ballast. I have liquid ballast in the rear tires.
Getting a 1025R soon and it seems like I should go with this Speeco version. And the counterweight isn’t something I’ve accounted for in this purchase process. That versabracket seems like a good option with the weight options and the ability to move a trailer which I’ll need to do. So far, it seems like Deere just has that ballast box.
I struggled with them also. I ended up breaking one and replacing all three with standard pins from Tractor Supply
I have zero interest in one of these but great video glad you show your struggling instead of only the good parts.
Thanks Randy!
@@GoodWorksTractors Your welcome
How clever- I never would have thought about these!
Nice to hear from you Belinda!
@@GoodWorksTractors looks like things are moving along great, Courtney! Don't ya just love it when a plan comes together....
The Hitch Hangers look great.
As far as the green quick hitch, it looks like it would be a really good second choice.
Haha agreed!
Hey Courtney, I lost the top QH pin from Bolt-on hooks similar as you did. Just fell right off and I had it secured with the cotter that came with it. I had to purchase another set just to have a spare in the event I lose another one. Very frustrating.
Articulated lift arms or European triangle type QH are best for ease of operation
A couple of months ago I saw a video comparing the two but it wasn't you Courtney..it seemed that the attachment they put on had a snugger fit on the iMatch as opposed to the Speeco. They didn't mention it in the video it just stuck out to me. Do you find that there is a little more wiggle room on a Speeco? And if so could that cause a performance issue depending on the attachment?? As a side note I'm still new to the compact tractor world and watching your videos are extremely helpful..thank you.
Summit hydraulics would be a good partner for you. I bought a hydraulic top link for my Kubota and it’s great plus had great service.
On the i-Match weight bracket (and the Speeco weight bracket), I wonder if where you have the bolt sticking out for the retaining strap, if instead you could bring the plate steel further out on both sides so that it extends a little under the gusset on the hitch, drill a hole, and use a clevis pin with a lynch pin to keep the bracket in place. That way it could be quickly removed without having to unbolt it. It might rattle a little more than with the retaining strap, but so much else rattles on tractors that I doubt you'd hear it anyway.
Possibly so, I just really like the snug fit though
Courtney, can you provide a link for the 2" receiver for a trailer ball hitch that mounts on the speeco quick hitch.
I just purchased a cat 1 quick hitch from my local JD dealer that was very similar to the Speeco (didn’t require bushings), however it wasn’t compatible with my Frontier box blade. The quick hitch top link built into the box blade is the same size as the bushings and won’t fit in the top hook on the quick hitch. I had to return it and get the iMatch plus buy an extra set of bushings (two come with it). The Speeco style would work with my Heavy Hitch weight bracket.
The Speeco works with Frontier. The top hook on the Speeco is larger than the bottom hooks. We sell them all the time to Frontier attachment owners.
@@GoodWorksTractors I’m not sure what brand hitch this was, it was green so I assumed it was a JD.
I really want to order one of these, but have a 5075e and a JD 709 mower/shredder and not sure what model will work..
I own a Speeco device type 1 or 2 with the larger holes. The devices that you place in the holes are great because you don’t have to be as accurate hooking up.
Bushings or not, the concept is the same. The slot is pretty exact without any slop. Not sure how bushings make it easier?
Wat can u use for Ballest weight for the front of a 2025r?
If you're rocking a green tractor and don't mind the added cost of extra bushings and just have to have it match then go ahead and get the deere, for me I just want it to work so the speedco is my pick. But either of them look way more stout than some imitation Chinese made units you can get at a store that rhymes with arbor crate...
How about ballast weights and hangers for the front of a tractor, do you have anything... kioti ck3510
My I-match quick hitch attachment for my 1025R is such a pain in the ass for me to hook up on the 2 lower 3-pt arms. After I put away the backhoe, I hook up the 2 lower link arms & the top center link & then I struggle with the i-match. . . . . any suggestions or ideas out there??? Does anyone else "struggle" besides me??? thankya in advance. Tractor safe🚜👍🏼
You forgot to interduce your helpers! Was that the John Deere 2038R, and the Summitt TR25.... Nice helpers, Great video...
Haha make that Summit TX25 :) have a good one David!
@@GoodWorksTractors do you have a John Deere 2025R or 3038R?
I wish I would have seen this Speedco 2 years ago when I first bought my tractor. Doesn't tractor supply sell a version of the Imatch?
Protractor got me for a second. lol.
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I like watching your videos .but maybe you can answer a question for me why is it they do not put grease zerks on the tie rods on the front ends of tractors ?
Can’t say I know, but have seen some with zerks
I have to say from experience I’ve tried the speeco and with my finish mower I had an issue with the pto shaft hitting the bottom of the square tube and rubbing it completely ruined the shaft. The I match being a thinner height allows for about 2” of clearance.
That is an incredibly unusual set of circumstances for sure
Pat’s Quick Hitch installs easily, fits any Cat 1 or Cat 2 three point arms. The weight savings is close to 100#. I used them on a BX and then moved them to an LX. Pat’s will easily work with attachments that are not quick hitch compatible.
Pats weighs 25 lbs compared to 70 for the Speeco. That’s a 45 lb difference, not nearly 100 lbs. More weight is typically beneficial on the back of a tractor.
We get many customers that upgrade from Pat’s system. It is an improvement over no system and a good choice if your attachments aren’t quick hitch compatible. A real quick hitch is on another level.
Tractor time with Tim reviewed a new hydraulic top link manufacturer s few weeks ago on his channel. I can’t remember the name of the manufacturer right now.
This isn’t about the quick hitch but I’m starting my research into which compact tractor I want to get and am interested in looking at the Summit tractor you have in this video. As a reference for size, which John Deere is that you have next to the Summit in this video .
If you have a Mahindra dealer close check out the Max 26. It's very similar to the Summit TX25 in size and control layout and has the same Mitsubishi engine.
Seems to me that adding weights to the quick hitch itself will just add pressure to the latches, they seem only designed to be retain the pins in the hook rather than carry any weight. Any thoughts on that?
I understand that concern and we thought about it as well. “Normal” attachments that are hundreds more pounds often bounce around and bump into, ram into, or ride against a latch depending on application. Tillers, discs, box blades, and more all ride on very uneven surfaces as they are being pulled. Those latches actually take a lot of impact and load on a fairly regular basis. It can be tough to see, but try turning around and watching one of those attachments and how the pins move within the quick hitch slot. Sometimes they’ll be stationary, but that latch is definitely getting a workout a lot of the time. So, I think those pins would have failed long ago on most hitches unless robustly designed.
I’ve had no issues with my own hitches and no reported issues from all the Hangers in the field either.
I got the Speeco from GWT. Works great.
Understand the benefit of the Speeco QH not requiring the lower bushings but attachment positioning is more critical. Also the price @ ~$100 less is very attractive. The larger diameter of the lower bushing saddles on the Deere (and other) QH's makes attachment placement and connections less "fussy."
I was just thinking that myself. But those bushings add up over time for sure. I have a land pride QH 15. Great quick hitch. I just buy the Tractor supply bushings the cat 1-2 and 2-3 instead of those ones with the roll pin. Not really a fan of those. I can move around the other type where needed if I get something new and need to pick up another set later.
@@JaseVaughn That is what I did for my box blade...didn't realize stock pins were too small until it was "left behind" when dragging downhill.😲 Actually got the bushings from a local hardware store, but same deal.
I can’t say I agree with that. You’re fitting a pin into a slot either way. Neither size has extra slop. It’s a pretty exact fit that you need to line up. I’ve used both types of hitches for years. No difference in ease of connection.
@@GoodWorksTractors I’ve never used the Speeco so just speculation based on years of using three-point hitches and about 12 years with a JD quick hitch. Either way, it’s all good.
So after buying the spedco,I had to buy bushing for my I match Deere ballast box since it is too wide for the pins and it could not be secured. Makes me question if all I match will be trouble
The JD ballast box is an anomaly. However, it works with the Speeco. There is no physical way for the pins to slide out left or right. There is steel in the way that stops it. If you bought bushings for the ballast box, then I'm not sure how the Speeco still worked anyways.
I have an imatch that came with my tractor. Wish I had a Speeco. iMatch costs more every time I buy adapters.
The SpeeCo is a no-brainer. I never would’ve known about it if it wasn’t for your videos. Don’t even consider another manufacturer until they stop with the bushing racket they’re running.
I wish I knew about speeco before I purchased a JD quick hitch.🙁
Does that 2038R have wheel spacers?
Yeah it came with them when I bought it
Does the speeco ehitch work with a JD IMATCH 3PT Balast box? Thx.
Not without a bushing. Pins too short
I noticed your versa fits the Imatch with 2 bolts in the hook, I had to lower my hook to the lowest position on the Imatch using only 1 bolt to get the versa rack to fit, any body else have that problem?
Make that the the highest position on the I match
Haven’t had others reporting any compatibility issues. I didn’t touch a thing on my iMatch. No adjustments, just dropped the VersaBracket right in.
Make that the highest position on the I match not the lowest
I bought a speeco two years ago at rural king for$99 now they are $350. I would pay the extra $40 for the i match
I think we all know what’s happened in the last two years. It’s not $40 more for a iMatch
I bought one at green parts store for$400
@@troy6874 it’s $456 plus shipping www.greenpartstore.com/John-Deere-iMatch-Quick-Hitch-Category-1-LVB25976.html
Where is to rent John Deere 1025r in mi
Haven’t a clue on that one
The $100 bucks for the green is not a deal breaker for me, but the bushings kind of sucks!!
Quote of the day: “I guess I’m just an idiot” lol
Life’s no fun if ya can’t be an idiot once in a while!
I know from experience…
NOT AN IDIOT.
Critcher of habit...wearing gloves and complaining about dexterity.
Salesman...you would not keep talking about green if you did not know it poses marketing challenges.
Buying black ...cheapscater or prudent user of funds.
@@frankbessette3463 are you okay?…
With gloves, without gloves. Was actually easier to squeeze with gloves, still challenging.
I talk about paint color to try and eliminate as many emails as possible asking if they can get whatever product I sell in green.
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Looks like a lot more meat on the SpeeCo than on the iMatch. Not much gusseting on the iMatch. A buddy of mine sprung his iMatch using it with a box blade...basically was junk after that.
But you stuck only Cat 1 with the Speeco! With I match and the others, you can fit cat 1 and cat 2. I personally prefer Patt"s quick so I don't have to worry about quick hitch compat or age of attachment
This is very true as I have a Kubota MX5400 which has a CAT2 3 Point and I can use CAT 1 and CAT 2 implements. I mainly use CAT 1 but I have a couple of CAT 2 items.
Cat 2 quick hitches are much wider left to right. A cat 1 quick hitch won’t match up with the links on a Cat 2 attachment. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Speeco, iMatch, Land Pride or any other. Quick hitches aren’t compatible across categories.
@@GoodWorksTractors Cat 1 is 30-1/4 inch cat 2 is 32-3/4 Inch but with cat 2, you can add longer pins and spacer to your ca1 implements and use them on a cat 2. But all of this is just one more reason to just use Pat's quick hitch because you can go as wide as your arms will let you
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Can of paint is less than $6 at Atwoods. Just saying.
Hehe sure is
Is the speco not orange? Lol.
Speeco is not compatible with Frontier 3049 Rotary Tiller. Center to center on the Tiller bushings is 26.00 inches. Speeco hooks center to center are 28.75 inches The tiller will not fit between the inside of the Speeco as the inside of the Speedo is 27.125 inches and the outside of the tiller bushings are 29 inches. Have to return my Speeco and purchase the I-Match from John Deere or do without a quick hitch. Shame...
Yes it is. The lower brackets on the tiller are bolted on. Loosen them up and slide left or right to fit. If it doesn’t fit the Speeco, it won’t fit the iMatch.
Watch this video ua-cam.com/video/7IFPsttWry4/v-deo.htmlsi=gtUdpitDGpYNe2FL
I hate the IMatch hitch!