Patent ID: 7204318

Claim:
Apparatus for attaching a towed implement to the drawbar of a tractor having lift arms laterally displaced from the drawbar, comprising: a hitch; a first pivotable connector associated with a forward portion of the hitch, said first connector being configured for selective coupling to the drawbar of a tractor to establish a first pivotable connection between the hitch and the tractor, a stabilizer extending laterally from the hitch and having elements for coupling to the lift arms of the tractor such that the stabilizer prevents the hitch from pivoting with respect to the drawbar about said first pivotable connection when a pivoting force is exerted against the hitch, the stabilizer being displaceable along the length of the hitch to accommodate variations in longitudinal spacing between the drawbar and lift arms of the tractor; a hitch pivot for mounting to an implement to be towed; and a second pivotable connector associated with a rearward portion of the hitch for establishing a second pivotable connection between the hitch and the hitch pivot, whereby pivoting movement between the tractor and the towed implement occurs at the second pivotable connection.