Quick Hitch Brackets
OUR QUICK HITCH BRACKETS ARE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED FOR USE ON ALL MAJOR OEM’S
HYDRAULIC
QUICK HITCH
BRACKETS / COUPLERS
INCREASED VERSATILITY
PICK UP A WIDE RANGE
OF ATTACHMENTS
SAVE TIME
ON ATTACHMENT
CHANGEOVER
HYDRAULIC
QUICK HITCH
BRACKETS / COUPLERS
INCREASED VERSATILITY
PICK UP A WIDE RANGE
OF ATTACHMENTS
SAVE TIME
ON ATTACHMENNT
CHANGEOVER
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BAC Quick Hitch Brackets are manufactured using the following materials
- Hardox™ – complete fabrication for abrasive / hard wearing environments
- Hardox™ wear parts- where certain elements need to have harder wearing capabilities
- Domex™ – where a lighter, high strength bucket required
- Mild Steel – S355
- Hard Face Welding can be applied to areas subjected to high abrasive wear
Designed For Maximum Performance
- With a vast knowledge and understanding of the various industries we can help you select the quick hitch specification for your application
- Quick Hitch Brackets are CAD designed and can be built to a customers exact requirements
- Quick Hitch Brackets can be matched to any RAL colours
- Physical logos and names can be plasma cut and attached to brackets
- Fleet numbering and ID’s are added to allow for easier identification
- Wrapping can be applied to create a highly visual bracket
BAC Quick Hitch Brackets – The Largest & Best Range
OUR QH BRACKETS ARE DESIGNED FOR USE ON VOLVO, JCB, LIEBHERR, DOOSAN, NEW HOLLAND, CAT, HITACHI, KOMATSU & OTHER LOADING SHOVEL MANUFACTURERS
Quick hitch (QH) brackets are a latching device that enables attachments to be connected to plant and interchanged quickly. Research from HSE identified that an excavator operator may change the buckets on their excavator up to thirty times a day in order to maximise the machine productivity.
Unfortunately a high number of all accidents investigated on excavators can be assigned to the bucket detaching from the QH brackets and injuring a ground worker. When this occurs the injuries are primarily fatal and major injuries. Be aware there may be many more dangerous occurrences that occur when a bucket detaches unintentionally from the hitch are not be reported and where no injury occurs
When inspecting QH brackets inspectors should ask the following questions
- Ask site supervision if the QHs on the excavators under their control require a manual safety pin (they should know)
- Is the risk of bucket detachment covered by their risk assessment?
- In addition to evidence of training in operating the excavator, have excavator operators been trained in the use of their Quick hitch brackets and, where appropriate, in the use of the excavator as a crane?
- Is there a checklist in the cab of daily and weekly inspection and maintenance carried out on the excavator, and does this checklist include a check of the QH and lubrication as appropriate?
- Is there a record of the inspection and maintenance actually carried out?
- What are their management systems for checking whether manual safety pins are always in place?
- Whether the safety pins are inserted where appropriate. (If the pin is missing, try looking behind the driver’s seat!)
- Can the operator explain the type of QH system they have (do they know whether it needs a safety pin or not?) and is a manual or instruction card available in the cab?
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Individual Engineer Fabrication
Bespoke Design Manufacturing
Inhouse CAD Design
BS4872 Coded Engineers
Hydraulically Tested & Adjusted
Service, Maintenance & Refurbishment