Description
Overview:
This Manual Quick Hitch is a non-genuine, aftermarket coupling designed for the JCB 801 and JCB 8018 mini excavators. Built from heavy-duty steel with a durable painted finish, it provides a secure, manual locking interface between the dipper arm and a range of working tools. The hitch enables fast changes between buckets, breakers, rippers, and augers, helping reduce downtime on site without adding unnecessary weight or complexity. It is identified by MPN 996 464 and is designed to work with typical collar pin setups used on mini excavators of this size. A simple manual mechanism allows the operator to lock and unlock attachments confidently, making it a practical upgrade for day‐to‐day use across construction, landscaping, and utilities work.
Key Features:
- Non-genuine aftermarket part for cost-effective maintenance while retaining robust performance
- Compatible with collar pins stated as 1 inch (25.4 mm) and commonly used 25 mm pins on mini excavators
- Heavy-duty welded steel construction for strength and long service life
- Manual locking design for straightforward, reliable attachment changes
- Helps reduce downtime by enabling quick swaps between buckets and other tools
- Secure pin capture to hold attachments firmly during operation
- Painted, corrosion-resistant finish suited to outdoor and site conditions
- Simple to fit using standard workshop tools and existing machine pin arrangements
- Suitable for frequent tool changes on compact machines where ease of handling matters
Typical Applications:
Ideal for rapid switching between digging buckets, grading buckets, rippers, rakes, and compatible hydraulic tools such as breakers or augers. Commonly used in footpath and trenching work, small demolition tasks, service installations, landscaping, and general site maintenance where quick attachment changes improve productivity.
Also known as:
Quick hitch coupler, manual quick coupler, bucket coupler, attachment coupler, fast hitch, quick attach hitch, excavator tool adapter, pin grabber (manual), mini excavator hitch.
Fits Models:
801, 8018