Description
Overview:
This Manual Quick Hitch is a non-genuine, aftermarket coupler designed for Volvo mini excavators, including the EC15 and EC15B. Built from heavy-duty steel with a durable, corrosion-resistant finish, it allows fast, reliable changes between common attachments such as digging and grading buckets or breakers, helping you make better use of your machine on varied tasks. The manual locking design provides secure retention when fitted correctly, supporting safe operation on site. Suited to compact machines where frequent tool changes are required, it helps reduce downtime and manual handling. Reference Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 996 448. This unit offers strong, practical performance for tradespeople, contractors, and DIY users seeking dependable attachment swapping without the cost of a genuine OEM hitch.
Key Features:
- Non-genuine (aftermarket) part for Volvo EC15/EC15B, offering a cost-effective solution
- Robust steel construction for long service life in tough site conditions
- Manual locking mechanism designed for secure, repeatable attachment changes
- Speeds up switching between buckets, breakers, and other tools to minimise downtime
- Corrosion-resistant finish to help protect against weather and abrasion
- Straightforward to use with clear, mechanical engagement and release
- Helps improve machine versatility on smaller jobs and confined sites
- Compatible with attachments sized for the EC15/EC15B pickup geometry (check your pin centres, diameters, and ear width before purchase)
- Suitable for daily use in groundworks, landscaping, utilities, and hire fleets
- Practical choice when you need reliable performance without OEM pricing
Typical Applications:
Frequent tool changes on mini excavators for trenching, grading, backfilling, site clearance, service connections, landscaping, and light demolition. Useful for contractors moving between buckets and breakers on short tasks, utility teams handling varied digs, and plant hire users needing quick turnaround between different attachments.
Also known as:
Quick coupler, manual coupler, quick attach hitch, quick change hitch, excavator hitch, attachment coupler, quick connect hitch, bucket hitch, coupler adapter.
Fits Models:
EC15, EC15B