12-23 ton (70mm pin) TE Excavator Headstock Hitch Mounting Plate suit Kato

70mm pin (or bore out to 80mm pin) Turners Engineering Excavator / Backhoe Headstock to suit 12-23 ton machines.

There is some light surface rust and a dings in the Ear Plates but is otherwise in good condition. Was cut off a bucket to fit a different sized headstock.

Designed for Kato 700, Kato 800, Kato 900 etc. but will fit other machines with similar pin spacings or that have a variable pin spacing hitch (Multi-Hitch).

Can be used for a mounting headstock for a Rock Breaker Hammer or Auger, or mount as a regular headstock for buckets and other attachments etc.

This is a thick & sturdy, well built headstock, made in Australia by Turners Engineering.

Headstock setup:
70mm Pin Diameter, 521mm Pin Center to Pin Center (CtoC), 328mm Between the inside Ear Bosses (which can be shaved back up to 357mm between the Ear Plates if you need more inside width for your hitch or dipper arm to fit in).

The thickness of the Ear Plates is 30mm.

The Bosses are thick and could be bored out to accomodate 80mm pins.


Shipping dimensions: 700mm Long, 525mm Wide, 195mm High. Weight: 98kg.


Call if you would like to discuss or to come inspect it.
We are at Pullenvale, 16km west of Brisbane CBD, between Brookfield and Anstead, near Kenmore.
You can pick up, we can deliver to a reasonable distance for an agreed fee, or we can arrange freight within Australia.