# What is a quick hitch?

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**Category:** General Construction\
**Created:** [13 January 2013 08:05 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-is-a-quick-hitch/1180 "2013-01-13T08:05:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![HSE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2013 08:05 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-is-a-quick-hitch/1180/1 "2013-01-13T08:05:34Z")

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**Author:** ![HSE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2013 11:14 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-is-a-quick-hitch/1180/2 "2013-01-25T11:14:52Z")

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A quick hitch is piece of work equipment. It is also called a quick coupler. It works by being attached to the arm of an excavator and enables the operator to change buckets or attachments rapidly. There has been a spate of fatal accidents involving improper use of quick hitches over the past 5 years.