Wedge-lock drawbar hitch assembly

A drawbar hitch assembly for coupling to a drawbar to pull an agricultural implement, the drawbar hitch assembly comprising:

• a first hitch plate;
• a second hitch plate spaced from the first hitch plate and arranged to receive the drawbar therebetween, wherein the second hitch plate is releasably coupled to the first hitch plate and includes a pair of inwardly-facing ramps;
• and
• a pair of locking wedges mounted between the first and second hitch plates, each locking wedge slidably engaged with one of the inwardly-facing ramps for movement between a locked position adapted to cradle the drawbar therebetween and an unlocked position spaced apart and adapted to be released from the drawbar, and wherein the second hitch plate is operable in a first direction toward the drawbar urging the locking wedges to the locked position to secure the drawbar hitch assembly to the drawbar and an opposite second direction returning the locking wedges to the unlocked position to remove the drawbar hitch assembly from the drawbar.