HydrauLink- a self-contained air over hydraulic top link

[Denwa]

Hi everybody!

You may have heard about our product but in case you haven't, we'd love to tell you a little about our top link.

Yo,
What's with the in cab adjustment option? No info I can find on your site.

* Improves safety by eliminating the need to be behind the tractor while its running

Why would I need to stand behind my tractor while it's running?
I mean I *could*, but I know that's not a safe practice.

Dennis

 

[magicheater]

No worries. I like a challenge. Remember that adjusting one of these is dramatically easier than any screwjack. and it requires far less adjusting than a hydraulic top link in most applications.

Most people replace the screwjack top link with a hydraulic top link which provides on the fly adjustment and aids in hooking up the 3PH implements. Because you can move the hydraulic top link w/power is why it is desirable. I am constantly adjusting mine on the fly when logging, tilling, back blading, forks etc. I see this as an improvement over a screwjack but not a replacement for a hydraulic top link. Good luck!

 

[HydrauLink]

Yo,
What's with the in cab adjustment option? No info I can find on your site.



Why would I need to stand behind my tractor while it's running?
I mean I *could*, but I know that's not a safe practice.

Dennis

A common, although unwise, practise for people when adjusting an implement is to stand between it and the tractor while it's running. Since HydrauLink is so easy to adjust, it is less tempting to keep the tractor running when making adjustments... as opposed to a screwjack.

As for the cab control, they are in development along with our category two version of the cylinder. Keep an eye on our website for details as it moves from development to production.

 

[kennyd]

I was thinking the same thing, How would you lift the implement?

I guess we will never know:confused2:

 

[wvpolekat]

If the "crossover" valve is closed, it should act like a semi-rigid link. The air will provide some cushioning effect.

When raising an implement, I would assume that there may be some compression of the air, but it would still lift it without drooping too far.

 

[Jaylegger]

How do you easliy colapse the TL? The video only shows it extending...wonder why:confused2:

Been wondering the same thing. Looks like they may have put a block under the rear of the boxblade then lowered the 3pt hitch which forces the cylinder to collapse and the boxblade to angle forward. Can't see how a passive system could work any other way. If that's the case, I think I'd spend my money on a new unbent non-rusted screw type toplink if that's the primary selling point.

 

[beenthere]

No worries. I like a challenge. Let me try to answer your concerns. Why HydrauLink? Does a typical hydraulic cylinder install on a tractor in about 2 minutes or less? Can you do it without tools? Can you move it from one tractor to another in minutes? Does it self-adjust to the contours of the ground? Does a hydraulic cylinder or screwjack act like a shock absorber for your implement? ..........

The other posters are correct, that this link only replaces the standard screw link. It doesn't compare, or need to be compared to a hydraulic top link (except maybe for the price). I can however, change out my hydraulic top link in as little time as pulling two pins, and disconnecting two hose QC's (and without tools). I don't want a top link to self-adjust to the contours of the ground. That would be a reaction that I'd find causing uneven ground work, where I want it to be even (consistent). Have done a lot of work over the years with a wide variety of attachments on the 3 ph, and have never to my knowledge or awareness experienced the need for shock absorbing. I'll reserve comment on the video of clinkity-clanking down that gravel road with a box blade.
The quick adjust by pulling or pushing the top link, rather than the standard screw-adjust top links, would be easier and quick. But for three times the cost, I'm not sure it competes well on that alone. Just my opinions, and others will vary.

 

[3gun]

I think for a tractor with out rear remotes this would be a cool alterative to a scewtype top link.


I was planning on welding up a standard hydraulic top link from a cheap cylinder, but I have no remotes.

Maybe I will make one, but plum the two ports together with a valve in-between. It may not have the self adjusting or shock absorbing features of the Hydra Link but other wise it should make top link adjustments easier just like it, later when I get some remotes I will remove the valve and hook it up as a standard hydraulic top link.

Any reason this home made Hydra Link would not work?

 

[Johndeere3720]

That sure would be nice when Im using my forks and boxblade. I hate it when I have to get off and extend my toplink to get a log off my forks as it is time consuming. One of my tractors doesnt have a top link (yet) so I am now considering your hyraulink since i wouldnt have to run hydraulic hoses or buy a pump.

 

[Jaylegger]

The quick adjust by pulling or pushing the top link, rather than the standard screw-adjust top links, would be easier and quick.

How does one push the toplink to close the cylinder with an implement hanging off it? I've likely missed an important feature of easily closing the cylinder without the use of blocks or removing the toplink pin but from what I've seen the marketing concentrates solely on one half of the adjustments, that is lengthening the toplink. Lengthening the link appears to very convenient with this product but if the other half of the required adjustments (shortening the link) requires removing the toplink from the implement or some other apparatus involvement then I would consider the product, for my purposes, a net gain of zero.