Toplink category 2 hydraulic toplink

[markct]

does anyone remember what company it was that manufactured a category 2 hydraulic toplink that cost around 99 dollars i belive. i recall people talking about it a while back, mostly people were saying it was too bad that they only made category 2 not category 1, since the majority of the people here were lookin to use them on the little compact toys, i need one to fit my ford 8000 which has cat 2 hitch, i am building a forklift attachment for it and want one to tilt the mast with,also it would be nice for other implements too since the 3 pt toplink is about 2 feet below where you sit so it cant be reached from the seat, plus the tractor has a cab on it. thanks

 

[Bird]

I'm going to guess that you're talking about baileynet.com here.

 

[thcri]

Check this link out. top link

Not sure on price or if this was the one your looking for. I did a search on TBN and could not come up with anything but if you do a search in www.google.com there was options there.

Murph

 

[markct]

wow that was fast, in like 5 minutes 7 views and 1 reply, that might be the one, i guess they went up in price a bit since they show 140 bucks for one of them. funny thing is too that in the description it says welded hydraulic toplink but in the picture it shows a tie rod cylinder. at that price i will just buy a tie rod cylinder from tractor supply co and weld an eye on the rod end and make a swivel for the clevis end. i sorta wanted to find a welded cylinder instead of a tied rod cylinder since they arnt as bulky and such for the toplink

 

[Inspector507]

Little compact TOYS?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Green Manufacturing sells a category 2 hydraulic toplink for $90 plus shipping. I bought one about a month ago. It has an eye on the rod end and a two way swivel on the other end.

 

[JohnMiller3]

Thanks Tom...

I couldn't find that link to save my life... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

That is a great price... isn't it...!

 

[DocHeb]

<font color="blue">wow that was fast, in like 5 minutes 7 views and 1 reply </font>

/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gifYeah, we may only have "toys", but we'll still help you out! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

The one I also bought was from Green Manufacturing, and it was $90 plus $9 shipping. It came in three days. They're considering making a Category I top link, but they aren't sure there is a market. Tell them you read about their company on TBN, and ask them if they ever considered making a Cat I toplink.

You can get the two hoses needed with quick connects and swivel connectors at each end from Surplus Center for about $55 bucks plus shipping.

 

[JimMc]

Make sure you incorporate a pilot operated check valve into your system, preferably directly on the cylinder. Otherwise a blown hose or valve o-ring could allow your implement to fall. Sort of like pulling out the top link pin with the implement lifted. Not a good time to be doing adjustments with hands on the implement /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[markct]

thats a good idea about a pilot operated check valve, but i am generaly carful about being around lifted hydraulic equipment so i realy dont think its a big deal, i dont think any of the comercialy available ones have a valve built in do they? and besides if the 3 pt hydraulics in the tractor failed the implement would come down too, so i dont think i would be creating a huge hazard here. whenever i work under an implement like a brushog etc i always have the tractor off and the implement securely blocked up anyhow