EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
I was browsing around last week on TBN and I read a couple of threads about people who are using a chain in place of the top link for their bush hog. Something about it being better if you are cutting a rough area because the chain lets the bush hog move around more than the stiff top link does. Or, at least that's what I remembered about the conversation. Anyway, in all the discussion about using a chain no one had provided a picture to illustrate this setup. Does anyone have one that they can post to let me see how this works?
I cut a field that my son and his friends use to ride their ATVs in and if they do it after a rain the ruts they leave are treacherous when I'm cutting. The hog is constantly slipping into ruts, out of ruts, and across ruts. I can see how the top link would put a lot of stress on the connection point on the bush hog.
But then on the other hand, I thought that the purpose of the top link was to hold the implement steady?
Thanks,
Mike
The top link is only for when you want to lift the mower up off of the ground. It should be loose when cutting. You set the height of the cut by adjusting your tail wheel, and the height of your lift arms.
Replacing the top link with a chain accomplishes nothing. And since you need the chain to be short enough to still be able to lift the mower, it might limit how much movement you get out of your mower if you are mowing uneven terrain.
How high and at what angle to cut is a topic without a correct answer and subject to personal opinion. Using chains over a top link really isn't something to debate over.
Eddie