allen in texas
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- Levelland, TX
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- Kubota Grand L 5740, loaded R1's w/640 lbs cast weight, 854 loader
Ok I read the entire thread about the toplink failure and didn't find what I was looking for so...
This is indeed a perfect response to a problem with a product. I need a tilt cylinder sometime in the future and I now know where I will buy it.
But there was a question asked and it was never answered that I can find. The question was about using a double piloted check valve on the toplink. My top link has one and I couldn't do without it. I have three remotes on my tractor and sometimes I need 4 for my implements so my top link connection is the one I sacrifice. It it weren't for the check valve, I would have to put my old manually adjustable top link back on the tractor. It's easy enough to do but I don't wanna. I just hook up, set the length of the toplink where I want it and pull the hoses. Never moves after that.
My cousin has a toplink without a check valve and he is always having to adjust it. I set mine and forget about it until I want to change it.
So Brian, why do you not use a check valve?
Certainly not for cushioning. A manual toplink has no cushioning. Of course I guess they break on occasion too. Just wondering out loud here and I may learn something in spite of myself.
This is indeed a perfect response to a problem with a product. I need a tilt cylinder sometime in the future and I now know where I will buy it.
But there was a question asked and it was never answered that I can find. The question was about using a double piloted check valve on the toplink. My top link has one and I couldn't do without it. I have three remotes on my tractor and sometimes I need 4 for my implements so my top link connection is the one I sacrifice. It it weren't for the check valve, I would have to put my old manually adjustable top link back on the tractor. It's easy enough to do but I don't wanna. I just hook up, set the length of the toplink where I want it and pull the hoses. Never moves after that.
My cousin has a toplink without a check valve and he is always having to adjust it. I set mine and forget about it until I want to change it.
So Brian, why do you not use a check valve?
Certainly not for cushioning. A manual toplink has no cushioning. Of course I guess they break on occasion too. Just wondering out loud here and I may learn something in spite of myself.