Bush hog adjustment

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msjanket

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I have a bush hog, don't know what make it is. At any rate, the tower that supports the top link and 2 bottom attachment pegs appears to be correctly used by NOT using a third link at all. The tower moves forward and back, has a piece of flat stock that has a short length of chain on the rear end.

I think I'm correct in assuming this top link is not made to be connected at all. Am I right or wrong?
 
   / Bush hog adjustment #2  
msjanket said:
I have a bush hog, don't know what make it is. At any rate, the tower that supports the top link and 2 bottom attachment pegs appears to be correctly used by NOT using a third link at all. The tower moves forward and back, has a piece of flat stock that has a short length of chain on the rear end.

I think I'm correct in assuming this top link is not made to be connected at all. Am I right or wrong?
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If I am understanding you correctly, I believe the top link should be attached. Or else, how will you ever be able to raise the implement and drive down the road at highway speed (if you needed to)? On my bush hog, the two flat bars that go to the rear of the mower are fixed (don't move at all). The mower is allowed to tilt up or down with the U-shaped bracket. Just a different way of doing it from yours.

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My Bush Hog model 3008 comes in several configurations, but the one it came in to me was with 3 point lift arms mounted, which raises and lowers the front, and the rear is raised and lowered via a hydraulic cylinder. The top link is not used, nor is there anywhere to attach one.
In your case, if I am correct, the top link does attach, and if the chains are the correct length, then if you pick up the bush hog, the chains should tighten up and allow the rear to come up. If you drive the the tractor into a dip with the bush hog, as you come out the chains should loosen up allowing the rear of the bush hog to raise instead of bending something! (should make more sense if you do it, lol)
David from jax
 
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Have any pictures? I was just putting mine on today for the first time, I kept looking at and looking at it and I finally figured out the top link float bracket was mounted backwards for the last twenty years..
 
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kebo said:
If I am understanding you correctly, I believe the top link should be attached. Or else, how will you ever be able to raise the implement and drive down the road at highway speed (if you needed to)? On my bush hog, the two flat bars that go to the rear of the mower are fixed (don't move at all). The mower is allowed to tilt up or down with the U-shaped bracket. Just a different way of doing it from yours.

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Here is a thread on <Chains instead of a top link for bush hog?>

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/220947-chains-instead-top-link-bush-9.html
 
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msjanket said:
I have a bush hog, don't know what make it is. At any rate, the tower that supports the top link and 2 bottom attachment pegs appears to be correctly used by NOT using a third link at all. The tower moves forward and back, has a piece of flat stock that has a short length of chain on the rear end.

I think I'm correct in assuming this top link is not made to be connected at all. Am I right or wrong?
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Here is a thread on <Chains instead of a top link for bush hog?>

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/220947-chains-instead-top-link-bush-9.html

My ground is not super irregular so I use the top link...:)
 
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