3-Point Hitch Hydraulic Top Link

[ovrszd]

You sure your remotes go side by side and not up and down?

If he hooked them up wrong in that regard they would stall and not function at all. Don't ask how I know that....

 

[markie61]

I’m interested to see if you get an answer.

Well then...here ya go:
"What you describe does sound like normal operation. Your remotes seem different from the models at your local store because you have both the backhoe and the third remote options. On your tractor:
• The A remote is continuous detent to power the backhoe.
• B remote is floating detent, which means it can be used like a spring center valve with light pressure, then when placed in the locked position it allows fluid to flow through the valve in either direction but does not apply pressure.
• The C remote is standard spring center or momentary.
The extra effort required to lock the B remote into floating position compared to the A is normal as the locking mechanisms are different."

I then asked if my B should lock in both positions. Answer: "No the B remote should only lock in one position."
We have our answer folks!
By the way, it took about 6 hours to get an official answer - fast!
So Gunny's tractor sounds like it's working correctly too since got neither the backhoe nor the 3rd rear remote.

 

[goeduck]

If he hooked them up wrong in that regard they would stall and not function at all. Don't ask how I know that....

Same reason I know that

 

[gunny0628]

Yeah sounds about right. I have the HTL hooked up to A and it’s working like a champ. So nice to be able to change the cutting angle on the rotary cutter and the finish mower - haven’t tried the box blade or the blade yet.

 

[ovrszd]

Same reason I know that

My Kubota's are horizontal. My Ford's are vertical.

 

[CoyPatton]

These issues sound like issues you should experience with a used tractor purchase when no manuals were available.
These issues should be covered in a manual explaining how they function and some examples of usage. It should also be explained when delivered.

 

[gunny0628]

These issues sound like issues you should experience with a used tractor purchase when no manuals were available.
These issues should be covered in a manual explaining how they function and some examples of usage. It should also be explained when delivered.

Yeah, not. My tractor was delivered in the rain with all my implements. It was a rush job at best. I had to go to the store to pick up missing parts and spray paint (because RK paints all the gold king kutter implements red). Like they literally paint them. I picked up a carryall that was still wet. Have the paint on my T-shirt to prove it. The manual I’m my opinion is horrible at best. Nobody ever walked me through the operation of the tractor. I will say this though, RK has met my expectations after the purchase. Now if they would just fix the bucket issue.

 

[TangoYankee]

Gunny, which model Agristore hydraulic top link did you get from Amazon? Did you have to grind down the ball end to to be able to mount it to your tractor? That's one of the things that I don't get about the RK24. It lists as having a Cat 1 three point hitch, which I would expect to be able to use any Cat 1 top link, but it doesn't as the mount on the tractor is too narrow. I finally found a reference to it being a Cat 1 (N) link, but so far I've been unable to find any such animal anywhere.

Thanks!

 

[gunny0628]

Hey sorry for the late response.

 

[TangoYankee]

Thanks, Gunny!