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Of course I haven't had any implements on the 3 pt hitch since I bought my tractor back from a friend in WV. It wasn't until I got home in AZ that I noticed they were missing. I guess I should give the short version of this story. Due to a nasty divorce in 2019 in PA I was court ordered to...

I guess I had a little more sway than I should have. I had problems with the box blade contacting my tires (R4's) when traveling with the blade lifted.

Were they for an LS or another tractor brand.? Maybe I'll give them a call and see what they have.

Is there an upgrade or something that works better than the telescopic stabilizers that came with my R4047? I could never get all of the slip and sway out of them. Now would be a good time to upgrade since I didn't get them when I bought my tractor back.

Got the HeliCoil installed and got it going again. Thanks for all the help and advice!

Funny thing is, I was a Mac Tools distributor in the 1980's. I wish I would have kept more inventory.

For sure. I bought some higher quality replacements.

Thats something I have meant to add to my tool collection for some time. I tried borrowing but none of my friends had any.

I wish lol. This one was really stuck. I had good purchase on the ez out and really had some torque on it. If I put much more on it I'm afraid the easy out would break.....and I definitely did not want that!

I tried all that first besides welding the washer and nut. I repeatedly soaked them in PB Blaster a couple days before I started in on it. The bolt had broken well inside the flange....

I started working on it yesterday. I removed 2 out of the three broken bolts easily. The third I had to drill and try an easy out. Even with heat I couldn't budge it. I'm going the HeliCoil route on that one.

Not too late, I haven't taken it apart yet but you are correct, this sand sticks to everything that has a little oil or grease on it. I'm going to spread out a tarp underneath and hope the dust devils stay away.

Thanks, I'm going to give a try on Sunday...it's supposed to be close to 100 degrees today.🌞

Thanks for the reply. I think I'm in the same boat, it looks like only one bolt broke below the surface. I'm going to give it a shot. I had a similar problem a few years ago with the loader frame bolts. I will definitely blue loctite them when it goes back together. I usually keep a lookout for...

Then I found this when I was greasing it. Thread 'Broken bolts on front axle' Broken bolts on front axle