Speaking of fabricate, I ended up going to my local machine shop and they're getting something together for me. They will do a far better job of anything I can frankenstein together.
#9 is what I need. I called it a check link because that's what bobcat calls it. As to it being proprietary, I don't know. I bought what tractor supply had and it doesn't fit. Stuff I've seen online looks either incompatible or flimsy. Ideally I would buy the real thing but this is not currently...
Tractor newbie here and I didn't tighten down the locking nut on my left check link arm (this is on a CT4045). Predictably, things got loose and I lost the turnbuckle. I can't get a replacement online, dealer is what I am finding your typical Bobact dealer and isn't very helpful beyond telling...