1715 3-point arrangement

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Dataway

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Ford 1715, BX2200
I pulled the backhoe off the 1715 and I am installing the 3-point that has never been installed in the ten years I've owned the tractor. I noticed that the links that control the side to side movement of the lower arms are mounted on the outside of the arms and attach to a point on the bottom of the ROPS. This allows the arms to be very easily opened up to mount implements. This is the opposite of my Kubota ... it has the links on the inside connected to a point above the PTO shaft ... which means they have to be loosened and spread to install an implement.

So my question is ... on the 1715 it appears that the outer linch pins on the lower arms are what ties the system together and keeps the implement from swinging side to side. Is that normal? On the Kubota the links both limit side to side motion and keep the lower arms from spreading. On the 1715 it's the linch pins on the implement that keep the arms from spreading and the links limit side to side motion.

Seems like on the 1715 that means a LOT of force could be on those outer linch pins.
 
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I don't know if this varies by year, by model, or what. I have a Kubota L2501 and the three point stabilizers attach to the outside of the bars as you describe and the other end terminates at the bottom of the ROPS bracket. I also have a Mitsubishi D2350 whose stabilizers attach outside the bars.
 
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OK, maybe the setup on the Kubota BX2200 is unique to that tractor ...it's freakin pain, you have to loosen the links to open them up enough to get the implement pins mounted.

The setup on the 1715 seems to make more sense ... but depends on the implement lynch pins to make the whole thing stable side to side.
 
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You are correct - it seems a strange way to stabilize for sway. You might stop by your Kubota dealer and see if the BX stabilizers still attach that way. If not you may get some ideas how to do yours differently.
 

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