3pt sway links

[Av8r3400]

I bent the threaded rod on one and snapped the welds on the other. I could have bought one replacement and made one good one from the parts I had left, but, the single replacement screw-type turnbuckle ($65) was more expensive than the B23630 conversion parts for both sides ($57).

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Edit: My old turnbuckles were hard to turn too. I often used a wrench to adjust them, quite a pain in the kiester. Therefor when I put on the trailer hitch to move the trailer full of cut up tree chunks I didn't tighten them because the bagger was going to go right back on again. Well, the trailer bucked a bit and whamo- two wrecked turnbuckles. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[CostaRica]

Should the 3pt sway links be tight against the implement or against the lynch pins?????? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[wushaw]

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It depends on if your chains/turnbuckels are inside or outside your lower 3pt arms.
Chains/turnbuckles can only pull to tighten so it will either pull the arms together or apart.
My last tractor pulled them together, my current one pulls them apart against the pins.
So it just depends on your tractor.

 

[ToolDad]

What is this B2630 conversion anyway?

 

[Av8r3400]

Lift Arm Adjusters

This is one of the threads that got me interested on the MOD.

 

[GroveBota]

How about the Conversion if your chain/turnbuckles are mounted on the outside of the lower 3PT arms? I don't think there's enough clearance for the tire scrub. Anybody changed over the outside mounts?

 

[v8dave]

Here is another thread on swapping out chains for telescoping bars.

 

[RobJ]

I think this looks like a great mod for the smaller B tractors that have the stays on the inside. I'm sure they are on the inside because of the smaller wheel width. Plus the lift arms must go out to hook up a standard 3PT item. I don't know how yall did without this before. I have an L model and the stays are on the outside, this would be nice but I just replaced the chains (clevis adjuster only) with some of the screw types on Ebay (link below). With the stays on the outside I only need to adjust the max inside reach because I can spread them to put pn my mowers. A friends Ford 4630 has slip type on the outside but of course this is a larger tractor and is built to handle various classes of 3PT item. This Ford also has the lift eye ends that move in and out, very very handy.

You asked about how other tractors stay their implement, on my brother in laws older Ford 6600, it uses a single solid bar one side. The bar is attached with a pin near the axle and then slips over the 3PT pin. After you slip it on you then put on the lynch pin. This locks the movement left and right. No fuss either.

Ebay link