Aaaarggggh! I broke it! Help!

[mikim]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( love that short section of chain)</font>
I'll say ! I made mine just a tad longer than yours - when I use them forward they come just to the front edge of the bucket where most folks weld 'em on - and when I hang them down the back they come to just at or just below the "heel" of the bucket. In the "fridge" thread they were there because just before & after I had used them to move a 250 gallon propane tank. First chaining the tank into the bucket frontwise for tansport - then suspending the tank under the bucket for positioning it onto concrete pads. And when I'm not using them - they're in the toolbox out of the way yet handy to grab. Everytime I use 'em I say "thanks jim" .... stealing ideas sure is easier than tryin' to come up with 'em on yer own.. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Soundguy]

I agree w/ jerry... put a spacer in there, and put it in a vice, and heat it a little, and bend it... that is steel not cast iron.. should be safe there.

If you don't like those lynch pins, try a toplink pin with a cotter key.. though that lynch pin design is pretty much the standard in aggricultural services.

Soundguy

 

[Phred]

Guys,

One idea that comes to mind is:
Some of my cat 2 pins are basicaly a metal pin without a head at all. The one end has the normal hole for the snap ring pins shown above. But the other end has been drilled and then a very solid pin is fit into it at a 90 degree angle. This second pin does not come out.

So if you have a problem with the hole in your cat 1 implement being two large or irregular a simple solution would be to drill a hole in an exsiting pin at the end with the head and install a small rod ~1"-2" long. If you have a welder you could weld it togheter. This rod, which should be hardened steel will make sure the pin never slips out again.

My Cat 2 blade uses this type of pin and it has never been a problem. Very heavy implement with a lot of stress due to ground engagment.

Fred

 

[shrike]

Hi Fellas, Sorry for the delayed comments. Lightning fried my modem, got it fixed, and then we had two major power outages here in the NE. I was literally in the dark for awhile.

I took the easy way out with the top bracket and got a new one from Corriher (no charge). For the top link, I've switched to the hitch pins with the red "D" handles (from TSC) which uses a "hairpin" which I insert all the way in. For the botom links, I've switched to a much stronger "black" linch pin (from TSC), AND I am much more vigilante when using a 3 point implement. I look back and check all links frequently!

Bruce