harleyboy
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CK30 hst Kioti BK2475 bh with sub frame.
Am i to use the top link or not and why?
HB
Am i to use the top link or not and why?
HB
CK30 hst Kioti BK2475 bh with sub frame.
Am i to use the top link or not and why?
HB
Harleyboy, i have a wallenstein gx 620 hoe. An i use the top link. Infact they say in the manual to do so. You do not have to put it on real tight.
I too have asked myself the same questionLooked up both in the KB2475 manual, and CK30 owner's manual and nothing mentions to attache the top link to the BH.
Nothing in the hoe manual, hunh?
The 2475 subframe depends on dual beams of about 4 inch height each,
positioned quite low. These will flex noticably when under loads from the
hoe. Flex is bad. Using the toplink will make a much stiffer attachment,
but the tension and compression forces on the toplink will be far far less
than on a 3-point hitch attachment where the lower support is free to
pivot.
Take a look at the better types of subframes out there. They flex much
less than the Kioti style subframe if you don't connect the toplink. The
Woods old style subframes are very similar to the Kioti style, and Woods
requires the toplink. The newer Woods style (4-point subframes) do not
require a toplink, and are a much improved design.
The Kioti dealer that sold me my backhoe said to not use the top link. I haven't used it and everything seems OK so far. Fred