check chains

[AMP762]

how about the pros & cons of using chains to relieve press. on 3pt lift

 

[beenthere]

Not sure what you mean. Guessing you want to hold the 3pt arms up with the chains, when there is a load on the arms? Is this while tractroring around, and not when stopped with the engine off?

 

[rdbrumfield]

up and down or left and right?

 

[cchoate]

I've seen them used more for position control on a rotary cutter, but they look like a good support to.

 

[AMP762]

Thinking about using on bush hog to relieve stress on lift,don't if it's needed.

 

[djradz]

Check Chains are the greatest modification I've ever added to my mower deck and brush hog. However, I use them solely to provide level mowing. The added benefit is reduced sway and eliminating the load on the lower links.

 

[gerard]

I'd say it's a well spent $20. I use them on the rotary cutter because it takes all the pressure off the rockshaft which, according to this board, is one of the items on a 3 point that is suseptible to breakage. Check chains alleviate all the weight as well as maintain your cutting level.

 

[JerryT]

Could somebody show a picture so that I can understand what you are doing. This sounds very interesting but ???
Jerry

 

[gerard]

Not at my camera for the moment but I'll see if I can explain better. You have two pieces of chain. One end is welded to a piece of plate steel that has a hole drilled in it that the pin from your lower three point arms can go through. One chain goes to one side and the other chain goes to the other side. Then you have two other pieces of plate steel, one for each side. This also has a hole drilled in one end that your toplink pin goes through. Again one on each side. The other end of that piece has what's called a chain dog cut in it. (Picture a keyhole shape, circle with a slot cut from the inside of the circle. The chain goes through the circle and slips into the slot. This allows you to adjust the length by how many As you lower the three point it will only lower until the slack in the chains is taken up so you can "set" how low the three point will lower. Takes all the load off the three point itself and puts it all on the chains. (I tried doing a quick web search to get a picture but no luck)

 

[jdrotert]

here's a pic of check chains hook up on a Ford.