jodieadair
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2019
- Messages
- 58
- Tractor
- Mahindra 1538
I have installed Pat's easy change on my tractor and love the ease of use but a major problem is that the top link needs to be extended to make up for the added lift arm length.
This is not a new problem, a simple search shows many others with the same concern. For some purchasing a longer top link is the answer but as my top link and many others is hydraulic, it's not that simple.
The link extension needs to be rigid, so a chain or and extender that creates a pivot point simply would not work.
Some more talented members welded brackets to extend the top link but that is not an option for me and others that do not weld.
I would have been happy to buy one but I could not find one anywhere.
So I figured I could at least try and come up with something.
I purchased four simple straight brackets, some threaded rod and nuts and came up with whats in the pictures.
It is very simple and requires no special tools. The total cost was under $40.
This is not a new problem, a simple search shows many others with the same concern. For some purchasing a longer top link is the answer but as my top link and many others is hydraulic, it's not that simple.
The link extension needs to be rigid, so a chain or and extender that creates a pivot point simply would not work.
Some more talented members welded brackets to extend the top link but that is not an option for me and others that do not weld.
I would have been happy to buy one but I could not find one anywhere.
So I figured I could at least try and come up with something.
I purchased four simple straight brackets, some threaded rod and nuts and came up with whats in the pictures.
It is very simple and requires no special tools. The total cost was under $40.
