Help getting lower draft link pin out

   / Help getting lower draft link pin out
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I figured it out. I just took a better look with my flash light. I have a large mounting bracket fastened to my frame and casing for my backhoe attachment. Apparently I hit the stump hard enough that it shifted the mounting bracket just a bit to now block one edge of the mounting pin to slide out. I just need to loosen the backhoe mounting bracket and the pin should slide out.
Thank you all for your suggestions.
 
   / Help getting lower draft link pin out #12  
Good news. No matter what the literature on your box blade says- blading in reverse is always a crap shoot. I've never had a problem with this type situation. Just dumb, really dumb luck.

I gave up blading in reverse when I got the new Kubota. Parts simply cost too darn much.
 
   / Help getting lower draft link pin out #13  
The draft links just are not designed to push.. only pull.
 
   / Help getting lower draft link pin out #14  
Just had the same thing happen to my JD 4700. Same deal, pin wouldn't come out. It was getting hung up on the backhoe mount. I took a grinder to the old pin base and got it out in 10 minutes. I was careful not to grind too deep. Now time to buy a $120 pin!!!!
 
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   / Help getting lower draft link pin out #15  
We had this happen on Japanese Ford CUTs with thos style of pin. We ended up creating a clevis mount for the lower links off of the loader subframe, if it exists, or find an attaching point to weld to under the axle.
It's a lot of work in the short run, but saves having this problem in the long run or possibly damaging the rear axle case.
 
   / Help getting lower draft link pin out #16  
The draft links just are not designed to push.. only pull.
If what you stated is true then the pin that appears can be rotated 180° in differential case should have timing marks so pin could only be installed in correct position for pulling. I'll bet same amount of force hitting a stump moving forward could break that pin.
 

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