Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use.

   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #12  
How good are those tool cats??.

Very good! :D 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steer, 4 wheel independent suspension, 61 horse power turbocharged Kubota 3 cylinder diesel. SSQA with aux hydraulics on the lift arms. Check my threads in the Toolcat Forum for more pictures: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/

Very good on sidehills with the 7' brush hog. :thumbsup:

P8300006.JPG


P9250008.JPG
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #13  
I keep a separate top link on each implement so I don't need to adjust them or have one protruding from the back of the tractor. My DK35 came with a hook but I don't use it.

Perhaps you could use some eye bolt and cable arrangement to support the top link. Here is a photo of one I use to support my finishing mower drive shaft:
rfinishMowerPTOSupport.jpg
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #14  
I have a coil of 1/8" wire laying around the barn and just used a length of that to loop through a hole in a bracket on the ROPS, then bent the other end into a hook to hold the top link. I might take that off when I get a QH.
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #15  
A tarp strap works better than a bungee cord.
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #16  
Mine came with the hook... but once the hydraulic top cylinder was installed that hook was way too small.

Need to fab up something. Someday. I mostly have the backhoe on, so simply remove the top link.
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #17  
Mine came with the hook... but once the hydraulic top cylinder was installed that hook was way too small.

Need to fab up something. Someday. I mostly have the backhoe on, so simply remove the top link.

Hook a tarp strap to the OEM hook.
 
   / Hook like attachment for holding top link up when not in use. #18  
I carry a couple of spare bungee cords hooked across the ROPS. Also use them to support the top link,
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

New/Unused 20ft x 40ft Container Shelter (A48837)
New/Unused 20ft x...
2011 Ford E-150 Cargo Van (A48081)
2011 Ford E-150...
Case 580 SuperK Loader Backhoe (A50860)
Case 580 SuperK...
2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SUV (A50860)
2018 Mitsubishi...
Kioti DK45 Tractor (A50860)
Kioti DK45 Tractor...
ClarkLift 2,400lbs Propane Forklift (A49346)
ClarkLift 2,400lbs...
 
Top