3-Point Hitch Hook up Woes

[Doug Lee]

Bummer. I was about to say that Northern Tool has great deals on shafts, but I don't think that they ship to Canada either. You should check, though.

Locally, I could have gotten a replacement PTO shaft for about fifty bucks US over what I paid on Amazon. It was almost worth the $50 to get it locally for a lot of reasons, but I'm a cheapskate at heart, so I took a chance. It worked out great.

 

[MotorSeven]

Just the way Grandpa made us do it....

When you hit a stump or something the Hog can lift up instead of just being static with the top link. Really saves the gear box and clutch.

We do some pretty rough bush hogging though..........

My hydraulic top link kinda does the same as a chain. When I back up onto a hill, the hyd link collapses on it's own then returns when the hog is back on level ground. I don't have a check valve on the cylinder & I wonder if one was on it if it would still do that?

My side link cylinder doesn't have a check valve either & I need to add one as it just will not stay where I put it. Makes box blading a pain.

 

[8404]

mine does that too. but it realy is just traped air in the cylinder being compressed. I put a chain on the back side of the A-frame of the 3point so i could still use the hydraulic top link and get all the extra flex of the chain.

 

[IronHog]

mine does that too. but it realy is just traped air in the cylinder being compressed. I put a chain on the back side of the A-frame of the 3point so i could still use the hydraulic top link and get all the extra flex of the chain.

That bush hog has stuff like paint on it...and the deck hasn't been replaced by random metal plate

Fancy.

 

[8404]

ya im guilty of being a plate remover, with cut off saw. Its works great for deep grass but it is more dangerous, ive already busted out a window on the orange tractor. Its got paint, on the parts that dont touch stuff besides it mowes amost 400 hours a year it never gets time to rust.

 

[Doug Lee]

You mean it came with paint, from the factory? Growing up in Jones County, I always thought bush hogs just came with rusty metal plate welded on top of a rustier metal plate.

 

[IronHog]

You mean it came with paint, from the factory? Growing up in Jones County, I always thought bush hogs just came with rusty metal plate welded on top of a rustier metal plate.

We usta have an old John Deer hog (actually think it was a stalk cutter)....

Looked pretty funny with a shiny new green clutch housing on that sea of brown.........


Gear box finally gave up after a hard, hard life.

 

[earljr59]

Good to see others like a heavy chain on their bushhog in place of a toplink hooked solid. I run mine on different mowers and tractors for years without any problems.It really helps on rough ground and crossing low spots.A chain lets the tractor and mower flex as needed instead of binding . Flatlanders wont need a chain,but in the hills its great.:thumbsup:

 

[IronHog]

Good to see others like a heavy chain on their bushhog in place of a toplink hooked solid. I run mine on different mowers and tractors for years without any problems.It really helps on rough ground and crossing low spots.A chain lets the tractor and mower flex as needed instead of binding . Flatlanders wont need a chain,but in the hills its great.:thumbsup:

That chain comes in pretty handy on flat land too......when using a hog in place of a small dozer.