Hyd Top Link

TWINKLE_TOES · Mar 19, 2001

GlueGuy,

I have been thinking about tip and tilt for my B7500. I recall seeing some pictures of a really handsome guy on a B7500, I'm guessing that was you. What are the chances of getting some more pictures of that guy standing off to the side of the tip and tilt? I checked the Gearmore web sight and couldn't find any kits. Do you have any part numbers? Also, now that you have used it a bit is there anything you would do different? Any help will be appreciated, no hurry of coarse.
Thanks
Al

Harv · Mar 20, 2001

The top link is a 2x8 and the side link is a 2x4.

Just to flaunt my ignorance once again -- is that diameter x stroke (i.e. 2" diameter x 8" stroke)? If not, what exactly do those numbers indicate? /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Bird · Mar 20, 2001

Harv, I'll beat glueguy to the answer. Yes, that's diameter and stroke. The other dimension you have to be concerned with is getting the overall length, collapsed, of the cylinders right for your tractor (they actually measure them from center of pin to center of pin instead of overall length). My top link cylinder was 20" in length, 2" diameter, 8" stroke, but I had an inch cut off each end to make the collapsed length 18". The side link cylinder was 13.5" in length, 2" diameter, and 3.5" stroke, but I added a bracket at the top that increased the collapsed length a couple of inches.

Bird

Harv · Mar 20, 2001

GlueBird -

Thanks! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I've been thinking of writing a book about the things I don't know, but the publisher said they don't have that much paper. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Bird · Mar 20, 2001

Harv, they already wrote the book about the things I don't know. I think they call it the Library of Congress.

Bird

GlueGuy · Mar 20, 2001

I've got the part numbers for the kit around here someplace, but I'll have to get back to you on that (I'm at work, waiting for a batch operation to finish, and the "stuff" is at home /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif).

The GlueGuy

GlueGuy · Mar 20, 2001

I think they call it the Library of Congress

I think that that's a work in progress, with no estimated time of completion.... /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

The GlueGuy

Bird · Mar 20, 2001

Yeah, I guess it would have to be a work in progress because I'm finding more and more all the time that I don't know./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

GlueGuy · Mar 21, 2001

Al,

Do you have any part numbers?

The Top&Tilt kit that's installed on my B7500 is listed as follows on my invoice:

- Gearmore model TT241-2K, 2 spool valve w/hydraulic top & side cylinder
- Gearmore model VB-170-3K ROPS mounted valve bracket assembly

The top cylinder is a 2x8 (2" bore x 8" stroke) with a length of 18". The side cylinder is a 2x4 with a length of 15.3"

The cylinders were measured collapsed center pin to center pin.

Bird,

finding more and more all the time that I don't know

That seems to be a might common ailment. In the words of another friend of mine: "There's nothing wrong with my memory, I just don't always get same day service". /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

The GlueGuy