3-Point Hitch Hydraulic top link

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WOO-HOO! Finally got a hydraulic toplink and installed it today. Works great! Next will be a hydraulic side link, but that will be a while.... they are crazy expensive!
 

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Awesome! :thumbsup:

Is that from the fella on here who builds them?

(sorry, I forget the guys name. :( )
 
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Curious about the proportioning or diverter shuttle valve that's on there. Can someone tell me it's purpose. How much was that setup?
 
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Just as a price point, Agri-Supply is where I got mine. It doesn't have that valve setup and I'm struggling to figure out why that's needed. But a Cat II is $176 and the hoses there were about $25 each. I had to get 2 NPT to ORB fittings.
 
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The valves on top are double pilot check valves...they prevent the cylinder rod from moving when there is no fluid flowing in or out...it keeps the top link rigid... A hydraulic top link can be made to do the same without a check valve by disconnecting the hoses from the remotes...
 
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Mine doesn't move. Of course my tractor is new. Why would it move? Leak down?
 
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WOO-HOO! Finally got a hydraulic toplink and installed it today. Works great! Next will be a hydraulic side link, but that will be a while.... they are crazy expensive!

Is that the 18 1/8" - 26 3/8", 06003? I see that number in the 2nd picture.
 
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Sorry if I'm hijacking here, but perhaps someone can explain.

Can you do a hydraulic side link with a rigid top link? It seems to me a hydraulic side link would be more useful than a top link (primarily used for road grading).

I only have one free rear remote, so ...

Or, is there a way to get top and tilt with only one valve?
 
 
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