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- Joined
- Jan 26, 2002
- Messages
- 1,719
- Location
- Cambridge, New York
- Tractor
- JD425 lawn tractor; JD4710 CUT; JD JX75 Walk Behind
<font color=green>"...Besides I want you to make the first mistakes!"</font color=green>
I already have Bill. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif When disconnecting the restraining strap that holds the hydraulic top link of the TopnTilt in place I accidently left that strap dangling. See the attachment. You can't see it too well in this picture but on top of that top cylinder there is a steel strap that secures the cylinder in an upward position and is attached to a mounting bracket on the machine. When I hitched up my attachments to test out the TopnTilt hydraulics, this strap accidently got wedged against the mounting bracket and bent like a pretzel into a Mobius strip formation. This tells you something about the power and force of these hydraulics. I will try to straighten the strap out or replace it if I have to.
Lesson Learned: When you remove this restraining strap to lower your top hydraulic cylinder to hitch up one of your implements, make sure you remove this restraining strap altogether and store away in your left fender storage box or secure the strap against the cylinder.
Bob
I already have Bill. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif When disconnecting the restraining strap that holds the hydraulic top link of the TopnTilt in place I accidently left that strap dangling. See the attachment. You can't see it too well in this picture but on top of that top cylinder there is a steel strap that secures the cylinder in an upward position and is attached to a mounting bracket on the machine. When I hitched up my attachments to test out the TopnTilt hydraulics, this strap accidently got wedged against the mounting bracket and bent like a pretzel into a Mobius strip formation. This tells you something about the power and force of these hydraulics. I will try to straighten the strap out or replace it if I have to.
Lesson Learned: When you remove this restraining strap to lower your top hydraulic cylinder to hitch up one of your implements, make sure you remove this restraining strap altogether and store away in your left fender storage box or secure the strap against the cylinder.
Bob