new type stablizer bar

[ihuntbear]

whats the deal with these new stabilizer bars.The old style.all you had to do is raise the attachment then tighten up the bar by hand or pipe wrench until the sway is out of your attachment.The ones I have on my new tractor I have to raise the unit,pull the pin from the stabilizer,then turn the bar until I think its tight enough then swing the attachment toward the stabilizer that I'm trying to tighten then try to put the pin back in.if it doesn't go in I either have to wiggle the attachment a little or if I gave the stabilizer to many turns ,turn the other way until the pin goes back in.way to much bull****.Or am I doing this the wrong way? on My stabilizer bars one end is threaded and the other end has a pin.It would be much easier if both end were threaded like a tie rod end.Turn one way and it extends or turn it the other way and it retracts:confused2::confused2:

 

[radioman]

Do you really need the pin lock? will it stay without installed or will the sway creep back in? Maybe you can just simply swap for the old styles- I can't imagine it to be out of stock.

 

[ihuntbear]

ya the pin has to be in or the stabilizer will extend.doesn't make sense to make something like this.at one end has threads and the other end has a pin.If the pin wasn't in the whole thing slides.I can see having a pin to lock everything after the adjustments are made but this is bull****.You almost need two people to adjust the sway.One to wiggle the attachment and the other one to install the pin.I'm going to change this or where this tractor is only a month old ,i'll talk to the dealer.maybe he will give me the old style bars

 

[texasjohn]

I think I have a similar pin arrangement for setting length/position of sway bars. When attaching an implement requiring different length sway bars, I hook them up without the pin, lift the implement with the 3PH on level ground, nudge the implement in the proper direction with my hip and drop pin into the proper hole. There are numerous pin holes so lining things up isn't difficult. Then over to the other sway bar, nudge with hip if it isn't just right... but it typically is. You typically want some slack in the sway bars, not completely rigid.

I actually prefer the pin type over the thread type adjustment.

 

[gwdixon]

I think I have a similar pin arrangement for setting length/position of sway bars. When attaching an implement requiring different length sway bars, I hook them up without the pin, lift the implement with the 3PH on level ground, nudge the implement in the proper direction with my hip and drop pin into the proper hole. There are numerous pin holes so lining things up isn't difficult. Then over to the other sway bar, nudge with hip if it isn't just right... but it typically is. You typically want some slack in the sway bars, not completely rigid.

I actually prefer the pin type over the thread type adjustment.

I have this pin-style as well on the M7040. The OP seems to have something different. He states that it has holes for pins but also some sort of threaded arrangement as well. Not familiar with that set up.

Pictures from the OP would help.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

ya the pin has to be in or the stabilizer will extend.doesn't make sense to make something like this.at one end has threads and the other end has a pin.If the pin wasn't in the whole thing slides.I can see having a pin to lock everything after the adjustments are made but this is bull****.You almost need two people to adjust the sway.One to wiggle the attachment and the other one to install the pin.I'm going to change this or where this tractor is only a month old ,i'll talk to the dealer.maybe he will give me the old style bars

If I understand the situation, there is only 1 pin hole on the inner part of the stabilizer? All adjustment must be made with the threaded end?
Could you drill more holes in the inner part of the stabilizer so that you would end up with multiple pin holes, for that matter, could you drill more holes in the outer sleeve also?

The stabilizer bars on both of my tractors have multiple holes to allow for many many positions. Any chance of a good closeup picture to verify what we are talking about her? That way we can see what you actually have instead of us guessing what you have. I'm sure that we can come up with a solution.

 

[ihuntbear]

I took another look,yes your right it does have multiple hole about one inch apart.I still prefer the old way for heavy attachments.No hip checking just tighten her up and go,sounds to much like hockey haha