Stabilizer links on BX2200

[milkman]

Changed the stabilizer links from the PITA turnbuckles to the telescoping links some time ago, just got around to putting on the finishing touches. They worked just fine the way I had them, this just completes the look.

 

[milkman]

This has to go. Marked the center location of the attachment hole.

 

[milkman]

Bracket is gone, put a hole in its place.

 

[milkman]

New bracket and fresh paint. The large flatwasher locates the clevis hole the right distance from the lift arm.

 

[milkman]

Lift arm reinstalled.

 

[milkman]

Pats Easy Change back on, now I'm half finished.

 

[v8dave]

Thanks for the pixs.

This morning I ordered the parts to change my Kubota B7610 from the PITA chains to the telescoping bar. I've already received confirmation the parts were shipped.

I don't have the ears on my links, so my conversion will look very similar to your finished project. Nice to see the real items, I've been working off the parts diagram.

 

[LTEnterprises]

Nice job ole man !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[lp333]

Milkman, this is a great how-to. Thanks!

 

[milkman]

Appreciate the kind words, just recovering from third shoulder surgery so just found your post. In the first pic, you can see that I replaced the triangular shaped mount for the stabilizer links with ones that resemble the ones on the B2910, had my brother fab them up at his work to fit the space between the arms. I could have used the ones in the attached pic, #160 and used spacers to make them work, but the custom made ones came out pretty neat.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...196693289-my-mods-bx-tph-stabilizer-links.jpg

 

[SkunkWerX]

Milkman,

I missed this one when it was posted, great job!!
The turnbuckles on the BX were getting on my nerves too.
After getting the Quick Hitch, I made my last adjustment, and haven't had to futz with them since.

If i ever go back to standard set-up, I'll consider this modification, looks like a winner!

 

[Schultz]

Very nice job. I've got the same tractor and would like to do this to it too. Did you make the all the parts or order some of them? If you ordered them, where did you get them?

Another hitch mod that worked for me and would recommend:
At the end of the summer I bent one of my lift arms and some of the linkage because I didn't have the turnbuckles tight and I was trying to pry out a small dead stump with the back blade (real cause). Anyway when I removed the hitch I cut 2.25" out of the solid lift link (the one the lifts the left arm), machined a sleeve to fit over the lift link rod, slid it on one end of the rod, welded the two halves back together, slid the sleeve over the weld and then welded the ends of the sleeve in place to further reinforce the rod. Now I can pick the back blade up two feet in the air, before it would drag or catch if went up a hill. I'm also not dragging my yanmar tiller here and there across the yard. It's much nicer for plowing snow since you can lift it up fairly high.

 

[milkman]

Very nice job. I've got the same tractor and would like to do this to it too. Did you make the all the parts or order some of them? If you ordered them, where did you get them?

Here's the link that started it all, and in the parts list picture above in post #10, the part #160 is the only part that I had my brother make for me.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/12639-bx-2200-lift-arm-adjusters.html