Billy_The_Kid
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I have a converted my WD's two point hitch system to a 3 point system. The top link bracket on the rocker-arm bar was built by a previous owner of the tractor, and as you can see from the photo does not exactly work as intended.
So my question is: do you have any ideas how to fix the existing top link bracket? I have no cutting torches or welding skills, so any mods will be through the local machine shop.
The easiest and quickest way to fix it is to purchase a new bracket for about $35 plus shipping. But those brackets are a simple U-shaped clamp. What I don't like about those clamps is the the top link pin fits through the holes in a vertical fashion rather than a horizontal fashion. I saw an old AC 3 point system with the top link bracket fashioned very similar to my photo, except the bracket allowed horizontal top-link pins. Seems like that would offer better movement of the top link.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CSE04scInfEIJ_9pLAj4dOF1zo1mZjy5cGhdE6n4VhU?feat=directlink
So my question is: do you have any ideas how to fix the existing top link bracket? I have no cutting torches or welding skills, so any mods will be through the local machine shop.
The easiest and quickest way to fix it is to purchase a new bracket for about $35 plus shipping. But those brackets are a simple U-shaped clamp. What I don't like about those clamps is the the top link pin fits through the holes in a vertical fashion rather than a horizontal fashion. I saw an old AC 3 point system with the top link bracket fashioned very similar to my photo, except the bracket allowed horizontal top-link pins. Seems like that would offer better movement of the top link.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CSE04scInfEIJ_9pLAj4dOF1zo1mZjy5cGhdE6n4VhU?feat=directlink