4000 stabilizer bars?

M-Farm

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I finally ran across a decent larger Ford for my small farm. It's a late model Ford 4000 and didn't come with stabilizer bars, I'm used to the flat bars on my old 861 and 850, or the square tube style on the newer style tractors, but not this style.

Anyway, I ordered a set of those adjustable ones that look like a top link style since I have been told this is what it originally had. It has an upside down U-shaped bracket under the axles.

My question is, do they attach to the lift arms where those pin holes are? I don't know what the holes are for, and it would make more sense? This is not a good pic but you can see what I am talking about, for the life of me, I can't find a picture on google to compare it to with this style of adjustable arms. Thanks!

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Those holes should have a special pin through them and allow the sway bars to attach. That pin should HOLD the sway rear links in the arms, so I am curious what is keeping them from falling out, other than the dog or cog on the top side.... the cog should have a little pull cable sticking out the top so you can raise the cog, and pull the rear links out a bit and help hook up equipment... and the pin that is missing, is then the only thing that hold them in..... these type of arms are called "flex links" iirc... and when set up correctly are GREAT for hooking up heavy equipment. Flex links are worth a lot so dont weld them up, fix em right.
 
I believe you guys are talking about two different things.

I don't think the 4000, 3 cyl, came with fixed sway bars... just the adjustable chains.

The extendable lift bars are designed to help hooking up heavy equipment. Back up to equipment, pull the pin or dog and extend the arm to
hook up and then just back up till the pin or dog drop back in the hole.

Bill
 
all I have seen is a flat steel with a 45 or 22 angle on each end one send goes on your drag arm on a pin the other goes under axle on fender mount to another pin
 
Thanks to everyone,
I may have to go to the dealer and see about the "special pins" you are talking about, if they are just simple stabilizer pins I can pick up at the local store then I will do that, my only concern is if they squeeze the channel too much when I tighten them?

They currently have cotter keys in place of the removable small pins with wires, though I doubt I would need to move them with my equipment. It has cat1 ends on it now, bet those cat2 versions would cost me a pretty penny, don't have any cat2 equipment anyway.

How bout the length of the top link? I assume it is longer than my old 800 one's?
 
The 3cyl 4000 with flex link lift arms use flat strap with 2 holes in one end. They are NOT cheap from Ford. I hunted for years for some for a 5000 picked up 2 off fellow on here, both for same side.
 
I have one of those that was left at our farm when we bought it, but it appears to be the same basic length as a regular flat bar stabilizer? I think a regular flat bar is too short, I may have another look tonight at home though.

The one that I have has a lot more bend to it than the standard flat bar, it may not even be what you are talking about but I bet it is.

The front mount under the axle isn't a pin like the old style, but a U that you put a pin through.
 
I didn't know there was a right or left to the flat bars with two holes, spaced differently on the axle end. Have 4 of them for two five's and you have to have a pair for a 3 point disc mower. As many times as I have put that mower on, I think I would have noticed if all four were not the same. This is the 25th year for that NH disc mower
 
I put TISCO chain/turnbuckle style outboard sway chains on my 3 cylinder 4000 with flex links and interchangeable Cat I / II balls. Pinned under the axle and used the pin that retains the flex link in the draft arm. Much more convenient than the fixed bars and cheaper than telescoping square tubes.
 
The 3 cylinder came stock with chains and no stabilizer. The stabilizer bars were an option, and the kit came with brackets that Went on the bottom of the axle that were held in place by the fender bolts. There were two different kits depending on which lower lift arms you had, fixed or flexible link. Here is a link to the parts page for that stabilizer:

Ford 4000 stabilizer bar kit
 
Thanks Sean, that is really helpful. I have the bracket on the left, but the lift arms on the right? I will have to get some pins for my lift arms, and probably just use the adjustable style stabilizers mentioned above.

I do have that factory flat bar with 3 holes depicted in the picture on the right that was left at my farm.

Thanks for the help guys, I had no idea the stabilizers where an option, I guess that explains all the variations and aftermarket stuff available. Not a one size fits all like the older ones.
 
The "kit" includes the brackets and stabilizer bars for both sides, but I've seen a few of the 3 cylinder 4000 tractors with just a bracket on the left and no stabilizer bars, so I'm wondering if that bracket on the left was used for something else, like maybe strapping the tractor down during shipping from the factory and the dealers just left them on there.
 
I wasn't clear, I should have said I have the bracket "style" of the ones pictured on the left, but I do have both sides. Now I have to try and see if a Rural King or TSC has a pin that will fit the lift arms or if I have to make a trip to the super expensive NH dealer.
Thanks again.
 

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