Yes I use the lift arm extensions and the top link bracket. Those things are a pain to hook up with the right brackets but the are really a pain with out the extensions and top link bracket. I have done it but it is not good for the tractor or mower to do that. If the mower lifts too high you can damage the pto shaft, that"s the reason for the lift arm extensions so you can"t lift it too high. Also if you lift it too high with the mower top link hooked into the tractors top link rocker it can cause the lift to bind. I"ve been there also. The top link brackets are fairly easy to find it"s the lift arm extensions that are getting tough to find. Most people just fabricate a set. They are supposed to be 8 3/4" long. If you have the money an original cast under the fender stabilizer bracket is the way to go. You do have the right hand bracket that has the ball for the break away bar under the fender don"t you? As far as using stabilizer brackets a lot of the old Ferguson and Dearborn implements used them and most of them were on the left side. Some used them on both sides of the tractor. Tillage implements like plows and disks didn"t use them, but cultivators, mowers,rakes, post hole diggers,etc...did. If you ever used a Ferguson rake on the back of one of those tractors and picked it up and turned fast with out a stabilizer bracket you would know why you need to use one. It will turn the front end of the tractor around when the weight of the rake swings to one side...
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Today's Featured Article - The Day Mom Drove the 8N - by Brian Browning. My Dad was wanting to put in a garden but couldn't operate the 8N and handle the old horse drawn plow he had found and rigged up to use with the tractor. Well, he decided to go get Mom out of the house and have her drive the tractor while he walked behind the plow. You got to understand that while my Mom is a hard worker who will always help whenever she can... she had never operated farm machinery before that day. Dad got her out there, explained how the clutch was the same as in our o
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