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hydraulics for 10' bushhog

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tg in VA

05-07-2007 14:37:07




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I have a 10' pull behind International (not IHC) bushhog with a manual ratchet jack to adjust the height and to lift the tongue to hook up to the tractor drawbar. The thing is so heavy, the ratchet jack is a real bear to use so I bought a 2" X 12" hydraulic cylinder to replace the ratchet jack. It works wonders until I hook the tongue to the drawbar, then it will rotate the bushhog wheels to the ground but once that resistance occurs, that's all she wrote. When the tongue is not attached, the cylinder will reach full extension, when the wheels touch the ground they lift the implement to its maximum height. There are two rods connected to the rotating pipe the wheels are mounted to and also connected to the tongue. When the tongue can float freely, the cylinder will work as intended, When the tongue is connected to the drawbar the cylinder won't lift the implement (but the ratchet jack will).
Do I need a larger (diameter) hydraulic cylinder or is this just something that is not meant to be?
I'm hooking to a MF285, if that makes any difference. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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georgeky

05-07-2007 16:29:07




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 Re: hydraulics for 10' bushhog in reply to tg in VA, 05-07-2007 14:37:07  
You do have the wrong cylinder. You need a 2 and 1/2x 8 or 3x 8. Those rods are to make the mower run and raise level. With to long a cylinder it is out of adjustment. If you have an 8 inch stroked cylinder try it and see if it works better.



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