MF 150 Row Crop 3 pt Stabilizer Help

I have a 1968 Row Crop 150 that I love, except the 3 point arms have way too much movement, especially when grading. The grader blade will pull the 3 point over so far that it makes it almost unusable.

I picked up a kit off of this website for it, but the links in the kit don't extend anywhere near long enough to reach the balls on the end of the arms. I am guessing the arms on the Row Crop are longer due to the larger diameter tires?

Anyway, can anybody with this same setup tell me how they added stabilizer links to their three point on this particular tractor?

I have the brackets mounted to the rear axle from the kit, but that's as much as I can figure out. I have been contemplating making my own with chain and turnbuckles, but there has to be something made for this out there right?
 
(quoted from post at 08:14:29 09/14/22) I have a 1968 Row Crop 150 that I love, except the 3 point arms have way too much movement, especially when grading. The grader blade will pull the 3 point over so far that it makes it almost unusable.

I picked up a kit off of this website for it, but the links in the kit don't extend anywhere near long enough to reach the balls on the end of the arms. I am guessing the arms on the Row Crop are longer due to the larger diameter tires?

Anyway, can anybody with this same setup tell me how they added stabilizer links to their three point on this particular tractor?

I have the brackets mounted to the rear axle from the kit, but that's as much as I can figure out. I have been contemplating making my own with chain and turnbuckles, but there has to be something made for this out there right?

One can purchased adjustable stabilizer bars. They are made like the top links and you twist the barrel to make them longer or shorter. I always recommend using at least one adjustable bar. When hooking up an implement, get the one flat bar hooked up first, then adjust the adjustable bar to reach the other pin. Lift the implement up then adjust the one bar to center the implement.
 
You are correct that the lower links on a high arch are longer than a standard clearance tractor. You need longer stabilizer bars.
 
On our 165 it had shorter pins maybe 6" from the ends of the arms where you could swivel the ends up to hook up to difficult to attach implements. That's where those bars hooked on. You also have to make sure the pins where the stabilizers hook on by the axle are directly in line with the pins the lower arms attach, or you'll bend/ break something.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
(quoted from post at 00:28:00 09/15/22) On our 165 it had shorter pins maybe 6" from the ends of the arms where you could swivel the ends up to hook up to difficult to attach implements. That's where those bars hooked on. You also have to make sure the pins where the stabilizers hook on by the axle are directly in line with the pins the lower arms attach, or you'll bend/ break something.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Yes, mine has pins there as well, just the stabilizers I ordered were not long enough to reach them. Yesterday I ordered a set of chain type stabilizers with turnbuckle type adjustments, hopefully they will reach.
 

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