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Illinois Boy

08-16-2005 14:31:57




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Anybody using a hydraulic 3rd link?
Are they worth the money - pros and cons, please?




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HoneyRancher

08-17-2005 07:42:02




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 14:31:57  
I've used one for many years. Standard 8" stroke, although a 10" stroke would probably be better. I bought a ball end for a top link and welded it on the large end of the cylinder and got a cylinder with a plain end rod with a hole in it ( bought it from Northern Tool & Equipment). So the big end stays stationary and the rod moves.
It is very handy to tip the brush hog up to clean or to back up banks. I have a pallet carrier that can be leveled or tilted. On the 3 point disc harrow, I can tilt it to put more pressure on the front gangs. On the back blade it allows me to change the blade angle to dig or drag. All from the driver's seat using a two way valve mounted on the right fender. I don't think I could go back to a manual top link.

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wolfman

08-16-2005 16:37:20




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 14:31:57  
Put a cylinder between scissor and bale spear. Was putting 4X5 round bales over the side of pickups but somehow the cylinder rod bent. Had to replace the cylinder with regular top link. Don't know how I bent it-probably pushing a second bale into a first while loading a pickup via tailgate end. Guess the cylinder is not repairable!



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paul

08-16-2005 22:04:08




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to wolfman, 08-16-2005 16:37:20  
Fred Cain bale spear?????

Most cylinders can be rebuilt - if not can be replaced with a better one.

--->Paul



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Bus Driver

08-16-2005 16:14:43




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 14:31:57  
Mine is one of the best features of the tractor. Most of those available have 8" stroke. Mine has 10". Used a surplus aviation cylinder. Mine has 2 9/16" bore which works OK for my 35 HP tractor. Bigger cylinders sometimes have trouble clearing the end mount for the upper link at the tractor end- if you use one, you will understand. If your remote valve does not seal perfectly, your lifted implement may droop as you transport and the valve leaks down. I installed a pilot-operated check valve between my remote valve and the cylinder- seals tight!

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Mike Van

08-16-2005 15:28:11




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 14:31:57  
I have two I use, one is a standard 3" bore 8" stroke for a 3ph forklift I made. The other is a 3" bore 20" stroke with a mid mount, I use that on a one yard loader bucket on the 3ph. It will dump out clean & curl back enough that you can load it up pretty good. Sure beats the wheelbarrow.



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old

08-16-2005 14:45:07




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 14:31:57  
Been thinking about making one for a friends Farmall 450. He uses it to move round bales and the hitch doesn't go up high enough to keep the bales up so thinking about putting a cylinder in place of the center link. But its one of those round 2 it things, haven't gotten round 2 it yet lol



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Illinois Boy

08-16-2005 15:06:26




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to old, 08-16-2005 14:45:07  
This guy over on the other gravel road is parading the thing around like it was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread. I can definitely see some good points about it... Just wondered if it was worth the $$$$.



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old

08-16-2005 16:30:18




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 15:06:26  
What we plan on doing is just putting a cylinder in place of the center link and seeing how it works. Can't see paying big bucks for something made but a company when we have 5 or 6 cylinders just laying around.



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paul

08-16-2005 22:00:17




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to old, 08-16-2005 16:30:18  
You need the side to side sway, so you need to fab or buy the special joint.

--->Paul



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old

08-16-2005 22:04:18




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to paul, 08-16-2005 22:00:17  
On the tractor we will be setting this up on the part for the center link will slide side to side on it so I think that will fix that problem.



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Jim in new Mexico

08-16-2005 15:46:22




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 Re: 3rd Link in reply to Illinois Boy, 08-16-2005 15:06:26  
I had one on a 545-Ford gannon scraper box,it is one of the best investments I ever got. I also had a cyl. in place of the crank box to tilt the scraper box side to side. It sure beats the heck out of trying to do it by hand !! a little pricey but well worth it. Jim in N M



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