Probably stings a bit today, but I hope in a few years you can see some humor in some of the comments....
You are using cat 2 equipment with cat 1 top link & silly little pins.
Get to working hard, and I will guess you tried to turn with the rig in the ground, and the undersized stuff is gonna break.
You can buy a bigger toplink, and better pins. But - you still will break something if you don't go _slow_, go in _straight_ lines, and go _slow_. Helps to go only a little bit in trhe ground, repeat the pass going a little bit deeper, until you get tot he depth you want.
You are working with some serious forces with that rig. The cheaper top link from China isn't up to the task. _Most_ 3pt loads are pulling on that top link, while a plow or middle buster put a _lot_ of compression on it, and it was too cheap. You need a better one, USA made, good old used is fine - will be cast & not easily bendable metal, and it appears you need cat 2 size. And for gosh sakes get the right pins, one at least is hanging right there in the picture, using those little pins will mess up your bushings quickly.
But still, unless you do things differently, you will still bust _something_ as things have to give when they can't take it. It would appear you were doing something beyond what the steel involved could handle. Try doing something less stressful - multiple passes, or no turns, or - something. You can rip out huge roots or rocks if that was it?
Life is a learning process, thanks for posting the pics and continuing to allow all of us to learn. :)
Anti-sway chains would probably help a bit, but I disagree that lack of them was the real cause - it looks more like you turned, or possibly hooked a big root or rock at speed.
Better top link, better pins, and slower & shallower passes will allow your tractor & implement to live.
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