Wilburn Cox
Bronze Member
I hope this is the correct forum for this post.
I have read many posts/replies concerning use of a chain for top link and not sure I understand this. My tractor is a 16 HP Kubota B7100 I build a land drag using a heavy steel Air Force pallet 4' by 4' made with heavy steel 2" square tubing as cross braces. This thing is heavy. I then bolted 3 heavy gauge angle irons across the bottom evenly spaced. I added a complete 3pt hitch attachment to the top front to hook to 3 pt on my tractor. Everything works great and the implement lifts and raises easily with no problem.
My thought when building this was to level land on our 4 acres after plowing or tilling and also suing to keep our 300 ft gravel drive way in shape. The 3 angle irons bolted to bottom of the implement can be moved easily on angles to put a crown on the drive. My problem is, the implement does not float easily, therefore leaving small piles of dirt as the tractor goes up or down. Would using a chain as top link help with this problem?
Any help in my understanding in this will be appreciated. I honestly don't understand the term of replacing the top link with a chain.
Thanks in advance and have a Fantastic New Year. We need one.
Red Cox
Stephenville TX
I have read many posts/replies concerning use of a chain for top link and not sure I understand this. My tractor is a 16 HP Kubota B7100 I build a land drag using a heavy steel Air Force pallet 4' by 4' made with heavy steel 2" square tubing as cross braces. This thing is heavy. I then bolted 3 heavy gauge angle irons across the bottom evenly spaced. I added a complete 3pt hitch attachment to the top front to hook to 3 pt on my tractor. Everything works great and the implement lifts and raises easily with no problem.
My thought when building this was to level land on our 4 acres after plowing or tilling and also suing to keep our 300 ft gravel drive way in shape. The 3 angle irons bolted to bottom of the implement can be moved easily on angles to put a crown on the drive. My problem is, the implement does not float easily, therefore leaving small piles of dirt as the tractor goes up or down. Would using a chain as top link help with this problem?
Any help in my understanding in this will be appreciated. I honestly don't understand the term of replacing the top link with a chain.
Thanks in advance and have a Fantastic New Year. We need one.
Red Cox
Stephenville TX