3-Point Hitch Aftermarket source for mechanical top link repair end (category 1 metric)?

[zzvyb6]

Very few implements actually require a rigid top link. Use a chain until you find one at a garage or estate sale. I've made a habit of collecting them so they stay with the implement (only one really needs it: a post hold digger. Maybe that's why I'm tripping over them in the shed.). I use a hydraulic link on a box blade.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Go to a b olt supplier like Fastenal, they nay have or can get a long metric LF bolt. Cut off and weld on in place of the thred. Straighten; I had a yahoo worker bend mine one day. TRied to straighten it, drill in futility. Buy a new one like I did, end of problem. Nobody said owning a tractor was a poor mans hobby.
Ron

 

[neverfailyou]

Replace the whole thing for $30. I don't have a problem mixing Metric and SAE/Imperial since most equipment is mixed already (Trucks, tractor, attachments, etc.). For Hydraulic hoses, my local hydraulic can replace just a fitting or fabricate most hoses. I haven't had to use an OEM replacement hose nor had much success at finding a generic replacement at Tractor Supply.