pycoed
Silver Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2007
- Messages
- 174
- Location
- West Wales UK
- Tractor
- Zetor 7045; Wheelhorses C121, C101, A8;Cushman Turf truckster
Just thought I'd turn up some 3/4" pins on the lathe to fit a top link to my Long 445 ready to run a bush hog & mower I'm picking up Wednesday night.
Pins are great & fit the top link easy, but cannot get them into the toplink support on the tractor.
There are 4 holes for the toplink pin, but I can't get the pin into any of them:
On the left side, the bend in the draft sensing spring prevents the pin from sliding in & on the right there's a casting that stops a straight push. See drawing attached.
I might just get a pin in from this side in the bottom hole if I grind a bit from the casting, but I don't really want to do that...& it doesn't help the other three hole positions.
A 5/8 pin goes in fine but of course slops about, so how on earth can I get the proper 3/4" pin in place. I'm stumped - Please anyone else with a Long 445 or Allis 5040 tell me how it's done!!
Pins are great & fit the top link easy, but cannot get them into the toplink support on the tractor.
There are 4 holes for the toplink pin, but I can't get the pin into any of them:
On the left side, the bend in the draft sensing spring prevents the pin from sliding in & on the right there's a casting that stops a straight push. See drawing attached.
I might just get a pin in from this side in the bottom hole if I grind a bit from the casting, but I don't really want to do that...& it doesn't help the other three hole positions.
A 5/8 pin goes in fine but of course slops about, so how on earth can I get the proper 3/4" pin in place. I'm stumped - Please anyone else with a Long 445 or Allis 5040 tell me how it's done!!
