al3
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Began using a Woods made Frontier BB to make a fire break. The BB is designed to be quick hitch compatible, so the lift arm attaching set up uses removable hitch pins. When used without a quick hitch, there’s a lot of slop, i.e several inches lateral movement of the ball on the hitch pin.(in other words, the stinkin' BB can slide sideways)
It’d also be nice to narrow the lift arms they’ll rub on the tires (at ½ to full lift) when the BB sways to one side or the other. (been using it as ballast for FEL work; when I turn on sloped ground the lift arms will rub on one side). Tractor came with turnbuckles to limit sway to some degree, but they’re at minimum length.
I assume the easiest remedy is to buy a pair of linkage bushings, cut them down and use ‘em as spacers to pin the lift arms as narrow as possible? Can't see why this wouldn't work, but before I screw-up a set of lift arms/balls, thought I'd ask. Thks.
It’d also be nice to narrow the lift arms they’ll rub on the tires (at ½ to full lift) when the BB sways to one side or the other. (been using it as ballast for FEL work; when I turn on sloped ground the lift arms will rub on one side). Tractor came with turnbuckles to limit sway to some degree, but they’re at minimum length.
I assume the easiest remedy is to buy a pair of linkage bushings, cut them down and use ‘em as spacers to pin the lift arms as narrow as possible? Can't see why this wouldn't work, but before I screw-up a set of lift arms/balls, thought I'd ask. Thks.
