boomer 35 stabilizer fix - cheap fix

[joebandit]

First goto your local steel shop and purchase 16" of bar stock, 1/4 x 16 for a pair of them.
Drill a 1/2in hole close to one end and attach it to the tractor, then slide the 3 point piece onto the bar and mark it for a 3/8 in hole for the bolt. I used a grade 8 bolt.

You can move it wherever you like before marking it. Multiple holes can be marked if you like. I just drilled one.
A lot cheaper than $100.

If the pictures aren't big enough I can do some more using my camera rather than my phone.

 

[airbiscuit]

Why did you need to fix your stabilizer bar?

 

[joebandit]

One of them broke and the other one was bent, rather than pay $200 to replace them I came up with this fix.

 

[airbiscuit]

Nicely done. Happened when pushing with the 3 Point?

 

[joebandit]

yep, for $100 they seem cheaply made. My hydraulic hoses on my loader weather rotted in just over a year and tractor was parked under a carport. You could probably use a bit thicker material than 1/4 in. I bought 24 in of it and basically got 3 pieces.