HydrauLink Top Link

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nckennedy

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Camillus, NY, USA
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JD 5425
HI Folks,
Just saw an add for the "HydrauLink". It replaces the traditional top link I guess, but I am not sure the advantage of it? I doesn't operate off the tractor hydraulics!
So is it basically a hand jack fixed to the top link to adjust the length? Just wondering if anyone has experience with one.
Thanks,
Craig
 
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I have one and it really wasn't an improvement over the standard screw-type adjustment. If you can, just bite the bullet and get a hydraulic top link. I did and it has been a really nice addition for me. In the meantime, I do have a hydraulink for my next yard sale! :thumbsup:
 
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Another vote for the hydraulic top link. If you can weld, you can make your own a lot cheaper than you can buy one.
 
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Top link is great!!!. I am looking for a side link for my NH 1925. Any one got a good source. Thanks,
Neil
 
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I have a Hydraulink Top Link. Very useful when using a Box Blade. Easy adjustment and reduces "hobby-horsing."

Helpful when using a Landscape Rake.

Good for reducing shock to the frame of a light tractor from pulled implements in general.
 
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I think Brian with Fit Rite Hydraulics can help you out, he is and advertiser here.
 
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I have been contemplating a hydralink myself. Seems easier to adjust than fiddling with the screw type. Seems I always have to adjust a turn or two, then raise or lower the hitch a bit, get a few more turns, adjust hitch again, few more turns, etc. Might just be able to muscle it with lighter implements, but a 700# blade and 1100# bushhog you have to find the sweet spot.

I have to crank my toplink pretty short to get stuff on the trailer, or get more lift height out of the blade for clearance. But then need to lengthen it quite a bit to level the hog or blade. So I am fiddling with it more than I would like.

I cannot justify several hundred bucks for remotes just for toplink adjustment. I have nothing else that would use them. So the options would be stick with my screw type, or spend $1000+ for a TNT. A hydralink seems to be a nice in-between
 
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I have been contemplating a hydralink myself. Seems easier to adjust than fiddling with the screw type. Seems I always have to adjust a turn or two, then raise or lower the hitch a bit, get a few more turns, adjust hitch again, few more turns, etc. Might just be able to muscle it with lighter implements, but a 700# blade and 1100# bushhog you have to find the sweet spot.

I have to crank my toplink pretty short to get stuff on the trailer, or get more lift height out of the blade for clearance. But then need to lengthen it quite a bit to level the hog or blade. So I am fiddling with it more than I would like.

I cannot justify several hundred bucks for remotes just for toplink adjustment. I have nothing else that would use them. So the options would be stick with my screw type, or spend $1000+ for a TNT. A hydralink seems to be a nice in-between
You need what I have been looking for, a ratcheting top link.

15297_pic1.jpg

S.15297 Ratchet Link Assembly with Double Ball End (Cat. 1)
 
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I don't think this can be said enough times...
IMO...If you have a tractor that has hydraulics...and you do any type of earth work /grading...(tilling included)...a (true) hydraulic top link is the absolute best (equipment improving) investment an operator can make...a side link is second only because I am addressing a thread about top links...
...in a lot of conditions (IMO) a hydraulic side link is even more an improvement...when it comes to being able to use attachments and end up with professional looking results in a relative time frame...!
 

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