PeteN
Silver Member
I've had a couple of parts bend on the 3pt sway arms when using my King Cutter 6' brush hog. I've been using this same cutter on my JD 2020 for the past 20 years and never have had any issue with it on that tractor. The first part to bend was the actual multi-hole bar. I was able to straighten and reuse. This time the bolt/bracket that attaches the sway bar to the lifting arm bent. Always seems to happen on the right side. I'm cutting all kinds of terrain including sidehills and flat areas and am wondering if the side loads are creating the problem for this tractor. Is this a weak point? I don't want to stiffen these parts up as I'd rather sacrifice them then break something more meaningful. Once it bends it no longer maintains the position of the implement and there's not a lot of clearance between the tire and the lift arm. I've attached a few photos to show the damage on the right side vs what it should look like as well as my setup.