Top link too big for my B7500?

[BrokeSolid]

i just bought a used rear blade for my tractor yesterday and wanted to move it after i pulled it from the bed of my truck. when i backed up to it i then realized i didn't have a top link. don't know how i missed it, but i did. so off to tractor supply to get a stage 1 top link and pins. 30 bucks later i came back to hook it up and it's about an 1/8 too wide for the tractor? i just pulled out the grinder and hit both sides a little bit, but is this something that's typical for a compact? are the stage 1 links not quite whats on my tractor? or is that what you get when you buy some generac parts from a common distributor.

i guess i shouldn't complain cause it's working now but, just curious.

Also what a deal i got on the blade. it is a taylor pittsburgh 72" slider blade, rusty, but looked unused for $70. i felt pretty good about that deal.

Brent

 

[Deano]

I have not found it typical. i think it is just that there are no standard for CAT 1 equipment (other than pin diameter). I had to grind my extra top link that I bought also.

Here is an interesting post you may find interesting:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/158367-newbie-3pt-hitch-question.html

Deano

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Due to adding QA's (Pat's) to 3ph I had to get another longer top link. Mine was a hair to big at the connection so the handled nudger came out and whacked the connector at the top a time or two or three to encourage it to be a tad wider. It accepted the encouragement and the top link then fit on that tractor. Did chip the orange paint a bit so if chipped paint bothers you, then grind top link arm or get some touch up paint.

 

[Rusty]

I bought a longer toplink from TSC for my B7500 and had to grind some of the width away at the tractor end. Works fine, now.

 

[BrokeSolid]

Great! sounds like i'm not the only one then. after some quick grinding it was fixed, just wanted to make sure this was typical!