Toplink holder

tree grower · Oct 23, 2010

When I got my 1210 there was a 'bracket', for lack of a better term, which held the toplink in an upright position when not connected to an implement. Since I leave the toplinks with the attachments most of the time, I determined the bracket to be superfluous, and I got rid of it. Well 20 years later I have come to wish that I still had that bracket on occasion. I have googled toplink bracket, toplink holder, and a couple other variations, and all the links that come up are related to the bracket with 3/4" holes that holds the business end of the toplink. The unit I need is a J-shaped clip made of
1/4" wire that snaps around the toplink when not in use. Does anyone out there have a picture of this gizmo which I can use to re-create one for myself? Thanks in advance

JC-jetro · Oct 23, 2010

tree grower said:
When I got my 1210 there was a 'bracket', for lack of a better term, which held the toplink in an upright position when not connected to an implement. Since I leave the toplinks with the attachments most of the time, I determined the bracket to be superfluous, and I got rid of it. Well 20 years later I have come to wish that I still had that bracket on occasion. I have googled toplink bracket, toplink holder, and a couple other variations, and all the links that come up are related to the bracket with 3/4" holes that holds the business end of the toplink. The unit I need is a J-shaped clip made of
1/4" wire that snaps around the toplink when not in use. Does anyone out there have a picture of this gizmo which I can use to re-create one for myself? Thanks in advance

It is quite easy to use a 3/8" or 1/4" all thread to bend it any shape to hold the top link. All thread is a piece of continuous threaded metal rod to do variety of construction tasks such as hanging stuff off of the ceiling and such. I salvaged a 1/4" piece of steel rod that was chrome plated out of some metal furniture.Nothing fancy but does the job. A piece of rebar being ductile is easy to bend to just about any shape, can be wire brushed clean and spray painted to match.

JC,