Hydraulic Top Link For Belarus Tractor's3-Pt Hitch
I wanted a hydraulic top link for my Belarus 400 tractor's 3-pt. hitch to make using my two-pronged hay fork easier and more convenient. However, I couldn't justify the $400 or $500 price tag of a well-known commercial unit. So I made my own using a standard 40-in. cylinder with 30-in. stroke and 2 1/2-in. bore. I ordered the cylinder from Sur-plus Hydraulics Center (P.O. Box 88209, Lincoln, Neb. 68501; ph 800 488-3407) for $120. The only problem I had was that the cylinder was too big to fit directly into the tractor hitch's top link. So I made an adapter plate out of 1/2 by 3-in. steel bar to widen and extend the top link. I drilled holes in the adapter to fit the cylinder and top link. I've moved two or three big round bales with the attachment since I built it a few months ago. It really works slick because you can change angle of the forks from the tractor, just like a forklift. It also works well to make adjustments when pulling my two-bottom plow and 6-ft. blade. (Jack W. Griffith, 1001 W. Mitchell, Suite 202, Arlington, Texas 76013-2509; ph 817 261-6331).
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Hydraulic Top Link For Belarus Tractor's3-Pt Hitch TRACTORS Hydraulics 20-3-37 I wanted a hydraulic top link for my Belarus 400 tractor's 3-pt. hitch to make using my two-pronged hay fork easier and more convenient. However, I couldn't justify the $400 or $500 price tag of a well-known commercial unit. So I made my own using a standard 40-in. cylinder with 30-in. stroke and 2 1/2-in. bore. I ordered the cylinder from Sur-plus Hydraulics Center (P.O. Box 88209, Lincoln, Neb. 68501; ph 800 488-3407) for $120. The only problem I had was that the cylinder was too big to fit directly into the tractor hitch's top link. So I made an adapter plate out of 1/2 by 3-in. steel bar to widen and extend the top link. I drilled holes in the adapter to fit the cylinder and top link. I've moved two or three big round bales with the attachment since I built it a few months ago. It really works slick because you can change angle of the forks from the tractor, just like a forklift. It also works well to make adjustments when pulling my two-bottom plow and 6-ft. blade. (Jack W. Griffith, 1001 W. Mitchell, Suite 202, Arlington, Texas 76013-2509; ph 817 261-6331).
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