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Top link or chain on hog?

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Pat

09-03-2002 17:43:55




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Which is better to use on the top of the 3pt on a to30 when using a 5ft brush hog - a short piece of chain or a top link? I have seen both but one must be better, huh?




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Phil (VA)

09-06-2002 11:31:38




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 Re: Top link or chain on hog? in reply to Pat, 09-03-2002 17:43:55  
This website has "Articles" referenced by one of the links in the column at left. One of the articles is on this topic. The author explains bush hog hook ups in great detail with an eye on safety. Here is the link:
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He definitely says NOT to use a chain for a top link. For whatever it's worth....



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Boogity Ohio

09-06-2002 06:34:30




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 Re: Top link or chain on hog? in reply to Pat, 09-03-2002 17:43:55  
My brush mower has a top link connection that will swing rearward to allow for uneven terrain. I've always used a top link with no problems and I mow some pretty rough areas. I do, howerver, worry about going uphill while mowing. Statistics show that most roll-overs are not on side mowing hills but on uphill climbs. Now that I said that I still get very concerned when I mow sideways on a slope. I have even climbed out on my fenders to keep the uphill side from tipping up. I'm sure this is a very dangerous practice but I don't know of another way to get the job done. Any suggestions?

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Fred OH

09-04-2002 05:36:03




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 Re: Top link or chain on hog? in reply to Pat, 09-03-2002 17:43:55  
I have run chains for years on my rig and no problems at all...but I first used a top link and had some problems when mowing through dips that crowded the top link, also when backing the rig off of a trailer and the mower hits the ground and shoves the top link back toward the tractor. If it hits hard enough it will damage the hydraulics as it did on mine. I don't run fluid in my tires and if I was to hit a hidden stump or something that would stop it in it's tracks...it would just spin...not the kind of traction that would let the tractor climb over backwards or let the mower pivot up and fall against the tractor and me. I never once regretted switching to chains. If you just mow on flat level ground...you'll be just fine with a top link...if you mow the gawd awfuls and have a pretty good hip pocket personality...you'll spend some of it on the hydraulics that you'll tear up using a top link. (VOE) L8R....Fred OH

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nick

09-03-2002 18:06:32




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 Re: Top link or chain on hog? in reply to Pat, 09-03-2002 17:43:55  
A chain should not be used. If the blade (which is travelling a near 100 mph at its tips) can stike an object causing it to lift up and twist. This can be forceful enough to to injure or kill the operator.

Also, it is not a good practice to back the mower into brush while it is lifted. Keeping the mower on the ground while the blade is turning should be the operatopr's primary concern.



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Ray,IN

09-03-2002 19:32:49




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 Re: Re: Top link or chain on hog? in reply to nick, 09-03-2002 18:06:32  
Yep! NO CHAIN should replace the top link! Saw a guy once using a chain for a top link, the rear wheels dropped into a ditch and the cutter pivoted onto the tractor, just missing him. I've been hit by thrown debris from my cutter while on the ground too. That's why commerical operations add short chains to the front edge of their cutters- to stop these missles under the cutter.



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