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MF135 stabilizer: arms or chains?

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David, Surrey U

08-26-2007 08:35:36




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Which stabilizer would you recommend for my 135? Solid arms or flexible chains?

The main use will be with a PTO driven finish mower which rides a bit close to the rear wheels so the less side-to-side movement the better. I already have a pair of brackets for the arm type. Both of these factors make me think I should go for the solid arms, unless there's some reason to prefer chains?

Any advice gladly accepted -- this is my first ever tractor and I know I have a lot to learn. third party image

David

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David, Surrey UK

08-27-2007 04:30:28




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 Re: MF135 stabilizer: arms or chains? in reply to David, Surrey UK, 08-26-2007 08:35:36  
Thanks for your replies. My tractor is a 1965 model, with the swept-back front axles. There's no cab or rollbar. From a quick measurement I think the stabiliser bar length should be about 31.5 inches hole-to-hole but this could be +/- 0.5 inches as I'm only using a tape measure and the lower link arms are hanging loose.

I fitted the two brackets under the rear axles this morning, but I'm not sure about one of them. The left-hand one is fine: the pin on the bracket is exactly opposite the castellated nut on the lower lift arm. But the right-hand bracket isn't a mirror image of the left-hand one: instead it has two pins, neither of which line up with the castellated nut. Both are offset by an inch or two. Is this OK or have I got the wrong sort of bracket? It came with the tractor (which incidently I bought from Wales, DavidP).

David

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DavidP, South Wales

08-28-2007 05:58:10




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 Re: MF135 stabilizer: arms or chains? in reply to David, Surrey UK, 08-27-2007 04:30:28  
Hi,
Must be Welsh brackets!!!!!
The general answer is no. Having said that you could try fitting the bracket and your mower with the stabilizer arms and check for the linkage going rigid at all stages of the lift. If you have standard MF stabilizer bars they may not fit anyway. For a light implement that does not exert much side force one stabilizer arm should be OK.
MF brackets may have a pointed pin on the front to locate the early loaders. Sometimes new holes are drilled to accommodate the change of position when rollbar brackets are fitted.

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DavidP, South Wales.

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DavidP, South Wales

08-27-2007 02:51:18




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 Re: MF135 stabilizer: arms or chains? in reply to David, Surrey UK, 08-26-2007 08:35:36  
Hello David,
I have just seen your posting. The type of stabilizer you choose will depend on several factors. Firstly, how old is your 135? If it is before about 1970 you should have the shorter lift arms fitted. Fixed length bars were normally used on yours. If your 135 is after 1970 you will probably have had adjustable stabilizers fitted. As '135Fan' has said, it will not make much difference for a mower. Adjustable might be a better choice as sometimes it can be advantageous to set up a mower to run a little off-centre to help avoid missing grass or reduce any wheel marks. The longer lift arms are heavier than the shorter and can accommodate more side force if your stabilization point is at the bottom of the lift rods. It is however vital that at no point of the lifting cycle the linkage is rigid. There must always be a small amount of sideways movement. Depending on whether you have a cab or rollbar fitted you can have problems with the stabilizer bars fouling the brackets in the upper area of the lift movement. Normally a cranked bar in heavier material will suffice.
DavidP, South Wales

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135 Fan

08-26-2007 09:10:58




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 Re: MF135 stabilizer: arms or chains? in reply to David, Surrey UK, 08-26-2007 08:35:36  
For a mower it won't make much difference. If you to use a rear blade or box scraper I bought some heavy duty Speeco stabilizers that are like a smaller version of the top link. They are basically a big turn buckle but also add a lot of strength so the lift arms aren't taking all the abuse when heavy pulling. You do need to drill a hole in the lift arm for the mounting pin which requires a good drill bit and the axle mount brackets can be purchased. The chains work good as well and the flat bars that go on the lift arm pins work for lighter duty applications like your mower. I have heard of the bars breaking but if you already have the brackets the bars aren't very expensive. Dave

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