Top Link Bumper Speeds Implement Hookups
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Tony Chicklo made a simple metal bracket to keep the top link on his Ford 8N out of the way when he hooks up 3-pt. implements. He says his homemade top link bumper automatically keeps the link away from the pto shaft, so he doesn’t have to hold it by hand.
Chicklo made the bumper using a 9-in. long piece of 1/8-in. thick by 1-in. wide strap steel. He drilled 3/8-in. holes in each end of the metal, then made two 90-degree bends 3-in. in from each end. In the center of the U-bracket, he welded a 3-in. long piece of the same metal with a 1-in. 90-degree foot at the bottom.
The bracket attaches to his tractor just below the top link with a 3/8-in. bolt. The foot rests against the tractor to keep the bracket at the proper height. Chicklo put a small piece of foam rubber pipe covering over the bracket to keep the metal edges from scratching the top link.
“The bracket isn’t anything fancy, and certainly not high tech, but it does the job for me,” Chicklo says.
He uses his 8N for grading, mowing, plowing, and light yard work on his 20-acre homestead. He says the bumper bracket has saved him a lot of pinched fingers and makes implement hookups much easier.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tony Chicklo, 741 Selms Rd., Bridger, Mont. 59014.
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Top Link Bumper Speeds Implement Hookups HITCHES Tony Chicklo made a simple metal bracket to keep the top link on his Ford 8N out of the way when he hooks up 3-pt implements He says his homemade top link bumper automatically keeps the link away from the pto shaft so he doesn’t have to hold it by hand Chicklo made the bumper using a 9-in long piece of 1/8-in thick by 1-in wide strap steel He drilled 3/8-in holes in each end of the metal then made two 90-degree bends 3-in in from each end In the center of the U-bracket he welded a 3-in long piece of the same metal with a 1-in 90-degree foot at the bottom The bracket attaches to his tractor just below the top link with a 3/8-in bolt The foot rests against the tractor to keep the bracket at the proper height Chicklo put a small piece of foam rubber pipe covering over the bracket to keep the metal edges from scratching the top link “The bracket isn’t anything fancy and certainly not high tech but it does the job for me ” Chicklo says He uses his 8N for grading mowing plowing and light yard work on his 20-acre homestead He says the bumper bracket has saved him a lot of pinched fingers and makes implement hookups much easier Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tony Chicklo 741 Selms Rd Bridger Mont 59014
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