Short top link?

[Uncle Alan's Yard]

I have a Kubota BX2200 and bought a 5 ft rear blade. When I tried to hook it up, the standard top link was too long—even screwed in all the way, it's about 2 inches short of fitting properly.
I temporarily used a short 12-inch top link to move the blade, but realized it has Category 0 pin holes (5/8") instead of Category 1 (3/4"). Do they make a short Category 1 top link that will fit?

 

[Shawn T. W]

What would be the "ideal" length in your opinion?

 

[Uncle Alan's Yard]

Same size as the cat 0 link is like 12 in or so between the pins. But it has to much play so I don't want to use it of course

 

[Ping]

You could use 5/8" (Cat 0) pins and bush up the tractor & blade end holes to Cat 1. A couple Cat 0-1 top link bushings cut in half might just work.

 

[NCL4701]

An AgSmart model 873-470 has a closed length of 13”. It’s listed as a 9” but that’s the barrel length, not the overall length. They’re available from various suppliers. The below is just an example. I have no experience with the below supplier so it’s not an endorsement.

AgSmart Top Link Assembly - 9", Category 1

The AgSmart 9" Category 1 top link assembly connects a tractor’s three-point hitch to an implement as the upper link. It helps form the hitch connection and allows the implement’s position to be adjusted through the tractor’s three-point hitch system.SpecificationsSize: 9"Category: 1

www.qualityfarmsupply.com

There might be a shorter one out there, but that’s the shortest I know of. If that’s not short enough, most likely you’ll have to rig up some bushings as suggested in the prior post.

 

[67Truckin]

I got a short toplink for my BX1800 from farm and home in stock.

 

[Grandad4]

Check Tractor Supply (and presumably other ag supply outfits), who should stock top links in different lengths. Even Amazon has them.

 

[Uncle Alan's Yard]

Check Tractor Supply (and presumably other ag supply outfits), who should stock top links in different lengths. Even Amazon has them.

I got the short cat 0 at TSC but didn't know if there was one for cat 1. I didn't see any but maybe sold out