Love, love, love this video! I come back to it occasionally as a refresher. Right now I'm getting ready to take the backhoe off and reinstall the 3-pt. I don't do this often, so a refresher is THE BEST! Thanks Mike.

Mike, my father and I were just discussing this. This video should help. If we only had extendable link arms on the old Massey

Awesome set of tips and another great video! Love you channel and all the tractor advice you share with us. As a new tractor owner I can tell you I have used your tips and advice to not only be productive on my tractor, but more importantly to be safe.

Hey Mike Great videos!! I keep a 6 foot piece of 2 inch square tubing around my barn to use as a pry bar to move what ever I'm hooking up a couple of inches or so to get it where it needs to be.Works good for cat. 1 stuff.

Your video series is great. You took a subject shrouded in mystery and secret lingo and handshakes and explained it in an easy to understand way. You have my deep thanks.

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

FLgardener You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

Much appreciated, excellent teacher, pertinent content.

Mike that was a beautiful presentation

Great tip Mike, Thanks.

16 thumbs down had the wrong size implement. Great video, saved me from wasting time with the sizing issues

Great tip and insight. Pretty sure everybody struggles with hooking up implements at some time or another. Unfortunately my tractor arms aren't the extendable type shown here, so getting the right alignment can be pretty hard. One trick I've used, though...and this is potentially dangerous so be careful...is to use the front bucket to make very small backwards adjustments. Idle your tractor and put it in neutral. Lift the bucket off the ground and rotate it forward until the bottom edge is pointing straight down. GENTLY lower the bucket all the way down onto the front edge. Don't lift the front end up...just drop the bucket down enough for the lip to get a 'bite' on the ground. Disengage the brakes and rotate, not lift but rotate, the bucket upward (scoop action) very slowly. This will slowly move the tractor backwards. When the arms are where you want them, engage the parking brake. Shut off the tractor and complete the hook up. Appreciate al the great advice from Mike and others on here. Keep up the great work and be safe.

I love your videos Mike. I'd like to see one on adjusting the 3 point hitch and how to make sure that the 3 point hitch isn't too free allowing the attachment to sway too much and hit the tires, and not too tight either. I would find this really helpful, and I think others would as well.

@TractorMike

9 жыл бұрын

tmwilloughby Great idea! I remember selling a tractor to a guy who didn't know you had to do that and with 5 hours on it he had totally chewed up the inside of his tires with the implement. We got it covered under warranty, which was a miracle, but I vowed to never let it happen again. That will be a fairly easy video for me to do, but I'll need to show the different types of stabilizers, both telescoping and turn buckle. I'll try to get that done in the next couple of weeks. THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION!!!

@dennissimmons1348

5 жыл бұрын

Tractor Mike tractor mike: Who can I talk to at Kubota to determine what telescoping lift arms to purchase that would fit in an L3301? That appears to be a closely guarded secret. Thanks Doug

Great tip Mike thanks. -John

Very nice you are great job

The first thing I need is a easy to attach stuff hitch like you just used. The 1967 Oliver out there ain't got those fancy pull pin adjustments on it. Looks like it's cinder blocks and a digging bar for me, eh?

I always had a problem with my tractor getting the implements hooked up on it. My tractor don't have the adjustable bottom links and I wish it did. I guess that John Deere decided that the smaller tractors didn't need it back in 2002. I purchased the 3 point quick hitch from the dealer and it helped with some equipment, but the box blade was difficult to hook up and I ended up taking the bolts out of it and readjusting the top hookup so it would fit. I have a new plow and I have to do the same thing with it. The tiller and middle buster isn't a problem since I can lift it up.

I’m disabled (and stubborn). I keep my box blade on 6x6 blocks. It keeps it dry and out of the mud. But it also let’s me use a piece of pipe as a pry bar and move it into position. If it’s stuck in the mud it won’t slide.

Our Deere and the other two tractors don't have a chain and pin setup for the stabilizers. They use a locking nut/bolt system to either tighten or slacken the arms. So once we get them pinned on the implement, to reduce sway we tighten the nuts on either arm. They have enough play to attach, and lifting them should be common knowledge.

How about a video on how to use and set the 3 pt hutch controls!? Mine is so hard to rise and lower. Just not sure what the two levels are for. Thanks Joseph

Great video, but 1 question? Where can I buy extendable lower links to replace the rigid lower links from the factory? I've been all over the internet and do not see any universal or replacement kits.

Thanks Mike! I had to figure this out just yesterday and wish I would have watched this before! I was hooking up my tiller again after removing a brush hog. My only question is how do you know how far out or in to set the top link? Do you just eyeball it to see if it looks level? Thanks Mike, you've been a world of information to us newbies!

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

Depends on the implement. You want rotary cutters with a slight tilt toward the tractor, I think most tillers are supposed to be level. If you can get an owner's manual for each implement, they're pretty good about telling you how to set them and why.

@gimpygardner3377

2 жыл бұрын

@@TractorMike I have a 62-64 Ford 4000 Industrial. There are 3 holes on the tractor for the top link. How do you decide which hole to use. I mainly use a box blade.

Try as I might I can never get the link arms to retract when I back up the tractor with the flail mower attached. I end up just pushing the whole thing backwards. I've tried using extra grease on the link arms but that doesn't seem to work - any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Where could I get a set of the lower link arm stabilizer bars

The ends of my link arms are too big to fit into quick attach on bottom,,,top link works perfect

Great Video! I'm curious why you moved the arms to the inside when backing up to the mower. Is there an advantage I'm missing?

@fhuber7507

3 жыл бұрын

Its his way of aiming when backing up. You can do it with them spread wide to not hit the pins or the implement frame. (even without the extendable arms) Extendable arms give you more room for error in lining the tractor up.

That is slick but my IH 454 don’t have arms like that wish it did

Mike, who makes a cover for the PTO shaft coming out of the back of the tractor to keep it clean of debris when Ur not using it to power an implement? Thanx! Cliff

@TractorMike

5 жыл бұрын

Most new tractors come with something like that, then it gets lost or destroyed shortly thereafter. I don't think I've ever seen an aftermarket one, which is really strange, you'd think there'd be a market for them. A lot of smaller tractors come with a rubber shield that slides on and keeps the grooves clean, I have an older tractor that has a metal cover that threads on, but after the threads get covered with debris, is nearly impossible to get started. What brand and model do you have?

Quick question do you know any easier way to hook up a disc mower if it's not level, because I have so much trouble hooking it up by myself? I wasn't sure if they have any new attachment or what.. The problem is with a disc mower they are so heavy that even if the Jack is sitting on the ground after a year it still want to settle to one side and it doesn't make the hook up easier. I always get one arm hooked up the I have to raise it and pull up and back until I can get it level enough to hook up the other side. Please do a video or of anyone has any ideas let me know.. Thanks

I have a problem with the 3 point hitch. The prollblem is between the stabilizer arm and the lift arm. The brackets are not in the same height. Can this thing cause serious problems?

I keep a 8 pound dead blow hammer in my equipment shed so I don’t have to mule kick the lower links much easier on old knees

It's impossible! Thanks Mike

Hi Mike, what can i do so stop link arms move free in upper direction when tractor works ? Is there any thing i can mount and stop them freely move ? For example work with a transport box or a box blade when cut ground when force a little bit link arms goes up cause are free . Mount a check valve is possible? Ttactor type same as this NH with NO OUTER CYLINDERS . Thank you KEEP LEARN US GOOD THINGS!

@TractorMike

6 жыл бұрын

The only thing that I know that might fix the problem is that you might consider a hydraulic top link. You'd have to have a set of hydraulic remotes to make it work. There have been some tractors built over the years with down pressure built in to the three point, but I've never known any way to add that.

@bluegrallis

5 жыл бұрын

If you box blade lifts, instead of digging in, shorten the top link, so it cuts and pulls down, instead of trying to lift up. With an internal lift cylinder, there is no way to add down pressure on the lift arms.

Where did you find the expandable lowers? I have a Kubota L3600dtc, having a hard time finding them. Oem does not have them, need to locate an aftermarket. Ty

@TractorMike

2 жыл бұрын

There was a guy building and selling them online a few years ago, but my neighbor tried to order some and he was a year behind in production, and that was before Covid hit. His website is no longer active. I know of no other source for aftermarket stabilizers. I guess there's so much difference in length and attaching points that no one has been able to design one size that fits all brands and models. If you find some let me know, but I'm skeptical they exist. Good luck!

i have a question about the top link. I noticed you useing a adjustable solid top bar when hooking up brush hog. In my area thats a big no no we have to use a length of chain in order for the back of the hog to have upward give. Otherwise in alot of areas it will set down and lift the rear of the tractor and bind up.

@TractorMike

7 жыл бұрын

Just be careful the PTO shaft doesn't bind. My brush hog has a mechanism that allows a tremendous amount of play back there, so if going through much of a dip there's more to worry about in bending the PTO shaft than the top link. Here's a video explaining: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noamqaSuZ7C0pqw.html.

@bluegrallis

5 жыл бұрын

Ken, if you look close, his top link bracket on the mower rotates. That would let the mower tip up in back, without pushing on the top link.

Mike, where you buy the extendable link ams?

@TractorMike

8 жыл бұрын

+mikeyd4332 Mikey, bad news. Most manufacturers equip their deluxe tractors with them and their basic tractors without. Then, to entice you to spend more on the new tractor, they don't make a kit so you can install them afterwards, you have to go buy the individual link arms from parts and it's really expensive. I've not seen a kit from aftermarket suppliers that fit all brands, because link arms aren't uniform, so a "one size fits all" probably wouldn't work. There are a few tractor salvage yards around the country that might be able to supply a used set if you're real lucky, otherwise, you'll need to see the parts guys at the dealership that handles the brand you own. If you find a "deal" on a set, let me know and I'll pass the info on, probably would do a video on it. We had the same problem on the farm with the last tractor we bought. We thought we'd be able to find some extendable link arms that would work and even the parts guys couldn't supply a set, the particular model we owned had a really unique set of arms that didn't interchange with anything, so I feel your pain.

@mikeyd4332

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Wiles (Ask Tractor Mike) Thanks, I have an uncle that goes to tractor show all over Florida, I'll buzz him and see what he knows. If I get something good, I'll let you know

@warrenswan7348

7 жыл бұрын

I bought my JD 4120 in 2007 and knew nothing about extendable links. When I saw them in use on a different tractor brand about 7 years later, I started looking around and found that my JD dealer could get them for my tractor for about $369 for the pair. That's not chicken feed, but I've found that it has taken gobs of time off of hooking up my brush hog, back blade, and hay disc mower. Wish I'd have known about them sooner, but they've been worth it to me.

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Can these extended link be added to a tractor that didn’t come with them

@crpth1

3 жыл бұрын

Sure it can. It's just a question of money! You can get them at your tractor dealer or Amazon, Ebay...

Get a Pats quick hitch

Its not that easy with a big Fendt tractor.

How do you survive on web traffic and have a tractor like that? Let alone a place to use it? Please send me an invite or some directions? I can't believe you can pay for all of that off of funds from KZread. Sounds like a pretty good scam to me!