Did something different for Two-Piece Cultivator Lift Link

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

I picked up my 1961 Wheel Horse 701 tractor with the new lift link made by the M and R Machine Shop in Greencastle  today.  This is for my front cultivator on my two piece cultivator set.    I took the 701 tractor to the machine shop  with a request to make a solid lift link for my front cultivator and attach it directly to the center of the rear cross bar on the front cultivator. 

 

The M and R Shop made a solid lift link that works great on the front lift. They used 1.4 inch x 1 1/4 inch steel stock. The lift is about 12 1/4 inches long and is twisted in the middle so the link lays flat against the upper rock shaft link on the Wheel Horse and flat against the back side of the front cultivator back cross member. A 3/8 hole was drilled in the center of the back cross member to take a bolt or clevis pin for attaching. Three 3/8 holes were drilled ( 1/2 inch centered apart from each other) and four 3/8 holes ( also 1/2 inch centered) to make for multiple adjustments of height, etc.

 

The hydraulic pump on this tractor will now lift the front wheels off of a concrete surfaced when the cultivators are moved down -like they would be when cultivating. You can also readjust the cultivator shovels as need be when doing your gardening.

 

This 701 tractor is really starting to have a lot of nice features and I have five or six implements to use with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This lift link is easy to attach also !  

[dclarke 4,082]

Looks like that'll work pretty good, Lane. 

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

Denny the twist in the lift link  and several holes make it very flexible to use and I can't wait to get in the garden with this ! 

[KC9KAS 4,744]

Can't beat a good machine/welding shop close to home!

[Live4outdoors 151]

That looks so simple vrs the factory arrangement. I like it Lane!