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Thanks for the interest, I eventually ordered a couple of sets of balls and found that the 44.5mm O/D fit best. They work fine attached to my 2m flail mower now that I have adapted the stabilizer chains that came with the tractor but obviously were not for it! I will order another couple of...

Hi D2Cat, Yes I am sure that a ball goes in there, the inside of the socket is shaped in a concave manner to accept a ball and it is far too wide for just a pin. The closer at the top of the socket (the bit that retracts when you pull up on the ring) does not close fully, just enough to capture...

Hi 85Hokie, Yes the end of the lower arm in my case should be a ball in a socket. The hitch is of the type whereby pulling up on the ring in the photo you can remove the ball and place it on the pin which is secured to the implement. You can then manoeuvre the arm to cup the ball again which I...

Hi Stubbyie, As George Bernard Shaw said "two nations divided by a common language". I too have seen the lower linkage balls available online and at an engineers store I visited yesterday but although the hole in the middle is constant at 7/8 inch the outside diameter varies between 42mm and...

Hi A.O and thanks for the reply. The ball sits in the end of the lower link arm and can be released to aid in hitching up implements. Here is a photo of the socket where the link ball sits.

Hello everyone :) I have just retired and moved to a little place in the countryside that is in need of some work so I have bought an L3540 in need of some TLC. The tractor has a cat 1 quick release type hitch but the balls that were loose in the toolbox are not the correct ones for the hitch...