3-Pt Adjustable Links

[johnjk]

I made an adjustment this weekend to lift the right side up on my 3Pt hitch, getting it to the level I wanted and tightened the turnbuckle against the nut by hand. After about thirty minutes in to mowing, that side of the deck was dragging on the ground. Stopped, and saw that the turnbuckle had backed off over an inch. Shut it down and tightened it back up and used a wrench to snug the bolt down against the turnbuckle. Have I been doing it wrong for the last two years?

 

[D2Cat]

Double nut on side of the turnbuckle. Easiest probably to do the one with right hand threads.

 

[johnjk]

Double nut on side of the turnbuckle. Easiest probably to do the one with right hand threads.

D2Cat, can you attach a photo? Not sure I follow or if it is applicable to my B3200.

 

[Roadworthy]

I believe he's saying to remove the end with the nut from the turnbuckle then add a second nut to act as a jam nut against the first. You can also consider purchasing telescoping links but the second nut is a cheaper solution.

 

[LobsterClaw207]

This is a very timely topic for me as I just purchased a used SB1154 3point snowblower and am sort of struggling to get it adjusted correctly (I know, I've got a while before snow even up here in Maine!)

I tightened the top link as far as it could go I thought, but fully raised it wasn't very far off the ground at all. Not sure if I'm missing something, and apologies to OP if this is a hijack.

 

[Fordtech86]

John,I believe you are talking about the nut I circled in blue and not the nuts in red.

If so then I have had the same issues and always tighten it down with a wrench, I leave a crescent wrench in the tool box on the tractor just for that.




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[BigG]

This is a very timely topic for me as I just purchased a used SB1154 3point snowblower and am sort of struggling to get it adjusted correctly (I know, I've got a while before snow even up here in Maine!)

I tightened the top link as far as it could go I thought, but fully raised it wasn't very far off the ground at all. Not sure if I'm missing something, and apologies to OP if this is a hijack.

Make sure the lift arms are adjusted to lift your arms as high as you can. Look at the geometry and consider a shorter top link.

 

[hodge]

I installed one of these on my tractor-
https://www.compactractorparts.com/tractor-parts/hitch-kits/adjustable-leveling-box-3

I had to do some minor work for it to fit, but it wasn't bad. It's a great addition.

 

[Dave_eng]

Have I been doing it wrong for the last two years?

I think you have been doing it wrong. Tightening the turnbuckle against the nut gives the impression that you have forced the two together but you do not have the same leverage using the turnbuckle as you would with a big wrench on the nut.

On top links, some are made to use a hammer to tighten the jamb nut just to give you an idea of how much forcing together is necessary to prevent rotation.

Dave

 

[Dave_eng]

This is a very timely topic for me as I just purchased a used SB1154 3point snowblower and am sort of struggling to get it adjusted correctly (I know, I've got a while before snow even up here in Maine!)

I tightened the top link as far as it could go I thought, but fully raised it wasn't very far off the ground at all. Not sure if I'm missing something, and apologies to OP if this is a hijack.

Using the top link in the way you are doing is wrong. Its purpose is to allow you to adjust the bottom of the blower to be parallel to the ground when lowered. Unduly shortening it imposes excess and uneven angles on the pto joints which greatly shortens their life.

Some owners, to gain greater adjustability in lift height, put adjustable lift links on both sides of the 3 pt hitch.

Make certain your tractors lift arms do not have the optional two holes or if they do that you are using the one for maximum lift.

Dave

 

[johnjk]

John,I believe you are talking about the nut I circled in blue and not the nuts in red.

If so then I have had the same issues and always tighten it down with a wrench, I leave a crescent wrench in the tool box on the tractor just for that.




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You are correct, it is the one in Blue is my issue. I was thrown with the double nut on the turnbuckle since I wasn't even focused on the lower part of the 3 Point assembly. I'll now adjust my process to tighten that top nut with a wrench and see how it works out. Thanks Everyone

 

[In Utopia]

The one circled in blue is a left hand thread.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I know, I've got a while before snow even up here in Maine!

By the night temps here lately (38 degrees), you've got a week or two max!