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Bush hog-help an amateur out #1435601
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We bought this bush hog the other day so we could cut our overgrown fields. It hooks up a little different than our old one.

This one has piece that swivels at the top that the top link hooks to. After looking at it, I am think that piece may need to be vertical with another pin in the empty hole below it. The heavy tab on the swivel behind the pin?

Here's how I have it hooked up now but don't feel right about it. Can anybody tell me if I have it hooked up right?


Bush hog sitting on the ground:



Bush hog lifted on the air:

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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435612
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I believe that is to let it roll over like terraces and ditches better. I had one that the top link was a huge chain. It worked great in fields with terraces.


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That moving link is there to keep you from breaking the hell out of your hog or arms off of your tractor. Pay attention when crossing ditches, cutting around stumps, and raise it using your arms as needed. You want it set a little lower in the front to help throw debris out the back and not the front. Many a fella been killed or seriously injured by a bushhog. A farmer i lease from has one eye and a cashed face from a rock that come out the front, hit the front tire, and knocked him off the tractor. Luckily he fell off and the tractor didn't run over him. He did lay there for a long time before someone found him and almost died.


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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435623
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If you look at the top pic, you can see that when the bush hog is lowered the pivoting piece drops. It can't drop much or the pin that holds the top link hits the arms. Because of that it doesn't seem to do much the way it is hooked up. If it pivoted upward, it would have a good bit more movement.

Thank you for the safety tip. We have learned a lot but have a whole lot more to go. I have never thought much about getting hit by debris up on the tractor.


Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435628
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What YEKRUT said.

Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.

no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor.


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For me to hook it up like it is, I had to shorten the top link all the way except for the inch or so of threads you see in the pics.

Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: YEKRUT] #1435636
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Originally Posted By: YEKRUT
That moving link is there to keep you from breaking the hell out of your hog or arms off of your tractor.


This^^^ It allows play in the arms to avoid breaking other parts....


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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435641
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Originally Posted By: akbejeepin
For me to hook it up like it is, I had to shorten the top link all the way except for the inch or so of threads you see in the pics.
you can buy a shorter center link. I saw some at tractor supply the other day.


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Any chance this is the way it is supposed to be? I am looking at the heavy steel tab on the left of the pivoting piece and the empty hole if they have a purpose.



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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435660
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Originally Posted By: akbejeepin
For me to hook it up like it is, I had to shorten the top link all the way except for the inch or so of threads you see in the pics.


When lowered all the way - does the front of the brush cutter sit on the ground?

Can you lift the brush cutter completely off the ground with the lift arms at their high point?

Typically - I try to have the brush cutter perfectly level, with the wheel off the ground when the lift arms are raised (don't cut in this position). When cutting, don't drag the front of the cutter; however, it should be about an inch lower than the back. If your tractor has telescoping draft links - you can use them to better position attachments for safety. Others may disagree, but I never pin the sway link while cutting; only while using the disk.


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Originally Posted By: Hunting-231

When lowered all the way - does the front of the brush cutter sit on the ground?

Can you lift the brush cutter completely off the ground with the lift arms at their high point?


On the flat spot I was on, it would sit on the ground. If it wasn't flat it probably would have bound up on the pin that attaches the to link to the pivot. The pivoting link doesn't provide much pivot the way it is hooked up right now.

Yes I can lift the front of the bush hog a foot or so and the rear a couple feet or better.

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Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: akbejeepin] #1435703
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That is not correct. That is a King Kutter or if it was bought at Tractor Supply called something else. AK, you are correct that the bolt hole in the bottom is suppose to have a bolt with a sleeve on it. The metal stud on the hitch is suppose to go in front (tractor side) of the bolt with sleeve. The top link should be on top, thus you must extend the link out quite a ways. Looks to be a Kubota tractor. With these cutters on a Kubota not unusual for it not to lift very high, especially for loading. Most Kubotas have different holes to hook the linkage to the tractor. Use the bottom hole for higher lift. If you need pictures I have one hooked to a Kubota now.

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Something else. I don't know what you know or don't know. You would do well to learn from MY mistakes and don't repeat them. Tighten ALL bolts NOW. Keep a check on them periodically. Check oil in gear box and keep it checked. When parking the cutter, park it on a piece of cardboard so you can see if the bottom seal leaks. When engaging the cutter, have the tractor rpm at MINIMUM. Once engaged then go up on rpm's. Buy a few shear bolts and keep them on the tractor along with the wrenchs for them. This is NOT a heavy duty cutter, don't use it as a chainsaw.

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Originally Posted By: Hunting-231
What YEKRUT said.

Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.

no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor.



I'm glad y'all don't do this for a living slap

Never in my life have I seen a chain fail. That what we have used for 30 years.


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Daniel he's not referring to the chain failing (breaking). He means if the front of the cutter catches in something, the rear of the cuter could flip up and over (pivoting on the lift arms) and strike the operator.

I understand what he's saying, but I've never heard of it happening. I'm not familiar with using chain for a top link but I have seen chain used for the link from the top of the hitch back to the rear of the cutter. Same purpose. It would allow it to ride up without binding.

That's the real purpose of the floating hitch link. It allows the rear of the cutter to float free (move up and down) without binding up on your top link. I agree with the previous poster that you need to put a bolt and a sleeve (look for a Cat 1-2 sleeve in the hitch pin section) and otherwise it is hooked up right.

As stated above, set the cutter with the front about an inch lower than the rear and the tail wheel on the ground. All of that tilt is achieved through the top link.

Re: Bush hog-help an amateur out [Re: daniel white] #1435715
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Originally Posted By: daniel white

Originally Posted By: Hunting-231
What YEKRUT said.

Based on the top picture - I think you need to tighten your toplink (which will lower the front and the remove the binding, thus give some slack in the movement). It looks like it is bound (resting on the pin), which means the front of the bush hog is not on the ground when completely lowered and probably higher than the rear while operating.

no disrespect to hollywod20 - but using a chain instead of a toplink is a recipe for disaster. The front of the mower could catch on something (i.e. stump) and swing the mower upward crushing the driver of the tractor.



I'm glad y'all don't do this for a living slap

Never in my life have I seen a chain fail. That what we have used for 30 years.


Yep, we use a chain for the top link with a bush hog. It would have to be moving to flip up and hit the driver. I just don't see that happening.

We used to have a bush hog thst had a chain from the top of the hitch to the back of the cutter instead of a bar. On that one we used a regular top link. If you are cutting really uneven ground, you have to have a lot of movement.

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Originally Posted By: doekiller
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We sued to have a bush hog thst had a chain from the top of the hitch to the back of the cutter instead of a bar.


Dayum lawyer...can't let it go!! slap rofl

I think you meant USED, not SUED!!

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I found this diagram but hooking it up is not addressed in the manual that I could find. It looks like the arms should be hooked through the empty hole.


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Just went and looked at mine. EXACTLY like the diagram. BOTH bolts have a sleeve. Leaving now but can email pics later if you need them.

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Do you have a manual for the cutter? Mine is a Bush Hog BH26 and it has the same set up. You have the angle of the top link about right. FWIW, according to the manual, you set the front of the cutter to the desired height, then adjust the top link so that the rear of the cutter is an inch or so higher. When all is said and done, when you raise the tractor lift, the front of the cutter should raise 2" before the rear of the cutter comes off the ground. Again, this is from the BH26 manual. Let me know if this is the model you have and you need a manual.

My $.02 on the chain deal. The argument I was always given against using a chain was if the rear of the cutter got too high, the angle of the PTO shaft could damage the tractor PTO. This would come into play more if backing into places to cut ditches and such. Like Daniel, I've used a chain top link a lot in cutting plots and pasture. We've also disconnected the top link to mow, letting the cutter float with the lower links, then connect the top link for transport. We've also used a ratchet strap for a top link in a pinch. This may not be recommended, but a lot of folks still use the chain.

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