2014 McConnell 5860

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Is there any way of stabilising these poxy things?

Carrying the thing floating as per instructions all those years ago it flops around like a pr*ck in a bucket.
In close it goes over onto both lift arms.
Out at distance it flops over centre until the arms lock out.
Got it on the old 856xl to give it a workout.
Doing my nut in.
The old a frames that you lowered it down so locked everything solid was much better IMO.

Any ideas appreciated.

 

[Still Farming]

Any photo.
Tractor arm can lift ,but not handle any downward forces.
What frame or system is it as nothing worst or dangerous than slack hedgecutter.
Sounds newish model

 

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Very annoying.
McConnells response when it was new was basically, that's how they are
Seems a bit sh!t to me.

 

[Still Farming]

They all do it to a certain amount.
Can level box side length to compensate possibly a bit, minimize differences.
Old IH arms use to have a lock or float bolts if I remember in them.
When the "slop" happens, is anything else slack or see movements possibly??

 

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Nothing really shows slack, except it's obviously an old tractor with wear in places.
It's in fixed holes not float.
Got it as close coupled as possible to minimise rearward overhang.

I seem to remember seeing someone had a linkage that went to the pickup hitch to hold things tighter.

 

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Nothing really shows slack, except it's obviously an old tractor with wear in places.
It's in fixed holes not float.
Got it as close coupled as possible to minimise rearward overhang.

I seem to remember seeing someone had a linkage that went to the pickup hitch to hold things tighter.

If the tractor linkage is worn you will struggle to do anything. but when the machine is in work it needs to be level (not as your photo leaning to the left!!)

 

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If the tractor linkage is worn you will struggle to do anything. but when the machine is in work it needs to be level (not as your photo leaning to the left!!)

I've had it both ways and tbh honest it made no difference to the flop, just meant it sat pee'd when close in.
Haven't had the patience to change it back yet.

 

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If the tractor linkage is worn you will struggle to do anything. but when the machine is in work it needs to be level (not as your photo leaning to the left!!)

That's right out possibly there?
Maybe lengthen arm so when right out of cant go up possibly??

 

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I've had it both ways and tbh honest it made no difference to the flop, just meant it sat pee'd when close in.
Haven't had the patience to change it back yet.

Sounds like the rear linkage is worn hence all the movement (John Deere 10s 20s were bad for this worn cross shafts) could always buy a 4 point hitch mounting.

 

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Sounds like the rear linkage is worn hence all the movement (John Deere 10s 20s were bad for this worn cross shafts) could always buy a 4 point hitch mounting.

Is that an axle mount?

 

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Is that an axle mount?

No axle mount is 5 point,4 point is a bracket fixed to lower hole of main frame (same holes as a frame mounts to then attaches to tractor pick up hitch will stop trimmer going over so far.

 

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No axle mount is 5 point,4 point is a bracket fixed to lower hole of main frame (same holes as a frame mounts to then attaches to tractor pick up hitch will stop trimmer going over so far.

Ah
That sounds the kiddy

 

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This looks like a simple system to hold it steady using chain tensioners to the pick up hitch

 

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This looks like a simple system to hold it steady using chain tensioners to the pick up hitch

I saw that earlier today.

 

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The 4 point hitch has done nothing to stop the sideways flop.
But it has pretty much eliminated the fore and aft rock.

I think I may have to try fabricating something like the Razorback tensioners.
Ought not be too difficult.