Homade hydraulic toplink

[JackoTS90]

it seems I ask more questions than I answer on here, but do many people make their own hydraulic top links? Will only be used on a cat 2 90hp tractor so not that big, but might be used for levelling but no ploughing.
Any ideas?

 

[tinman]

I can't imagine they do.
Hyd top links range in various guises from the high quality expensive ones to the cheap and cheerful sparex/genfit ones.
I'd imagine a ram and two eyelets would cost more than a cheap hyd toplink the way things are these days.
Did ya price one??

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

just buy a proper made one, it will be far easier and safer @Tractortech will have a one e at a good deal price,
and do something productive with your time instead
a bought in one will have a check valve so if pipe burst it won't drop the implement on the ground,

 

[milkloss]

I was going to say the same thing. By the time you’ve priced up pipes, tap etc I think buying the whole kaboodle would be cheaper.

 

[JackoTS90]

Thanks. Yeah have priced up a new one. Was around 500nzd for a new one (cheapest I could find). Have not priced up a locally made one yet.

 

[multi power]

I have a home made one
Had a ram from a shear grab, engineer welded ends on it and I fitted the pipes, cost under £100

 

[JackoTS90]

That’s what I was thinking. Use an old ram kicking around, add swivel ends and some hoses and should be good to go. Will post pics when it happens, time to source a cylinder.

 

[multi power]

That’s what I was thinking. Use an old ram kicking around, add swivel ends and some hoses and should be good to go. Will post pics when it happens, time to source a cylinder.

Check valves have been mentioned, but none of the new toplink I looked at had them

 

[JackoTS90]

All the top links I have looked at the check valves were not included, so I assume they are not required for basic use. @multipower Did yours have check valves?

 

[fred.950]

As said above I think a check valve is important and easy to fit if you decide to make one yourself. Not only will it be safer but it will stop it creeping when in work

 

[JackoTS90]

Any guess to what they cost?

 

[fred.950]

Any guess to what they cost?

I bought my last one for £30 from local hose repair man.

 

[JackoTS90]

I bought my last one for £30 from local hose repair man.

Ok, not bad for price at all, I was thinking double that

 

[Sharpy]

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/26-Hydraul...guson-Tractor/223077903040?_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1

you could not make it for that money

 

[JackoTS90]

I wish there were cheaper products like that over here. All we get is low demand, so people charge what they like. That is over 300nzd, which isn’t a bad deal but there is no availability in nz

 

[Sharpy]

I wish there were cheaper products like that over here. All we get is low demand, so people charge what they like. That is over 300nzd, which isn’t a bad deal but there is no availability in nz

Do you know anybody from the uk who worked in NZ who could get one sent over?

 

[Lucy @ Farm Marketplace]

 

[JackoTS90]

Do you know anybody from the uk who worked in NZ who could get one sent over?

Yeah probably, shipping wouldn’t be that cheap unless they had it in their luggage

 

[Kiwi Pete]

I wish there were cheaper products like that over here. All we get is low demand, so people charge what they like. That is over 300nzd, which isn’t a bad deal but there is no availability in nz

I'll see if there's still a sticker on mine, I should know what brand it is but I do not
Give me 5 minutes to walk over to the shed