How to Buy The Correct Hydraulic TopLink For Your Tractor

I get questions a lot on how to buy the correct hydraulic TopLink for my tractor. We talk about this subject in this video. Getting the length correct is the biggest thing.

Get 20% off by using the code "tony20" at
HISEA Clothing and Footwear:
20% off coupon code: tony20

Send Packages to:
Tony's Tractor Adventure
230-B Tyson Ave. #386
Paris, TN 38242

#tymtractors

[exploringplaceshistoryanda]

I love how you explain the details and each step of every project you do! Thanks to Hank from Hamiltonville Farms I having been taking the journey with you and Hank for over a year. I see you both with over a million subscribers each in the next couple of years. Why is that important? The younger generation needs to take a time out from social media and learn how to live, fix things and survive off the land. You both are so humble and down to earth. Very refreshing for this day and time. If I lived close to either one of you I could see us having coffee together, laughing and having a good time. Thank you again for being great teachers and providing GREAT content!

[hotdog]

Tony, long time subscriber, thank you so much for taking the time to produce this video. I use a box blade allot and have wanted a hydraulic top link for years. Thank you. Video was perfect explanation. It will be life changing for my tractor work.

[yinginanensanen]

Great video! Thanks for talking about the measurements and showing how to connect it. Very helpful!

[davida.p.]

Mechanical (or manual) top links get out of adjustment really easily, especially if you don't secure the jam nut. These hydraulic ones are certainly time savers and the best invention for tractors since the 3 point hitch. Thanks for sharing Tony! I hope you're having a fabulous weekend! 😎🚜

[DevaultFamilyLiving]

Love these vids on the T25. Invaluable info for us newbies. Have a great day Sir, and Happy Easter to you and yours. God bless.

[jimfriday]

You always explain everything. Great job. Thank you for sharing.

[poconojoe]

Thanks Tony, another excellent video!

[vstromrider]

I have had the same top link on my T264, about a year now. The link has been working great. I have the diverter on top and adjusted the 3 point stop bolt to prevent it from hitting the fuel tank. That created an issue with dragging implements when loading /unloading from my trailer and transitioning small hills. Not a big deal when in the dirt, but not so much on pavement. I finally decided last night to flip mine like yours to put the diverter on the bottom, then readjust the stop bolt to get the lost travel back. Have to think outside the box with these machines. You have said it many times, these hydraulic top links are a game changer, especially with the functionality of a box blade.

[Bodhranarama]

Thanks Tony. You would make a great teacher.

[virginiariggle]

Very grateful for your informative, unbiased content, Tony. A couple weeks ago I consulted your video using a box blade (excellent!) and ordered a heavy-duty one properly sized for my tractor. Now, this video has arrived at the perfect time for me to size & order a hydraulic top link for it. Cheers from Canada and this homesteader & subscriber who really appreciates your helpful advice!

[andysworld]

FYI for Kubota owners. Kubota top links have a spring roll pin at the end of the threaded links so when you are trying to extend them to full length it is impossible to overextend them. In other words just extend them till they bottom out, you do not need to remove them.

[houstonfirefox]

Adding a hydraulic top link was a game changer on my Tym T454! Now thinking of adding a hydraulic side link to the box blade!

[frankmoreau]

I just got a longer version of that same top link and it arrived in the same condition. It comes from Europe and the carrier isn't all that gentle with them. I did exactly what you showed to figure the length, it sort of seemed intuitive. I won't have any clearance issues so I am going to use the wire bail to hang the link when switching implements.

[markcarter]

The rectangular valve in the center of the cylinder is called a double piloted check valve. It locks the cylinder in place and will not drift unless you have over 600 psi hydraulic pressure which unlocks the double piloted check valve. If you are loading a tractor on a trailer while an implement is attached, you could need a shorter collapsed length than the OEM top link. This is because the ramp angle is too much and the implement hits either the ground or trailer.

[stanwebb]

Happy Easter Tony and Tanya!!!! Oh, Gismo no chasing the Easter Bunny!!!!

[pramagli]

Great video. I want to add a hydraulic top link to my Massey Ferguson GC1723 and the one I selected at Tractor Supply is the exact same dimensions as the one you used. Great minds think alike. lol

[watershedoverlook]

Looking at adding rear remotes so this is very timely and informative. Thanks Tony!

[MoneypitHomestead]

Another great video, and I want to get a Hydraulic top link for my Kubota, and now I will not have to guess which one I need.

[KPVFarmer]

Thanks for the demo, I think I the one that just arrived today is the same one but a few inches bigger. The box was destroyed and lots of chipped paint. But it looks like it would take a lot more abuse to actually damage it. Thanks for your demo, it reassured me that I didn’t Jack it up 😜. Keep on Farm’n!!! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

[aprilgeneric]

i have found those big spool roll 500' weed whip string has a plastic mesh that works great for stringing hydro hoses thru as it expands as necessary but likes to remain unstretched giving you adjustability when ever required. one thing i don't like about it, is it's not long enough so it likes to slide towards an end that is more compressed naturally.