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Hoping someone can help me sort this out. Recently acquired a wd45 that came with a 3pt conversion kit. But I can't figure out if this top link bracket is any way compatible or can be modified to fit. If not, what other options are out there? Thank you.
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Most of the ones for the WD amd WD45 that I've seen are the clamp on type that clamp on to the rockshaft, in the last picture.  I would take your bracket, and go to the tractor in question, and see if the holes in it match up to any holes/bolts, in the rear casting...Wink
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here is one option that uses 4 bolts on the rear cover... possibly YOUR first bracket bolts to the TOP TWO bolts, and slides OVER THE ROCK SHAFT and is boxed in with the cover bracket ???  ........ like DAVE says, the STRAP is the most common around the Rock Shaft.





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Your big bracket looks like a D17/D19.

The wrap strap pictured above is the common modern wd/WD45 replacement. Original WD was a two piece cast bracket with ears that bolted to the rock shaft.

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This is the factory top link bracket
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https://www.steinertractor.com/ACS016-Top-Link-Bracket?mkwid=|pcrid||pkw||pmt||slid||pdv|c|product|ACS016|pgrid||cpgnid|18347629182|ptaid||adtext||&gclid=CjwKCAjwq-WgBhBMEiwAzKSH6F0VbrpJc2ANzyYNx05O_IVees1Q8piLgcc0giJJS8OBbcZeVGPgUhoCdmAQAvD_BwE
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I believe this is a factory top link that attaches to the rock shaft, as mentioned above.
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Couple more pix.  I have heard they can go for $100 and up to $200 on ebay.
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The original orients the toplink in the correct direction, unlike steiner's.  But steiners is better than nothing...Wink
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The above is correct.  The strap style is one we sell and we have an improved one that we designed.
The original post has one I've never seen.  The cast on that clamps is far better but difficult to find and Ive bought  salvage tractors just to get them.
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Thanks for all the feedback and recommendations guys. Still at a loss with how my bracket mounts on the tractor, it's possible I suppose with some modifications. Anyone have one the original AC 3pts that mount on the rock shaft? Probably far fetched, but thought I'd ask. Couldn't find any on online or ebay. Thanks again.
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would your bracket bolt to the top 2 bolts of the rear cover and then clamp around the rock shaft ?? ........ dont know about the size, but thats what it looks like..
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https://oktractor.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_15_196&products_id=200&zenid=pahuflcbu99n8pi6s6oa3mh8a5

here's the one we designed and sell.
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Originally posted by JimD JimD wrote:

https://oktractor.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_15_196&products_id=200&zenid=pahuflcbu99n8pi6s6oa3mh8a5

here's the one we designed and sell.

Would you need anything on the sides of that bracket to prevent side to side movement? Also, are they designed to move up/down or should they be fixated in some way? Thanks.
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Originally posted by steve(ill) steve(ill) wrote:

would your bracket bolt to the top 2 bolts of the rear cover and then clamp around the rock shaft ?? ........ dont know about the size, but thats what it looks like..



I see what you mean. I'll try to get some better pictures with the bracket in place. Thank you. 
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The newstyle helps wide side load causing it to slide, but doesn't stop it.  The narrow one would buckle on my customers and jolt things around.  Ive had customers weld them in place, but it's not my preferred solution.  I was able to score a factory one on my WD and then later I used it on my 45. I have always felt the toplink bracket was the weakest designed part of our hitches, but the factory refuses to do any more than what I accomplished.   Now I run a D10 with factory 3pt.
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Here is one that I made and works good. Split pipe around cross bar and bolts down below into pto bracket.
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