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Read articles →Brock installs a Vivvor hydraulic top link on his TYM T574 and walks through the actual process: checking fit and travel range, routing banjo-fitting hoses, avoiding clearance mistakes that once wrecked a previous top link, and briefly testing it with a heavy brush cutter. He's candid about his affiliate relationship and the product's budget-tier quality. Best for compact-tractor owners considering their first hydraulic top link and wanting honest install guidance over a polished sales pitch.
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He didn't check that the cylinder had range of motion to move without hitting the tractor, so it contacted the connection point and damaged the cylinder, requiring replacement.
Yes, you need an open rear remote, since some implements like a stump grinder use both rear remotes and are not compatible with a hydraulic top link.
They use banjo fittings with a brass washer above and below where fluid runs through into the hose, tightened down with two wrenches.
Brock found it had about five inches more reach than the standard top link and successfully tested it carrying a brush cutter weighing over a thousand pounds.
