944 Link Lengths

24.5" on the short ones ......checked it twice when I saw what you posted.
35.5" on the long ones

I think that is accurate. They have some wear and I initially came up with 24-5/8 center to center of the pins. Then I looked at the slack and realised it needed adjusting down.

Hello ccjersey (or anyone else with a 944)
Could I ask you to do one more measurement? Could you measure the distance between the centers of the top pins of the bucket? Mine has no bucket and I am building a quick hitch for it and I am having trouble getting an accurate measurement for the top link centers due to the wear in the pins and bushes but if you have a bucket to measure off it will be far more accurate.

Thanks again for all your help.

Regards

Phil

39-5/8" center to center.

The link ends are offset 1/2" toward the centerline of the bucket compared to the lower (boom) tips.
Spacers welded inside the upright supports are 3/4 thick on the inside and 1-3/4 thick on the outside for the link ends. I didn't measure the lower spacers, but they appear to be about 3/4" material on each side of the boom pin hole bushings welded inside the same parallel uprights as the top ones..

So, as you can calculate, the link ends are each narrower than the boom tip bushings are and offset toward the centerline a little by the different thickness spacers.

Thank you very much ccjersey
Now I have enough information to build my quick hitch.

Regards

Phil

Phil C,

Too bad your 15A is not running, otherwise you could build a jig to hold the bent links curved part up, then drive the D8 over them until they go straight. 😊 Maybe you would need a helper with a good rosebud torch too.

Or throw them in your suitcase and we will use the Santa Margarita Ranch D9 to straighten them out for you!

I am like you wondering how they ever got bent in the first place.


See you soon.

JanM