Tie Rod 10 5/8 in Center to End 3/4 in Diameter

Got to me fast.

I recently bought this tie rod (1904-0101), as well as the turnbuckle tie rod for the right side (1904-0103) from "Complete Tractor"I replaced them on my L3901. The turnbuckle side comes with grease fittings on it (just like the original).This tie rod does not have grease fittings (the original does have them). Why do this? It screams "Planned Obsolescence" to me. An un-greasable tie rod end is not going to last very long on a heavily used piece of equipment. It works for now.

The tapers at each end seems a bit small so it isn't a very tight fit, and this tie rod doesn't come with any grease fittings. The photo on the Amazon website is of poor resolution and I thought I saw a grease fitting but DB Electrical emailed me saying it doesn't require a grease fitting. First I've heard of a tie rod end not requiring greasing. Perhaps it's greased at the factory and this is supposed to last how long?It will work for now but in hindsight I should have purchased the OEM part.

Just put these on my Kubota L3400. They will work but taper tolerances not tight enough for me. Placement of the turn buckle is in the middle of arm which will make that the weak point. Kubotas original is probably worth the extra cost and thats the way I will go from this point on. One upside to these is the turn buckle arm has grease joints but the solid drivers side does not. Kubotas had no grease joints at all. Go figure why Kubotas needed replacrment.