rkidd
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B2650, FEL With QA 60"mmm, 3pt FDR1672,homemade ballast box, BB 1572 box scraper
I finally got my tilt cylinder fabbed up for my B2650. I bought it new from Surplus Center when I got my top cylinder and been laying around for a year. Pretty busy here!! I bought the cylinder the correct diameter and length, knowing I would have to cut the ends off and fab some new ones to fit my tractor. I actually got another factory side link, as I didnt want to ruin mine in case I need to put it back on, from the dealer I work for. Customer had bent it and was in the trash. All I needed is the ends any way. I thought it would be real easy to just weld the 2 ends on, but the cylinder was too long for that, to get the same amount of travel both ways. So I had to cut it all apart and make it work so the cylinder was in the center of its travel with the 3 point arms level. I just cut the original tabs from the hydraulic cylinder tube off. The piston was threaded, so I was able to spin that piece off. I didnt want to weld to the piston of course, so I went to Fastenal and got 2 nuts that would thread on to the piston. One to weld 1/4" plate and the tabs too. The other one would act as a lock nut. I ran out of threads on the piston, so I had to cut the lock nut in half to be able to work. No problem with that, still plenty of meat left on it.
I had the original side link set at level for the 3pt arms, and put the hydraulic cylinder at mid stroke, and mounted them in the vise on top of each other to get the correct length and correct angle for the tabs I had to cut and weld up. Welded everything up, wire brushed it up for the new Kubota gray paint to match everything up.
I had the original side link set at level for the 3pt arms, and put the hydraulic cylinder at mid stroke, and mounted them in the vise on top of each other to get the correct length and correct angle for the tabs I had to cut and weld up. Welded everything up, wire brushed it up for the new Kubota gray paint to match everything up.