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Good explanation by scdeerslayer. A nylon lock nut or an additional nut to act as a 'jam nut' could be used, but there was enough tension when the nut was tightened against the bolt shoulder at the end of the threads to lock the nut in place. As suggested, a lock or jam nut would be needed if...

Thanks for the comments. Hopefully this gives another design idea for folks with smaller tractors. I wanted to clarify that the bucket pin was removed to tack-weld the nut into place. Three tacks with minimal heat and the pin was allowed to cool before reinstalling.

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I have had my B2320HSD for a little under a year and this is essentially the 3rd customization (not including adding the LA304 FEL). This is my 3rd tractor, but my 1st Kubota and I am very much enjoying it (I previously had two grey market Yanmars which were both good tractors that were sold to...