Recent content by joemahoney79

Correct on the cost. I almost paid as much for the subframe kit as I did the used backhoe. I did reach out to Woods support and their response was "Our backhoe sub frames must be installed by a woods authorized dealer. please contact your dealer to take a look at this issue".

I just received my new subframe to mate my new to me Kubota L3240 and Woods 8500 backhoe. It was ordered new from Woods and took 5 months to arrive. The kit appears to be great quality and has a nice paint finish. Also the included hardware is nicely packaged. I did however run into some...

Dan, thanks for the info. That is good news and glad I checked. My plan to "feather" the backhoe controls to slowly purge fluid into a bucket would have gotten pretty messy!!

Ok I have had a couple of hydraulic hoses made and my plan is to route the hydraulic circuit as follows: 1. From the pump up front I will route back to rear of the tractor for the Woods BH80x backhoe 2. From the rear of the tractor I will run forward to the "inlet" of the 3rd function valve...

The ports on the the "third function assembly" are as follows: 1) "Inlet" hose that is connected to the tractors hydraulic pump 2) "Power Beyond" hose which connects to the loader valve (formally fed directly from hydraulic pump) 3) "Tank" hose which connects to the sump via a new hard formed...

As far as the power beyond circuitry is there any advantage/disadvantage for putting the rear takeoffs for the backhoe before or after the 3rd function valve?

Revisiting this thread now that I have received my Kubota 3rd function kit. From the attached diagrams from the install set it appears that they intend to intercept the "inlet" circuit from the hydro pump before it and re-direct it to the 3rd function valve. From there the "power beyond" port...

Hello, I just attempted to install an OEM Kubota 3rd function kit on my L3240 HSTC-1 tractor with L724 loader. I was assured by my local dealer that this was the exact fit and was willing to cough up a little more than aftermarket. Well...after taking off the loader, draining the hydro oil...

My Kubota L3240 is the first diesel engine I have maintained. Is it recommended to run any diesel additive with these engines? The machine will be used periodically for maintenance of our small property as well as snow push back. I would speculate we will run through less than 20 gal per...

Looking for a decent grapple for home use. Located in New England and travel from RI to VT.

Looking for a 60" grapple for my Kubota L3240. Just for work (brush, rocks, logs, etc..) around our small piece of land in VT. It does not need to be industrial grade for commercial use. Looks like there is a large range of costs & quality. Does anyone have any units that are on the lower...

Dan, Very clean install. Waiting for the "In Stock" 3rd Function kit from Kubota which is now already 4 weeks in but supply chain issues are everywhere. Once I have those pieces and instructions I plan on finalizing my hose setup/routing. Thanks

Hello, I was mapping this project out and wanted to confirm a couple of items. In summary I am adding a factory Kubota 3rd function kit to my L723 loader. This will come off the power beyond port on the loader control. From the 3rd function outlet I will then have a return line that will...

Looking for a subframe to install a Woods BH80-X onto my L3240 HSTC (Gen-1) tractor. Woods has confirmed that the part number for the kit is 1025675

Long shot here but before I place an order for a new subframe kit for my tractor I wanted to check to see if anyone might have one they are looking to sell. Details are as follows: Mounting a Woods BH80-X backhoe to a L3240 Kubota HTSC tractor (Gen-1). Woods has confirmed that the part...