Newbie to this forum with a question for the group;
I have a B2620 with a LA364 loader and B2781 Snowblower and recently damaged one of the hydraulic lines on the loader due to a lack of clearance with the B2733 front hitch used with the snowblower. It seems that Kubota did not consider the possibility of a user leaving the front hitch in place and using the loader. If you do this there is a lack of clearance between the upper hydraulic cylinder attach point on the front hitch and the loader cross member where the metal hydraulic lines are routed. I found this out the hard way and then re-read the manuals and guess what? There is a short note indicating one should not leave the front hitch in place if mounting the loader.
No explaination of why either. Considering how heavy and difficult it is to mount the front hitch it seems like it would be an excellent idea to be able to us both the snowblower and the loader with removing it.
Now the question:
Has anyone experienced this problem and did you fugure out a way to move the hydraulic lines or modify the front hitch to eliminate this interference?
I have a B2620 with a LA364 loader and B2781 Snowblower and recently damaged one of the hydraulic lines on the loader due to a lack of clearance with the B2733 front hitch used with the snowblower. It seems that Kubota did not consider the possibility of a user leaving the front hitch in place and using the loader. If you do this there is a lack of clearance between the upper hydraulic cylinder attach point on the front hitch and the loader cross member where the metal hydraulic lines are routed. I found this out the hard way and then re-read the manuals and guess what? There is a short note indicating one should not leave the front hitch in place if mounting the loader.
No explaination of why either. Considering how heavy and difficult it is to mount the front hitch it seems like it would be an excellent idea to be able to us both the snowblower and the loader with removing it.
Now the question:
Has anyone experienced this problem and did you fugure out a way to move the hydraulic lines or modify the front hitch to eliminate this interference?