Show me your cup holders

johnjk

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My old B1700 doesn’t have a cup holder. Holding a water bottle while mowing is getting old. What have those who do not have cup holders done to solve this issue. The B1700 doesn’t have a ton of fender space to mount stuff on. Looking for ideas here
 

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If you have a roll bar, use pvc pipe, t-nuts and a couple of magnets.
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If your ok drilling hole in fender, search amazon or google for marine cup holder
 
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I agree that it’s an oversight for K to forget about cupholders. I used a 1/8” drill bit and drilled a circle of little holes I’d drawn around the base of a marine cup holder in the fender …. then a hack saw blade to cut-out the circle…. smoothed it with a file…. painted it with Rustoleum rattle-can Kubota Orange…and stuck a marine cup holder in the hole…
 

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Lil Foot

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When I bought mine, the previous owner had installed one of these on the FEL controller. I was constantly banging my leg or knee on it, so i took it off.
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B7100 - boat cup holder
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KbotaL185DT

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Attached to the cross bar on my B7800 the previous owner had a handle there. I needed water over the handle. Just used a 3inch PVC coupler glued to a PVC clean out. Drilled a drain hole in the square clean out and counter sunk my bolt as to not be in the way. Now I have my 32oz Yeti for long days bush hogging.

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MAArcher

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Old thread, but a good one. I have a B8200 without power steering that is in need of a cup holder. Before I zip tie a marine cup holder on it, any other nifty suggestions?
 

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Try googling for RV cup holders. Some of you guys are creative, but I have wonder why so much effort for something easily bought. ;)
 

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Buy a water bottle with a loop on it. Hang a hook beside the dash.
 

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Made one out of some tubing, a washer welded to the bottom, a couple of neodymium magnets. Ben a couple of years and never has fallen off.
Thats what I'm talking about. Thinking outside the box and making it happen!!!

Good solution. 👍
 
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MAArcher

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Made one out of some tubing, a washer welded to the bottom, a couple of neodymium magnets. Ben a couple of years and never has fallen off.
Yup, thats the best home made cup holder I've seen. Color matched and everything. Well done sir.
 
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