Tektite Cab problem

[Tigercub]

I have a new to me BX23s with a Tektite cab and just started to check out the BH. I find the seat difficult to flip around to use the BH as it tends to hang up on one of the cab’s braces. The real issue I’m having is once flipped, the seat is too far away from the controls even when adjusted as far forward as I can put it. Does anyone else have this problem?
In place of flipping the seat I use a two by four with a pad on it to sit on. This gets me close to the controls but a little hard on the tailbone :\

 

[kubotafreak]

Take the cover off the backhoe. See if the ball joints have adjustability under the lever. If not you may have to just bend the levers. If you can adjust them make sure they don’t hit the opening of the housing limiting your full range of function.

 

[DustyRusty]

I would say that your cab isn't designed for your tractor, but for a BX without the backhoe. I have the Kubota BX23S with the deluxe cab, and it is also a pain to turn the seat to use the backhoe. There is no easy way to spin the seat around when you have a cab. I am thinking that it might be easier if I remove the arm rests, but I don't use my backhoe very often, so it is low on the "to do" list.

 

[Tigercub]

I would say that your cab isn't designed for your tractor, but for a BX without the backhoe. I have the Kubota BX23S with the deluxe cab, and it is also a pain to turn the seat to use the backhoe. There is no easy way to spin the seat around when you have a cab. I am thinking that it might be easier if I remove the arm rests, but I don't use my backhoe very often, so it is low on the "to do" list.

I am sure the cab is correct for this BX23s, I have the installation manual and it looks as though the cab is installed as per instructions. What I did was pull the control cover and remove the sticks (easy to do) and put both in a vise and removed the bend closest to the valve. REPLACED AND MUCH BETTER NOW. I am sup prized with this cab and seat combo that more people don't have this issue. In fact even without the cab, I can see there being a problem reaching the sticks in comfort.
Also, I noticed that the bolts holding the seat to the carriage protrude and get caught on the cab's bracket that holds the front to f the seat when flipped.
i cut the extra bolt length off and it is better at missing the bracket when you spin the seat....

I am supprized that the controls are so far away on this BH withn the seat flipped.....

 

[DustyRusty]

When I looked at the pictures, it appears that there is a bar across the rear, which lead me to think that it wasn't designed for the tractor with the backhoe. Looking at the pictures again, I now realize that the bar is much lower. I was digging holes for planting for my neighbor last evening, and the controls were fine for me, although the tractor moved around more than my old BX22, while digging in rocky soil. When I got home, I noticed that I lost the clip that holds the pad onto the stabilizer.