Thanks! Hopefully I can test it out by the weekend. I want to complete a couple of other upgrades while I have access to the wiring under the right side trim panel.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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This ones more like "What we did on the boss's FIL's kubota". And really (thankfully) what the boss did and what I (or our new apprentice) didn't do.
And the answer for this morning is, "Almost ruined a still new $40k lift."
I was putting my crap away for the next run of crap this morning and heard the ever so unfortunate sound of something get damaged.
Boss was pulling the FIL's kuboter in for a service and WHAM..... slammed the corner of the bucket into the left rear lift column. Shes got a decent dent and nice twist to her now.
Please excuse my apprentice's a$$, it tends to alway be out. I can never understand why either. I always know when my a$$ is out LOL.
Twisted her good at the top
I posted a pic yesterday in RCW's car museum thread of a chevy wagon that was actually on our old drive on rack. We got that rack second hand out of shop that was totalled during Katrina in NO. An old Hunter 15k lb rack that was an absolute tank. And also survived 2 bucket strikes from customers.
This flimsy thinned metal thing we have never liked from the start. The shop mood has been slightly darkened.
And the answer for this morning is, "Almost ruined a still new $40k lift."
I was putting my crap away for the next run of crap this morning and heard the ever so unfortunate sound of something get damaged.
Boss was pulling the FIL's kuboter in for a service and WHAM..... slammed the corner of the bucket into the left rear lift column. Shes got a decent dent and nice twist to her now.
Please excuse my apprentice's a$$, it tends to alway be out. I can never understand why either. I always know when my a$$ is out LOL.
Twisted her good at the top
I posted a pic yesterday in RCW's car museum thread of a chevy wagon that was actually on our old drive on rack. We got that rack second hand out of shop that was totalled during Katrina in NO. An old Hunter 15k lb rack that was an absolute tank. And also survived 2 bucket strikes from customers.
This flimsy thinned metal thing we have never liked from the start. The shop mood has been slightly darkened.
Have you ever stood on an empty soda can and then tapped the exterior resulting in rapid collapse (buckling)? Buckling is a scary prospect for sure and a real concern when structures are designed for vertical loads and not lateral loads.
That is the EXACT analogy the boss used. Being quite pissed at this point, He went ahead and raised the tractor a few feet off the ground and said, "Lets see if the MF'er will collapse like a coke can."
Shes raises and lowers fine but that entire column has obviously been compromised now. And the metal on the column is flimsy enough we know we could probably straight it with some wood blocks and the forklift, but there is a pretty decent ripple at the base of the column now.
And I'm not sure what the FIL's MX5100 is weighing in at but we've been known to exceed the lift capacity often in that bay.
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Went to my dealer today and bought the filters and oil/fluids for the 400 hr service. Definitly not cheap, but at least I'm doing the labor myself.
Spread 5 dump truck loads of dirt onto the garden with the B6000.
From this....
To this...
Those clumps in the back are still frozen.
I'll give it a day or 2 and spread them out then time to put the rototiller on.
From this....
To this...
Those clumps in the back are still frozen.
I'll give it a day or 2 and spread them out then time to put the rototiller on.
Someone said to me it's unsafe to weld on bucket hooks because they will fail and break off. Have any of you broke them?
The bucket hooks I got are made in USA and forged steel..not cast iron lol. They were trying to tell me they are cast iron 🥹
I just looked up the specs of my bucket hooks...they are g100 alloy forged and heat treated, etc. I even doubled welded them with plenty of heat. I think these hooks have a breaking strength of around 30k pounds. I don't think my tractor would come close to ever breaking these things...I'm sure I'll break the tractor before those!! I just want them to occasionally pick up things that I can't physically pick up. Not like I'm lifting up I beams or trying to pull a out a stuck excavator lol.
The bucket hooks I got are made in USA and forged steel..not cast iron lol. They were trying to tell me they are cast iron 🥹
I just looked up the specs of my bucket hooks...they are g100 alloy forged and heat treated, etc. I even doubled welded them with plenty of heat. I think these hooks have a breaking strength of around 30k pounds. I don't think my tractor would come close to ever breaking these things...I'm sure I'll break the tractor before those!! I just want them to occasionally pick up things that I can't physically pick up. Not like I'm lifting up I beams or trying to pull a out a stuck excavator lol.
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I also went by the dealer and got my 5gal bucket of SUDT2 as my 400hr hydraulic fluid change is coming in June when I next get a chance to do it. Also grabbed the 2 seals per side to repair the leaky front axle seals. Actually only one side is leaky but I went ahead and grabbed them all to stockpile and avoid any cost increases and shortages if these tariff shenanigans continue.
I also finally got in after a 4+week backorder, the fittings from Discount Hydraulic Hose to be able to properly finish the rear remotes and front third function I recently added.
I also finally got in after a 4+week backorder, the fittings from Discount Hydraulic Hose to be able to properly finish the rear remotes and front third function I recently added.
While I had the right side trim panel loose I added two more switches to the M6060 for upcoming upgrades i.e. rear wiper and rear defrost. Note to self: Despite the desire to push new buttons, don't push the rear wiper button until you've made the proper connections or else you'll spray the inside of the rear window with washer fluid!!!
I finally got around to swapping out the useless cigarette lighter for a dual USB charging port. I bought that USB port for the MX at least three years ago but still need to swap out the lighter in that tractor. Kubota if you're listening!! Stop installing cigarette lighters in tractors!!! Install USB ports instead!! Regardless, I put the cordless Dremel to good use and opened up the existing hole for the USB port.
I plan on tapping into the +12V and ground wires that connected to the lighter (that I'm now using for the USB port) for power to the Summit Hydraulics multiplier/diverter. It's a 15A circuit so no issues there. The USB will only be consuming 5A or so when a phone or similar is plugged in.
Not sure if I'll ever get to use the accessory outlet next to the USB port, and I need two more switches to fill up the panel shown below. I don't like seeing switch blanks. I have some decent LED lights to add front and rear so a couple of additional light switches should do the trick. My brain says that I should have front light switches to the left of the defrost, and rear light switches to the right of the defrost. Yeah, I like that.
I guess I'll be moving a switch.
I finally got around to swapping out the useless cigarette lighter for a dual USB charging port. I bought that USB port for the MX at least three years ago but still need to swap out the lighter in that tractor. Kubota if you're listening!! Stop installing cigarette lighters in tractors!!! Install USB ports instead!! Regardless, I put the cordless Dremel to good use and opened up the existing hole for the USB port.
I plan on tapping into the +12V and ground wires that connected to the lighter (that I'm now using for the USB port) for power to the Summit Hydraulics multiplier/diverter. It's a 15A circuit so no issues there. The USB will only be consuming 5A or so when a phone or similar is plugged in.
Not sure if I'll ever get to use the accessory outlet next to the USB port, and I need two more switches to fill up the panel shown below. I don't like seeing switch blanks. I have some decent LED lights to add front and rear so a couple of additional light switches should do the trick. My brain says that I should have front light switches to the left of the defrost, and rear light switches to the right of the defrost. Yeah, I like that.
I guess I'll be moving a switch.
Yep! There's an expert under every rock! I would say that @Kennyd4110 is an expert and I'd buy weld on hooks from him in a heart beat ... and plan to. Ken offers weld on hooks with a 6,600 lb working limit and some of those are in my future.
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The local Kubota dealer welds bucket hooks onto all buckets as standard practice, and they do a nice job!
Forged steel, cast steel and cast iron are all different. Forged is the way to go for sure.
The ones I got are made here in USA by Laclede and they're made out of forged G100 Alloy if I'm reading it correctly it has a working load of around 15k pounds and breaking strength of like 30k pounds or something. I'm not entirely familiar with these things but either way I don't think I'm gonna break them! These are what the Kubota dealer recommended and what they also install if customers request it and never had an issue with them.Yep! There's an expert under every rock! I would say that @Kennyd4110 is an expert and I'd buy weld on hooks from him in a heart beat ... and plan to. Ken offers weld on hooks with a 6,600 lb working limit and some of those are in my future.
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Weld-On Hooks and other accessories for compact tractors.
The local Kubota dealer welds bucket hooks onto all buckets as standard practice, and they do a nice job!
Forged steel, cast steel and cast iron are all different. Forged is the way to go for sure.
"Someone" always has an opinion, LOL.
I doubt your hooks will fail, who knows about the welds though
But, I'm not sure that Laclede forges them in the states, their website does not mention it. Their website also says they are G70, not G100.
I can assure you ours are however:
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Amen, brother!
I'll see your USB and raise you a similar one but with a digital voltmeter on it. I have swapped too many of these out for useless cigarette lighters. Boats, tractors, RTV, my Transit van, my old Outback, generator, man... I lost count.
A large step drill bit also does an excellent job of prepping the hole but most of mine have been plug-n-play into a std cig lighter hole.
That's a very clean install.While I had the right side trim panel loose I added two more switches to the M6060 for upcoming upgrades i.e. rear wiper and rear defrost. Note to self: Despite the desire to push new buttons, don't push the rear wiper button until you've made the proper connections or else you'll spray the inside of the rear window with washer fluid!!!
I finally got around to swapping out the useless cigarette lighter for a dual USB charging port. I bought that USB port for the MX at least three years ago but still need to swap out the lighter in that tractor. Kubota if you're listening!! Stop installing cigarette lighters in tractors!!! Install USB ports instead!! Regardless, I put the cordless Dremel to good use and opened up the existing hole for the USB port.
I plan on tapping into the +12V and ground wires that connected to the lighter (that I'm now using for the USB port) for power to the Summit Hydraulics multiplier/diverter. It's a 15A circuit so no issues there. The USB will only be consuming 5A or so when a phone or similar is plugged in.
Not sure if I'll ever get to use the accessory outlet next to the USB port, and I need two more switches to fill up the panel shown below. I don't like seeing switch blanks. I have some decent LED lights to add front and rear so a couple of additional light switches should do the trick. My brain says that I should have front light switches to the left of the defrost, and rear light switches to the right of the defrost. Yeah, I like that.
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I also desire the location of your pto switch.
Usually an hour or so into cutting, I"ll develop this gangster lean that causes me to occasionally whack mine with my right elbow.
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Picked this little guy for my 12V cig oulet on the SVL, the dust cover still works with it installed.
I should have added a voltmeter to mine, I think mine has a dummy light though if it drops below certain amount but I'm not too sure on that.
Well, although I would agree that cigarette lighter sockets are not very good connectors I certainly hope that Kubota does not listen.
I install those 12V connectors in all my vehicles. Remember: it is very easy to create 5V 1A from a 12V 15A socket. The other way round is way tougher
I bought my first tractor, a 2021 BX23S with 150 hours on it, a couple months ago. Went through and changed out the engine and hydraulic oils and filters, coolant, and front axle fluid. I was using the backhoe for the first time and noticed there were a few broken bolts on the ground underneath it. I then learned that the bottom pin, dipper pin, and thumb pin were all frozen and had sheared the cross bolts right off.
I was able to get the bottom pin loosened up fairly easily with fresh grease and a deadblow knocking it side to side to get some grease on the pin. The thumb pin took a little persuading with an air hammer but nothing crazy. Cleaned and greased.
The dipper pin however was frozen solid. Hit it with some heat and and an air hammer and eventually got it moving side to side. It would not rotate though and had slightly mushroomed. Ordered the replacement parts from Messicks since I've learned a lot from their YouTube videos and they are semi local to me. Was able to lay the arm down and use my floor jack to control the dipper arm. Getting the pin totally out was a pain, as was getting the old bushings out. Got all the new parts in, fresh grease and new zerks. Everything rotates freely now.
Lastly, I bought the Land Pride 55" grapple for the BX. It came with Stucchi FIRG flat faced QD's, and my BX23S had the Pioneer style QD's on its third function valve. I tracked down the matching Stucchi FIRG flat faced QD's (800801004 and 800801005 3/8" for anyone who needs them) and got those installed.
Finally got to use the tractor and it's perfect for my needs. My properly is heavily wooded and hilly, and the little BX is able to fit everywhere between the trees. Moved a ton of fallen trees and general brush, got some rocks moved out of the way, and some old rotten stumps knocked down and moved. REALLY happy with it.
I was able to get the bottom pin loosened up fairly easily with fresh grease and a deadblow knocking it side to side to get some grease on the pin. The thumb pin took a little persuading with an air hammer but nothing crazy. Cleaned and greased.
The dipper pin however was frozen solid. Hit it with some heat and and an air hammer and eventually got it moving side to side. It would not rotate though and had slightly mushroomed. Ordered the replacement parts from Messicks since I've learned a lot from their YouTube videos and they are semi local to me. Was able to lay the arm down and use my floor jack to control the dipper arm. Getting the pin totally out was a pain, as was getting the old bushings out. Got all the new parts in, fresh grease and new zerks. Everything rotates freely now.
Lastly, I bought the Land Pride 55" grapple for the BX. It came with Stucchi FIRG flat faced QD's, and my BX23S had the Pioneer style QD's on its third function valve. I tracked down the matching Stucchi FIRG flat faced QD's (800801004 and 800801005 3/8" for anyone who needs them) and got those installed.
Finally got to use the tractor and it's perfect for my needs. My properly is heavily wooded and hilly, and the little BX is able to fit everywhere between the trees. Moved a ton of fallen trees and general brush, got some rocks moved out of the way, and some old rotten stumps knocked down and moved. REALLY happy with it.
