bpence
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- Jun 16, 2000
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- Tractor
- Kubota B7100 HST - 1995
B7100 Tool \"Box?\"
One of the challenges with the small compact tractors is trying to find a place or way to attach a tool box to the little beast. Like most owners, I'm sure I like to have more tools with me than will fit in the little tool compartment Kubota provides (won't hold a hammer). After a couple of tries mounting a tool box to the front of the frame or on the ROPS, I think I finally found my tool "box" solution.
While at Home Depot (my favorite store by the way) I was once again looking at tool boxes trying to think through how to attach a small one to the B7100. Nothing seemed just right for my needs. And then I thought, what would Harv do? I'll get to why I couldn't build a multi-storied Hi-Rise ROPS rack with ammo cans, barrels of monkeys, and beer kegs all attached in a minute. I saw a tool "bag" that caught my attention. Pretty heavy duty, zip open top that could hold enough tools for my needs, a bottom compartment with a box to hold nuts, bolts, pins, clips, matches, other important stuff, and several deep outside pockets. So I bought the tool bag, a six inch J-bolt, and two hose clamps.
The challenge with attaching a tool box to the ROPS on the B7100 is two fold; the ROPS has about a 6-8 degree aft lean built in and is not all that wide in total. With the new suspension seat installed, space between the ROPS posts became even more of a premium since the new seat is taller than the original. I considered the ROPS rack approach, and just couldn't come up with enough room to make it work.
So, I used the two hose clamps to attach the J-bolt to the rear of ROPS post about half-way to the top, loaded all the tools, gloves, WD 40, nuts, bolts, clips, pins, first aid stuff, etc that I wanted in a tool kit, and simply hung it on the back of the ROPS on the J-hook. Then I took it out to see if the bag would actually stay on the tractor under normal to bad operating conditions. After really bouncing around some rough country, it was still there. I did end up wrapping a small bungee cord around the ROPS and the tool bag handles below the J-hook to keep the bag from swaying. Works great.
I hope to get pictures this weekend of my new suspension seat, this tool bag arrangement, and my attachment of a tiltmeter to the light bar on the front of the hood.
Bob Pence
One of the challenges with the small compact tractors is trying to find a place or way to attach a tool box to the little beast. Like most owners, I'm sure I like to have more tools with me than will fit in the little tool compartment Kubota provides (won't hold a hammer). After a couple of tries mounting a tool box to the front of the frame or on the ROPS, I think I finally found my tool "box" solution.
While at Home Depot (my favorite store by the way) I was once again looking at tool boxes trying to think through how to attach a small one to the B7100. Nothing seemed just right for my needs. And then I thought, what would Harv do? I'll get to why I couldn't build a multi-storied Hi-Rise ROPS rack with ammo cans, barrels of monkeys, and beer kegs all attached in a minute. I saw a tool "bag" that caught my attention. Pretty heavy duty, zip open top that could hold enough tools for my needs, a bottom compartment with a box to hold nuts, bolts, pins, clips, matches, other important stuff, and several deep outside pockets. So I bought the tool bag, a six inch J-bolt, and two hose clamps.
The challenge with attaching a tool box to the ROPS on the B7100 is two fold; the ROPS has about a 6-8 degree aft lean built in and is not all that wide in total. With the new suspension seat installed, space between the ROPS posts became even more of a premium since the new seat is taller than the original. I considered the ROPS rack approach, and just couldn't come up with enough room to make it work.
So, I used the two hose clamps to attach the J-bolt to the rear of ROPS post about half-way to the top, loaded all the tools, gloves, WD 40, nuts, bolts, clips, pins, first aid stuff, etc that I wanted in a tool kit, and simply hung it on the back of the ROPS on the J-hook. Then I took it out to see if the bag would actually stay on the tractor under normal to bad operating conditions. After really bouncing around some rough country, it was still there. I did end up wrapping a small bungee cord around the ROPS and the tool bag handles below the J-hook to keep the bag from swaying. Works great.
I hope to get pictures this weekend of my new suspension seat, this tool bag arrangement, and my attachment of a tiltmeter to the light bar on the front of the hood.
Bob Pence
