About two years ago, I purchased a B7100. I loved the tractor, but didn't like the turnbuckle stabilizers. Assuming that someone made pin-adjustable ones like the big tractors come with, I searched the web. I found nothing, including on ebay. So, I made a set, which were weak and rudimentary. I continued to refine them, for my own use. At a point, I had made a stabilizer that fit my B7100, held up extremely well, was easy and fast to use, and appeared to work on other models. I spent hours at the local Kubota dealership, studying and taking measurements. I realized that with a few adjustments, my base stabilizer could work for almost all small Kubota's, up to about 20 horsepower or so. The reason for that threshold was size- the stabilizer that I was making had to fit, length wise as well as restrictions, on the small tractors. They are strong, but not big enough to handle the loads that a larger tractor would carry- like bigger blades and bush hogs, for instance. I began to sell the stabilizers locally, which gave me the opportunity to work out any bugs that might arise- other people would use their tractors differently than I would. I eventually started advertising them on Craigslist, expanding my product. I have sold a couple dozen sets now, with only one complaint- I had sold a set for a 28 horsepower tractor, and the owner, using a 5 foot bush hog, had bent the set. I then increased the size and makeup of the metal of the inner rod. I have not had any other complaints, but I have continued to have requests for larger tractors, up to about 35 horsepower. I did not feel comfortable selling the compact tractor stabilizers for the larger tractors, so I looked into what size steel components that I could move up to, so that they would be stronger, but not too big or cumbersome. Some of the sub compact Kubota's have their stabilizers on the outsides of the lift arms, so the stabilizer can't be but so big, or they hit on the tires.
To sum up what I make- I build, in my barn, one set at a time, pin-adjustable stabilizers that replace the turnbuckles on Kubota tractors. I do this because I have not found anything else on the market that fits the models that mine do, or meet my price. Kubota sells a set for $192.00, but they do not fill all small models, and mine are cheaper- $110.00 for the small set, and $130.00 for the larger set. Those prices include priming and painting, and all necessary hardware. They have odd spaced, multiple holes in both the tubes and the rods, so that at any given point, on each stabilizer, a hole will line up. I back my work up- if a buyer has a problem, they can contact me, and I will make it right. I am a born-again Christian, I have been in a family business my whole life, I am now an associate pastor/youth pastor, and I believe in doing fair, honest business. I am not perfect, but I will make a good product, represent it fairly and honestly, and I will stand behind my work- the customer deserves to get what they pay for.
I post this, because I have seen posts on TBN in response to my ads on Craigslist- people are aware that someone is out there making them, but they aren't sure who it is, or what they are. It is a me, a member here, and they are made to fill a niche that is void in the market. I am not a big business, or a machine shop- I am a tractor owner and enthusiast, who has a barn, a welder, and a drill press.
I am including photos- one photo shows the stock turnbuckle from my B7100, beside a replacement stabilizer. The other photo shows the same replacement stabilizer, between two of the larger replacement stabilizers.
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/br549_red/?action=view¤t=stabilizersb001.jpg
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/br549_red/?action=view¤t=HDstabilizers001.jpg
Mark
To sum up what I make- I build, in my barn, one set at a time, pin-adjustable stabilizers that replace the turnbuckles on Kubota tractors. I do this because I have not found anything else on the market that fits the models that mine do, or meet my price. Kubota sells a set for $192.00, but they do not fill all small models, and mine are cheaper- $110.00 for the small set, and $130.00 for the larger set. Those prices include priming and painting, and all necessary hardware. They have odd spaced, multiple holes in both the tubes and the rods, so that at any given point, on each stabilizer, a hole will line up. I back my work up- if a buyer has a problem, they can contact me, and I will make it right. I am a born-again Christian, I have been in a family business my whole life, I am now an associate pastor/youth pastor, and I believe in doing fair, honest business. I am not perfect, but I will make a good product, represent it fairly and honestly, and I will stand behind my work- the customer deserves to get what they pay for.
I post this, because I have seen posts on TBN in response to my ads on Craigslist- people are aware that someone is out there making them, but they aren't sure who it is, or what they are. It is a me, a member here, and they are made to fill a niche that is void in the market. I am not a big business, or a machine shop- I am a tractor owner and enthusiast, who has a barn, a welder, and a drill press.
I am including photos- one photo shows the stock turnbuckle from my B7100, beside a replacement stabilizer. The other photo shows the same replacement stabilizer, between two of the larger replacement stabilizers.
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/br549_red/?action=view¤t=stabilizersb001.jpg
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/br549_red/?action=view¤t=HDstabilizers001.jpg
Mark
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