Well, thanks to the suggestions here, I searched until I found someone at a Kubota dealership who'd do a little research, and found the OE part for $495. By the way, does anyone have any preferences about which way to go in converting the bucket? Should I get a "one-piece" plate type adapter, or the two "pockets" to weld on to a flat backed Kubota bucket?
Well, thanks to the suggestions here, I searched until I found someone at a Kubota dealership who'd do a little research, and found the OE part for $495. (Also thanks to K0ua for giving me a price to start haggling from). The part should be here Friday, so now all I have to do this week is go out to the farm about 30 miles away, pick up the L2800, take it home to my current house 30 miles in another direction, cut the brackets off my current bucket, weld on the SSQA adapter to that, purchase the root grapple I want, get that delivered, close on another 14 acres adjacent to my farm on Thursday, load the tractor up and carry it back to the farm, install the grapple, start clearing brush around the old trailer house that I have to get removed from the new 14 acres so my son arrange to have someone come get that trailer out so he can start building his "barn-dominium", finish cross fencing the current land, put in a new gate to the new land, haul water for my wife's animals, and, oh yeah, somehow work 40 hours at my "retirement job" that helps pay for all this stuff. As we say where I come from, "ain't no hill for a stepper." By the way, does anyone have any preferences about which way to go in converting the bucket? Should I get a "one-piece" plate type adapter, or the two "pockets" to weld on to a flat backed Kubota bucket?
Will Kubota's OE part match up to universal SSQA? Even though I would think it should be so, I think I've read on this forum that they aren't quite the same.
As for the plate adapter, I went one piece. Then there is nothing left to chance. You know the spacing should be right.
Will Kubota's OE part match up to universal SSQA? Even though I would think it should be so, I think I've read on this forum that they aren't quite the same.
As for the plate adapter, I went one piece. Then there is nothing left to chance. You know the spacing should be right.
According to the dealer, (and believe me I asked the question very directly and got an answer in writing), yes, it will. It is the "New" SSQA that comes on the newer loaders, and should fit any of the Universal Skid Steer attachments. (I'm old and dumb, but not a particularly "trusting soul"). Thanks for the input, I think that seems to be the way to go, but it never hurts to ask.
Right. And to be able to loan/borrow with your neighbor farmers if it is a special, seldom used attachment is great. Commonality of allows that.