zmansmac
Gold Member
I bought my B7500 9 years ago with a FEL and 60 inch MMM. This was my first experience with something bigger than a lawn tractor and and I've learned much from these forums. I've learned that Kubota at one time had decks that you drive over to install. I've also seen pictures of Kubota decks that have 4 corner wheels that all swivel making installation/removal much easier. My deck, unfortunately, is one that has 2 corner swivel wheels in front and 2 wheels together in the middle of the rear that do not swivel. I was younger and stronger in those early years with my Kubota and dragging the deck sideways under the tractor was not all that difficult. I know there are postings showing solutions that others have made for this problem, like a plywood pattern with casters, but I wanted a simple solution especially since storage space is at a premium. I ended up making a couple of brackets out of 1/4 inch stock that allow easy install and removal of small swivel casters. The brackets utilize the same 5 holes that the rear gauge wheel assembly bolts to the deck. The casters are 2 inch rated at 110 pounds each. They slide on the bottom of the brackets til they hit a stop and a stubby 3/8 bolt is then hand tightened to prevent the caster from sliding off. After the deck is mounted and raised the casters are easily removed. The gauge wheels must be in the number 1 or 2 position but the design can be modified for the casters to touch first in any gauge wheel position. Below are pics showing before and after pics along with pics of the brackets separately.
