My attempt at a SSQA for Kubota

countrybumpkin · May 1, 2010

Well I have been wishing I had a SSQA for a long time just never could see spending the money for one, so I finally broke down and built one With scrap I had laying around and some stuff from work. I have about 100 dollars in the whole project after buying paint and a few other minor stuff.

Here are some Adapter pics

countrybumpkin · May 1, 2010

And now for some of the bucket before and after.

Slackdaddy · May 1, 2010

Looks sharp,
Was that MIG, TIG, or stick

Nick

countrybumpkin · May 1, 2010

It's all mig, Millermatic 250. Thanks

DK35vince · May 2, 2010

Very nicely done.
Looks great.

henrysMFGC2310TBL · May 2, 2010

Good job.:thumbsup:

countrybumpkin · May 2, 2010

Thanks everyone, wish I had taken a lot more pics from start to finish. Just got to involved building.

spo307 · May 2, 2010

wow gr8 job, looks exactly like my kubota

schmism · May 3, 2010

did you fab all the hardware for the locking mechanism yourself or buy that as parts from bobcat or the like?

countrybumpkin · May 3, 2010

No I fabbed everything my self with simple hand tools, I did buy the two springs holding down pressure on the locking pins, the two black springs under the handles that hold them up in the unlocked position are heavy valve springs from a ford 302.

Handles were cut from 3/8" plate with a torch

Pins were cut from 1" square stock with a chop saw

The bolts going from the locking pins to the handles were 1/2" grade 8 6" long then I cut the heads off and flattened one end to insert in the locking pins.

The base plates were 8" wide 1/4" think C channel Then boxed the top edge with 2" wide 3/16" angle

The boxed in area were the loader pins mount set on some 3" X 2" x 1/4" angle

I cut off and reused the loader arm mounts from the bucket.

jayste · May 3, 2010

Country, very nice! I like it.:thumbsup:

Diamondpilot · May 3, 2010

Great job.

Chris

djw250 · May 3, 2010

That is very nice. I've thought about doing the same, but haven't followed through yet. Maybe now I'll get inspired.

Window Geek · May 4, 2010

Nice job, Country Bumpkin. This is getting a bookmark. I gotta try this with my tractor.

mjncad · May 4, 2010

Excellent work, definitely $100 well spent.

lostcause · May 4, 2010

i picked up a pair of used forks for $30 on a trip to the scrap yard a few weeks ago. i was just about to get around to making the frame for them. i think this is a great idea to do for me too. will make switching from the bucket to the forks a lot smoother.

Ductape · May 4, 2010

Wow, nice work. I was in the same boat, not wanting to spend a thousand bucks on a SSQA. I ended up buying one that didn't fit my tractor ($135) and modified it to fit. Not sure I have the patience to start from scratch like that. It looks factory made to me ! :thumbsup:

countrybumpkin · May 4, 2010

Again thanks everyone. I had a add a grapple that i built for the top of my bucket but just did not really care for that design, and also a set of bolt in forks that fit the bucket, again just did not care for them either. This way i can build a separate grapple unit, and for unit. Will be starting the grapple today and the forks after it is finished. It took about 9 days of on and off working on this from start to finish (worked on it in my off time at work).

Big Wave D · May 13, 2010

countrybumpkin,

My hat's off to you with kudos as well for a great looking project!

I have a 1991 L35 that I'd love to do the same thing with; however, your bucket appears to me to have a flat back to it. Therefore, you could just cut off the pin pivots and incorporate them into your SSQA. My bucket has a rolled back and I'm not really sure how I'd be able to do the same thing.

I know they make kits, but I really liked the idea of how you fabbed your own pieces.

Wondered if you had any ideas?

Thanks,
B.W.D.

countrybumpkin · May 15, 2010

Not real sure either, do you happen to have a good pic of the back of your bucket? Oh to answer your question yes the back of the bucket were the plates were attached is flat.