Post photos of your improvised tool box for your SCUT

[4shorts]

:applause: WOW :applause:

That is sweet. I would be afraid to put my chain or any sharp tools inside of that fearing I might actually scratch it.

Again, very nice fabrication.

Thank you very much. When I purchased our Kubota 5740 last year I fabricated a similar one for it but this time I went with a bumper/shackle center design with quad flash L.E.D. oval strobe lights in it. I use the FEL tubes for tow slings and they are kept in there by machined aluminum caps that I made. You'll notice the caps on the FEL, they are black. Never enough room on a tractor but this system works for me :thumbsup:

For the longer items I needed to carry I went with these rubber clamps and this is how it looks.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

With my hands............SWMBO, drives the tractor:laughing:


I can't find the photo's right now, but if you have the ballast box.......which you should..........stand up pieces if 4 inch drain pipe , in the corners, before you fill the box with concrete. Instant tool holder

So... are you walking behind SWMBO?

I don't have a Ballast Box yet. I don't have anything on the front of the tractor. When I make one, I'll definitely put some drain pipe in the corners.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

Maybe you could clamp a piece or 2 of pvc pipe to the Rops and slide the handles of the tools in there. For a toolbox on my 2520 I have been eyeballing the space between the rops behind the seat. Just need to find a box to fit there. I usually like to carry a putty knife, knife and a few hand tools when mowing around the farm. That baler twine sneaks up and wraps my blades and I have to cut it off. Went to net wrap last year, my twine problem is slowly going away.

I have a friend who put plastic pipe on the ROPS. I'd like to see some photos of other's installations. We have some great ideas in this community.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

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Good morning,
This is what we did for our 2520. I wanted something that mounted behind the seat yet did not create an interference with the seat or the 3 pt arm. My preference would have been plastic but I found this generic metal toolbox at our local Fleet Farm.

I did paint the box as the green on it was closer to an Oliver green vs JD. Not a big deal. The installation was quite basic in that I used an existing hole on the rear frame and then similar to the extinguisher mounting, drilled a hole on the left hand side and used a #12 self tapping screw. Once it was secured to the frame, I added a rubber mat at the bottom for less rattle. I did need to add some washers/spacers on the SMV sign in order that there would be no interference with the opening and closing of the lid.

The toolbox measures 16 x 6 x 6. The main reason for the toolbox was to have a place for my chain, my Kubota tow strap and a few tools (channel locks, vice-grip, & screwdrivers).

I love what you did. I have less space between the SMV sign and the back of the seat than you do, but I could shift a box to the right side. Thanks for sending the info.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

I dont know if you have a ballast box or not but as Don noted, we also carry our tools in PVC pipes installed in our ballast box

I don't have a FEL, but if I get one, I like the ideas I see on your ballast box.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

Slightly bigger tractor, but this is what I have on my 790:

Plate w/ tubes for hammer & big screwdriver/prybar.

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Ammo box clamped to loader frame.

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Chain tray between grille guard uprights.

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Ballast box has scrap iron in it, tray about 8" down from the top is old galvanized grainery door. chainsaw sleeve on one side & tubes for axe, shovel, rake, etc. on the other side.

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Your chain tray on the front looks like something I could do. The frame in the front has room for 4 suitcase weights, but I don't usually have them on the tractor. I don't have a grille guard, so a tool box on the front frame would act like a bumper.

I don't have room for the other ideas, but I like them.

 

[KestrelMerlin]

Pixguy - looking good! How much weight do you figure your ballast box will give you?

 

[Gordon Gould]

I keep a rake, peevy, or iron bar in the loader torque tube or the grapple tube. My not so fancy tool box sits on a shelf I put across the fenders and supported by two pieces of light angle sandwiched on the rops

 

[KestrelMerlin]

The pipes work great for shovels, etc. Don't forget drain holes in the bottom so water doesn't collect. Here's mine.

I like that hitch attached to the ballast box. Great idea!

 

[KestrelMerlin]

4shorts -

Amazing!!! That latching system is sweet.