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Hi,
My Kubota B2910 has a plastic cover over part of the front drive shaft. It is damaged, but is a self distruction type warrenty repair, due to poor fit and rubbing on the U-joint.
BUT, even though the loader sub frame offers some protection, with two heavy cross braces under the frame, there is still opportunity for a stick or something to get up in there and do some damage. I am thinking of bolting a sheet of something like a piece of 1/8 steel plate or almuinum plate [whatever I can find] over the opening to fashion a sort of skid plate for protectioin after the cover is fixed under warranty.
Once it is fixed right I don't want any question to arise as to why it failed a second time, in the event it does. But more importantly, I just want to protect the tractor. Just in case...
Any of you guys have skid plates on the bottoms of your tractors? Come standard or did you have to devise it yourself?
I figured I could drill a few small holes in the loader subframe and tap them 1/4-20 and bolt a plate on the bottom using some stainless hex bolts that I happen to have.
So...whatdaya think? Good or bad idea? I don't think a couple small threaded holes in the subframe would weaken it. The plate would need to be easily removable for servicing in the future...
Any pointers/advice?
Thanks!
Bill in Pgh, PA
My Kubota B2910 has a plastic cover over part of the front drive shaft. It is damaged, but is a self distruction type warrenty repair, due to poor fit and rubbing on the U-joint.
BUT, even though the loader sub frame offers some protection, with two heavy cross braces under the frame, there is still opportunity for a stick or something to get up in there and do some damage. I am thinking of bolting a sheet of something like a piece of 1/8 steel plate or almuinum plate [whatever I can find] over the opening to fashion a sort of skid plate for protectioin after the cover is fixed under warranty.
Once it is fixed right I don't want any question to arise as to why it failed a second time, in the event it does. But more importantly, I just want to protect the tractor. Just in case...
Any of you guys have skid plates on the bottoms of your tractors? Come standard or did you have to devise it yourself?
I figured I could drill a few small holes in the loader subframe and tap them 1/4-20 and bolt a plate on the bottom using some stainless hex bolts that I happen to have.
So...whatdaya think? Good or bad idea? I don't think a couple small threaded holes in the subframe would weaken it. The plate would need to be easily removable for servicing in the future...
Any pointers/advice?
Thanks!
Bill in Pgh, PA