Kubota Quick Coupler

[ronjhall]

I have 3 attachments for my FEL. It wasn't hard to change them. But lining up the dump cylinders could be a chore at times. Talked to my dealer. He showed me a Quick Coupler that only requires a pin on each side of FEL to be removed to take Loader Bucket off and put Snow Blade or Loader Forks on.
I had to modify the loader pin brackets on the Snow Blade to make it fit the Quick Coupler.
I can now change between FEL attachments in about 5 minutes. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
If I could change 3PH attachments that quick I would have it made. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Coupler will only work on <font color=orange>Kubota</font color=orange> attachments. All other attachments will need to be modified to fit the coupler, similar to my Curtis Snow Blade.
I have attached some pictures of Coupler being used on my <font color=orange>Kubota</font color=orange> 2910.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Ronjhall,

How expensive is the quick coupler? Thanks

Andy

 

[tractorman]

ballpark price is 200.00

 

[Tags]

That looks very similar to a Deere coupler....I think....from what I've seen. Not that that particular coupler won't work well I was wondering why you didn't go w/ a "skid steer" style coupler,it would seem to me that a skid steer coupler would open up a lot more possibilities to you and you wouldn't have to buy "Kubota" attachments which are likely more expensive than aftermarket attachments.....I guess it all depends on what you use the machine for ,anyway it looks good!

 

[ronjhall]

Andy
List price is $289.00. Must be the <font color=orange>Orange</font color=orange> paint that makes it cost that much. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Part # is BL1767

 

[ronjhall]

Tags
I have never seen a <font color=green>JD</font color=green> Quick Hitch for FEL attachments. Do you have any pictures or web site to view one?

 

[LTEnterprises]

you can get a 3pt quick attach..check out northern tools and equiptment http//www.northerntool.com

 

[Spencer]

He probably didn't go with the skid steer type Quick Tach system because he already owned the Kubota bucket, forks, and had already modified his blade to work with his Kubota pins. This system gets attached to the loader and then hooks up to the Kubota attachments.

I went with the skid steer Quick Tach system on my NH TC33D right from the start. I ordered the NH HD Bucket with the Quick Tach brackets and I got a HD set of 48" Quick Tach pallet forks from ATI.

Spence

 

[Anonymous Poster]

ATI corp. 325 West Main St., New Holland, PA 17557 1-800-342-0905, makes a "TACH-ALL" quick attach for FEL. You can then use almost any skid steer attachment on your tractor. I have a Kubota 4610 with FEL and a "TACH-ALL" and can switch from bucket to forks in approx. 60 seconds. This is my second tractor with this setup and will never go back to a regular loader setup. Keep pushing dirt, it keeps you young, but be safe. Nuff said!

 

[Darren]

I'd recommend going with an aftermarket coupler rather than the Kubota unit. The Kubota coupler is lightweight which is both an advantage and disadvantage. While it'll do the job, Kubota only uses one cross member, a solid round bar between the two ends.

If the welder has a bad day you'll get one like I did that has one opening about 1/8" out of alignment which means you'll need a hammer to drive the pin into and out of one side rather than inserting and removing it easily by hand.

Some Kubota dealers carry another brand which is a heavier better made unit.

 

[ronjhall]

Darren
The ATI TACH-All would be great for the L series tractor. With the B series having a lift capacity of less than 1000lbs adding an ATI TACH-All would reduce its load capacity by 300 to 400 lbs. My dealer had both systems to show me. I went with the <font color=orange>Kubota</font color=orange> because of the weight difference and the only attachment I had to modify was my Curtis snow blade.

 

[Darren]

I'm glad yours works. I spent about a 1/2 hour (It seemed much longer. Time really doesn't fly when a piece of junk is wasting your time.) yesterday removing forks and attaching the bucket. I finally got smart and realized that if the attachment cylinders were fully retracted, the warpage of the quick attach was minimized.

I have a special made 10" pin that I use on the "bad" side. The end that sticks out is a smaller diameter than the normal pin size so I have something to hammer. I call it my Kubota *** remedy pin. I think I need to cut the connecting bar in two, stick the two sides back on the tractor, attach the bucket and weld the bar together slightly offset.

Something else on my to do list. Meanwhile I'll just hammer the bejesus out of it and continue to implore the gods
to give a certain welder the most severe case of "Roids" known to medical science. Whoever it was certainly gave
me a pain in the [censored].

 

[Ekim_Otsiam]

Hi ive been away from here for quite awhile.The kubota quick attach looks just like the 1 i made ,funny thing is i didnt even know theirs existed!!!! <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=implement&Number=57172&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=Ekim_Otsiam&Match=Username&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=57172>front end grapple quick connect</A>

 

[Strider]

Hi Dozernut,
Couple of questions for you about the TACH-ALL. Went to a Kubota dealer this morning to put a deposit on an L3010 with a Kubota FEL. I asked about the Kubota quick attach system, but the dealer REALLY did not want to put one on. After reading this thread, I'm kind of glad now. How much is the TACH-ALL? And what about the mounting plate to convert your old bucket? The shipping weight of the TACH-ALL itself is only 75 lbs, according to their web site, so are you really giving up 200 - 300 lbs of lift? How difficult is it to weld on the mounting plate to a Kubota bucket?

Thanks!

 

[erniev]

did you ever get the quick coupler for the kubota; I have a b7800 w/ the LA 402 ; sounds like the ati is better but just too heavy as a total system

 

[mjw357]

Holy zombie thread.

 

[Ductape]

Is ten years a record?

 

[crazyal]

I've had real old threads come up when I do a search on Google. Several of them I've almost replied to without thinking. I've been here awhile now so there's no excuse for me :laughing: but I could see new people not realizing because they are not use to the form layout replying to real old threads.

BTW welcome to TBN erniev.

 

[Ductape]

did you ever get the quick coupler for the kubota; I have a b7800 w/ the LA 402 ; sounds like the ati is better but just too heavy as a total system

I'd still recommend the ATI (skidsteer style) over Kubota's proprietary quick connect, even if you sacrifice a few pounds.

 

[magicheater]

I made my own. Bricks on pallet weigh 850lbs.