The telescopic type stabilizers are not available for my Kubota B9200 as the space envelope is very limited for conventional lengths. The stock stabilizers are turn buckle type and hard to get at for adjusting because of the tight space next to the tires.
I visited with Mark Hodge (stabilworks) and he doesn't offer this unconventional size so I decided to fab in the shop using 1 1/2" square tubing for the female and 1 1/4" square shaft for the male.
Had to machine a little off the thickness of the shaft to give it sliding clearance inside the tube. The tube needed some wall thickness so welded 1/4" x 1" flat to the top and bottom before drilling the holes.
Made the two eyebolts out of 1 1/2" round and single pointed the threads as I have no 5/8"-11 die. They are overkill sizewise but will work okay.
The second and third pictures above were taken with the right rear tire removed. The lift arms are a tight fit inside the tires when pivoted outwards.
Thanks for all who responded with suggestions to the thread below. I decided to go without slots for the time being and see how that works. There is enough slop in the 30 year old tractor to allow some lower arm lateral movement even when pinned.
Since this thread isn't linked to from the other related thread I just now made that connection. Also, the google search algorithm doesn't point to this thread so let's try to change that. Kubota B9200 HST 4WD telescoping stabilizers.
OK, so, it is possible to utilize telescoping stabilizers with the B9200 and to do so apparently without having to add wheel spacers to the rear wheels (to increase the distance between the rear tires).
npalen, if you aren't offering to fabricate these for sale to other people (DM me if you are), are you at least willing to provide some additional user experience and dimensional data to assist those of us who want to fabricate our own? I can glean some from the photos you uploaded but some additional info would be helpful.
Specifically:
Do these actually work in practice? And, if you could do it again, would you and would you make any changes?
Can you please verify that you accomplished this installation without needing to install wheel spacers?
Can you upload (or otherwise provide) the engineering drawing that you prepared (visible in one of your photos) that details the dimensions of the custom eyebolt? I don't own a lathe so that aspect of the build will need to be accomplished by a third party and likely someone who won't have access to my tractor,
Why did you elect to fabricate the custom eyebolts rather than somehow making use of the OEM eyebolts? The latter permits up and down movement and a twisting movement while, in contrast, you're custom eyebolt only swivels left and right. Do you find this limiting in practice?
What is the degree of the bevel on the angled end of the solid square stock stock (the "tractor-end" of the flat stock) that you've tapped and threaded to accept the spherical male rod end?
What's the spec on the spherical male rods ends you used and, just to make things really easy, of the other fasteners you ended up using?
How long is the "male" solid square stock? (measured to the long end of the bevel and, if it makes sense, the short end as well)
How long is the "female" square tube stock? I note that you relieved material at one end from the sides of the tube stock to permit the custom eye bolt to swivel - some detail on this feature would be most appreciated.
How long are the pieces of the 1/4" x 1" flat stock that you used to reinforce the top and bottom of the tube stock and which also reinforce the mounting location for the custom eye bolt?
What hole drilling spacing pattern for the adjustments holes did you end up using?
What's the pre-bent length and diameter of the adjustment pin? I note that someone suggested adding a chain and that you subsequently ended up installing 1/16" cable lanyard to prevent loss (I assume this explains the tiny holes drilled both into the ends of the stabilizers and into the angled adjustment pins).
Did you end up having to do any post-installation modifications (like adding a slot for float) that aren't reflected in the images you originally uploaded? Did you find a slot is needed? The only two implements I use are a Bush Hog-brand "Squealer" (I only mount and dismount this once or twice a year) and a Bush Hog-brand rear blade (installed 99% of the time and used regularly for gravel road maintenance and as a secondary snow plow plus as a attachment point for dragging logs home for milling into firewood and a tow point for periodically repositioning a log splitter) so I assume that I want to at a minimum ensure that my chosen hole drilling pattern (for adjusting the length of the stabilizers) accommodates these two implements while also leaving room for other unknown future implements. But it would be nice to know if I need to incorporate a slot or not.
I think that about covers it. Crossing my fingers a response is forthcoming.
Looking at other designs of telescoping stabilizers and, specifically, for other ways of attaching the implement-end to the lower arms, here's an idea that precludes needing access to a lathe:
Either a folded end like this can be sourced/fabricated (it will need to fit around the tube stock which makes for a bulkier design) or, alternatively, working off a blend of this and the custom eyebolt idea, a bolt can simply be welded onto a cube of solid square stock (the sharp edges of the cube will need to be radiused to permit it to swivel where, like the custom eye bolt, it pivots within the end of the stabilizer). Not as elegant, certainly, but more feasible for non-machinists.
