L47TLB vs L4701

[Piston]

Rich,
For the power this front end loader has, I would definitely recommend the dual lid setup. If you were concentrating only on brush, it wouldn't make much difference, but since you mentioned stumps, you will be more efficient with the two lids.

The only advantage of a single lid is its lighter weight, and with your loader it's not a concern.
I do a lot of stump moving and routinely take two or even three stumps at one time to my stump pile.


I'd really like to see one of those Curtis cabs, they look decent from the manufacturers website. I can't believe Kubota hasn't made a factory cab for them, and now that they have an agreement with Curtis, I'm sure they have zero plans to add it in the future.

I went and looked at the M62 and darn near fell in love.

 

[Piston]

Do any of you know if the creep I. Reverse feature would be able to be adjusted faster? I can see a lot of value in the ability to use the PTO while facing backwards, for something like a stumpgrinder or snowblower.
If you could speed up the creep feature, you could rig up an electric hydraulic steering motor to turn the wheel and then have your own bidirectional tractor!

 

[mike69440]

Rich,
For the power this front end loader has, I would definitely recommend the dual lid setup. If you were concentrating only on brush, it wouldn't make much difference, but since you mentioned stumps, you will be more efficient with the two lids.

The only advantage of a single lid is its lighter weight, and with your loader it's not a concern.
I do a lot of stump moving and routinely take two or even three stumps at one time to my stump pile.


I'd really like to see one of those Curtis cabs, they look decent from the manufacturers website. I can't believe Kubota hasn't made a factory cab for them, and now that they have an agreement with Curtis, I'm sure they have zero plans to add it in the future.

I went and looked at the M62 and darn near fell in love.
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I have a single Lid HD 66" grapple. I would not want a single 72", as it is too clumsy, considering how nimble a L47 is.

 

[bspeedy]

I have a single Lid HD 66" grapple. I would not want a single 72", as it is too clumsy, considering how nimble a L47 is.

I have a dual lid 5-foot grapple. Narrow is better for woods work. 6' is probably the right size for your machine, though. I would not buy single lid as I don't carry symmetrical objects in the grapple!

 

[bspeedy]

I LOVE the machine you've chosen, but one comment... The engineer in charge of toolbox mounting location should be fired. That thing wouldn't last a week at my place. My neighbor's brand new MX5800 has it mounted below and behind the lower loader mount. I think it makes a great tractor seem poorly thought out.

 

[Fallon]

Almost every grapple post seems to end up recommending a narrower grapple for maneuverability. Rarely is there a job a narrower grapple can't do that a larger one can, but a good handful where the narrower on can do better.

When picking up a stump, only a foot or 2 of the grapple is going to get a bite even if the stump is wider than the grapple. A double lid might do better, but still only get a bite on a fraction of that round object.

If you could fit multiple stumps in a bite that might change things. I'm use to dealing with bigger stumps that I couldn't fit multiples in a grapple though.

 

[mike69440]

I LOVE the machine you've chosen, but one comment... The engineer in charge of toolbox mounting location should be fired. That thing wouldn't last a week at my place. My neighbor's brand new MX5800 has it mounted below and behind the lower loader mount. I think it makes a great tractor seem poorly thought out.

I saw that toolbox mounting also?? I bet the marketing guy who decided to change the Loader decal from TL1000 to TL1300 got a raise. (Same Specs, but looks more impressive.)

I think you can see where I put my toolbox.
PS, Please don't laugh at my chains, I ordered bigger ones.

 

[scdeerslayer]

I LOVE the machine you've chosen, but one comment... The engineer in charge of toolbox mounting location should be fired. That thing wouldn't last a week at my place. My neighbor's brand new MX5800 has it mounted below and behind the lower loader mount. I think it makes a great tractor seem poorly thought out.

Original location of the toolbox on the MX series is on the ROPS behind the seat. Not a bad location. The poor planning comes from the need to relocate that box when the backhoe is added. I actually don't mind the toolbox behind the loader mount like that, I just wish that somehow the backhoe could be pushed back some so both locations could be available. I did manage to place a box between the tractor seat and backhoe seat, I just wish it could be bigger.

 

[Piston]

Almost every grapple post seems to end up recommending a narrower grapple for maneuverability.

This whole "narrow is better" thing is literally the effect of one single poster's tireless dedication to spreading his word of gospel regarding the narrow grapple. He has influence many many people, to the point where they repeat his word of god almost verbatim.

but a good handful where the narrower on can do better

That's simply not true. I find quite the opposite actually.


For this specific situation, and specific needs regarding the grapple, the "better" setup would be exactly what he is looking at, a 72" dual lid grapple.

 

[mike69440]

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Here she is, patiently awaiting to be picked up.

I just notice you have a 4 in 1 bucket, so why the big need for a Grapple?

I really like what I did to my Factory HD bucket, I added a rear scraper made on a 2 X 2 x 1/2 angle with a replaceable cutting edge for back dragging plus I used ESCO teeth for a cutting edge. Way better tha an edge that bolts on the sides.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...20-worlds-strongest-kubota-bucket-custom.html
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/313474-l39_-sure-helps-have-some.html
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...5344-upsized-hydraulic-clyinders-loaders.html
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/372240-3pt-stuff-your-loader.html

Lots of Non Kubota approved mods you can feel safe to do once out of Factory warantee!

I have a question?
Is Kubota rating all their current loader capacities at the pins as opposed to 500mm forward?