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Short update: Still works great. Haven't tore up anything, not even the jacks. I've done dozens of customer jobs including <12" stump removal, bushes, rocks, drainage & electrical install. Worth every bit of the time I spent working on it. The only upgrade I've made is a better travel stop...

I stumbled across a listing on Facebook marketplace; someone was parting out a Kobelco SS60 walk behind micro excavator. After a month or so of negotiation I brought home the chassis, hoe arm & hydraulics for $400 bucks. Although the factory backhoe for my Kubota B1700 (B4672) is a 3pt mount...

Design criteria. Quick to take on and off Variable weight to suit counter balance needs Needs tool holders Prefer low CG This is what I came up with: My 3pt forks/trailer mover lives on the tractor. The idea was to design a ballast weight that I could back up to, scoop up and use without...

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B1700 plow and homemade blower.

I've had good luck with my rear 3p fork system lifting upwards of 1300lb. Since my FEL is only good for 660lb using the receiver forks and 2x2x3/16 tubing was a no-brainer. Outside recivers = normal pallets. One outside & center receiver = skinny pallets Center receiver = trailer ball, log...

Found a set of R4's on rims with the same bolt pattern locally. Sourced some 15x10 6 on 6 steel wheels from Hey Wheel. $191 Shipped. Opted for some truck tires in 33x12.5R15 found on Craig's list. Made some custom wheel spacers to get the fronts to the proper backpacking.

Hey guys. I'm 30 miles away from my tractor and just realized I have conflicting information in my notes. On top of that I'm headed 90 miles this afternoon to buy wheels... Does anyone know know bolt pattern on the front of a 1996 B1700? I have in my notes both 6 on 4.5" and 6 on 4.75"

With the availability of cheap (or in my case, free) model specific garden tractor snow blowers I started toying with the idea of modifying one to be a 3pt blower. I picked up a 42" deere front mount blower. The impeller was designed to turn counter clockwise at apx 1600 rpm. To achieve...

Background: I have a Kubota B1700 with no PTO attachments. I'm currently building a rear PTO snowblower. I got a sweet deal ($60.00) on a new Series 4 PTO shaft with slip clutch. (See picture) Because I'm building the snowblower I can choose the distance between tractor output shaft &...

I should clarify, I was assuming trading rims and tires if they were available. I will try to give the dealers a call, but I'm guessing that route will be cost prohibitive. From what I've seen so far the turf size rims are more expensive than I was expecting and due to their diameter/width...

I use my set of small 3pt forks to lift 800-1k. Based on the weight of the mast itself I'm going to keep a close eye on it lifting over 500lbs. It's not going to end moving tons of pellets, but it sure beats unloading steel or or bags of mulch from the truck bed by hand.

I've wanted to build this for years, but never found the right parts forklift. That was until a few weeks ago. It's a little on the heavy side weighing in at 500lb empty, but I plan on doing some weight reduction in the coming weeks. The forks offer a 6ft lift height, not including the lift...