Recent content by Thirsty

I am looking for whatever help I can get. I have done searches and either come up empty or with too many hits to read them all. I have a L5460 with a FEL and a Backhoe. After finishing with my brush hog work, I removed the three-point hitch and installed the backhoe. Day 1 Moving gravel...

I have a BH-92. I use an 18" bucket. I also have a root ripper made by Bro-Tec. I am very happy with the size of the bucket as well as the quality of the Bro-Tec ripper. I would recommend the bro-Tec ripper if you need to remove stumps or rocks. I used a 12" bucket on my previous machine...

Get a root ripper. I got mine from Bro-Tec and I am extreamly satisfied. I use it on my Kubota BH-92

I deceided to go with a rearview camera setup. I've included a couple of pictures of the final install. I went with a "LCD auto car rearview color monitor with HD resolution 800480 Digital Screen Display support 2 video input For CD DVD Video Player 9inch Touchscreen car monitor" and the...

I'm looking for a mirror for inside my grand cab on my L5460 HSTC. Anyone have any ideas or sugggestions? Thanks in advance. Thirsty

Big bite... Weight was too much for backhoe, It started to lower load when I attempted to raise the log. I love this thumb!

Here are the pictures you requested. My Clown feet are size 10.

Well I finished up the install tonight. With the thumb fully open, it was hitting on a cylinder hydraulic fitting. I tightened the fitting slightly to eliminate the contact point. Now the cylinder just bottons out. Straightening out the boom made hydraulic hose much easier. A couple of...

Parts arrived today. So back to work I go. Adding in the extra control valve was not as hard as I thought it would be. The new valve arrived with a layer of misc dirt on one side and a layer of plastic on the other. Of the two, the plastic was by far the harder to remove. Took me longer to...

Still no parts but deceided to remove valve block. First, I made sure to releive all hydraulic pressure. I then labeled the hoses so I knew for sure where they went when I went to reassemble. As I removed each hose pair, I put them in a rubber glove and labled the glove with the order...

Today, even though I don't have the parts to for the thumb, I started getting the Backhoe ready. I removed the housing for the valves. I'll have to add the new control valve between the first and second valve (left side in picture). These valves are held together by four tie rods. I'll also...

Here are some pictures of what the final thumb install will look like.

My other Orange toy... But I digress......

Housing removed waiting for parts now. Pay no attention to how I rotated the boom to make more room.

OK, Now in the garage, plenty of room. NOT Maybe my next project will be to see how I can attach my mower from my BX 2230 to my L 5460... I could then mow in air conditioned comfort. Sounds like a lot of hot sweaty work for little payback.