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Not much different in cost. Probably made same place. I know I haven’t been able to break them yet.

Use a rubber tool grip to secure the polesaw. The M59/62 platform helps carry the tools needed when working on our piece of paradise. Moving several big limbs and tree from recent rains from the driveway. Love our winding green tunnel thru the woods but does require work. Kinda fun work at times.

Hitching up equipment, maintaining equipment or fabrication and repair having the the right tools sure helps. Have various pinch poles, crowbars and levers like most farms. Tried a small indexing head lever for the shop and was quickly a favorite go to tool. Bought the larger 48” to keep in the...

Thanks for conclusion. Good lesson to check the easy or simple stuff first.

If anyone could tear up a type 1 grapple I could. Uniquely qualified and educated to find the weak links in any piece of machinery. A skill I have yet to make a profit on. 850# of mostly T1 steel is too heavy for the OPs tractor. Some wear from considerable ground engagement. Lid tines tips...

Agree that looks flimsy from the start. Went back and read comments when you were selecting the grapple. Price, weight, width, tine thickness and other options. EA wicked grapple was mentioned as price comparisons. What wasn’t discussed was the difference of the type of steel. It matters. As...

Big difference compared to replacing the clutch in a Ford 850 back in the day. Don’t know if I could or would try to split modern tractor. Major mechanical skills required. Certainly worth $175/hr shop time if you can do the work. Had Kubota spilt a tractor to repair. Nightmare getting dealer...

My goodness that’s not an easy job.

That fusible link looks like a short loop of wire? Does on my Kubotas. Only have one fail or burn after 1000s of hours. Think cleaning all starter electrical connections when replacing the fuse help helped reduce the starter current draw. Clutch and pto safety switches should have stopped...

Bushhog 286 6’ has been a great. Over 25 years of being beat to he!! Still cuts well but about wore out deck. Couple of oil changes, many blades and bolts, magnet on gearbox. Original driveline and seals. Thinking about getting a Brown 416. Should be my last one I’ll ever need.

Our grapples get used a lot. Skidsteer like #1 is 25 years old going strong. Prefer that style. Second grapple for the smaller tractor is like #1 wicked about 5 years old. Like the reach and versatility of the long bottom dual lid grapple.

Kool! Perfect for Texas. Need three stars in a circle for big orange Tennessee.

The first 400hr oil change of the B26 front axle was surprisingly dark. Changed to Lucas synthetic 75-90 gear lube. 5qt capacity. Stays in 4wd almost always.

I install the soft ride system on the M59. Makes a huge difference carrying heavy loads. Not only operator comfort but also less impact wear on the tractor components.

Ran my first 3rd function many years ago using a rear remote valve had good control with detents. Ones now are solenoid control from loader handle switches. Not as gentle maybe but fast and don’t have move your hand to another valve. Bumping the switches gives OK control for grapple. You can...

Tool for tightening L and T handle bolts like on some clamp on forks. Heavy wall tubing welded on top of hammer. Since it can rotate gives good angle for lever inside a bucket.

I had to go to a parts diagram to find where to replace a low oil pressure switch on a M5030. Once found could use wrench to take off. Wife had to start new switch. Hands and arms too big without major disassembly. Messicks let you see parts diagrams online.

I’m sure it depends on which model. I chose Kubota for both newer tractors and couldn’t be happier. Cost difference not much different than aftermarket but aftermarket didn’t use many formed hard lines. I was going to install myself but the dealer made an offer I couldn’t refuse. The B26 is...

The clamp on fork tubing extentened slightly past the back of the B20 bucket. Trimmed and welded a plate to mate with bucket heel. This locked in the forks better. The plate didn’t interfere with with longer bottom buckets. Even with ssqa forks the clamp ons ones are handy.

I had a slider that I wore out in a couple of decades. Bolts could never keep the blade in place well. Was at the Kubota dealer for an used equipment auction. Used blades were going for more than I thought they were worth. Wander over to the new equipment section looking at new offset blades...

Here insurance can be void if accident involves a homemade trailer. State effort to get them off the highways. Make sure your trailer has a manufacturer tag. Could get expensive fast.

While renting a log cabin on the farm I now own, ran a weed chopper electric fence from the cabin along the elevated front porch to augment a little pasture/woods for the goats. My buddies and I were drinking beers admiring the goats in their tree house one evening. Went inside to get more...

We’ll planed retirement. My weather, trees, leaks and projects missed my retirement party. The air conditioning and heat would be welcome at times. New trick this year is carrying a 20V polesaw and trimming low limbs from seat platform on the M59. Be hard to do with a cab.

Agree the grapples have been a game changer and huge work multiplier on the farm for over 25 years. Back then had to diy modify tractors to use skidsteer stuff. Bungee the hydraulic lines to FEL crossbar helps keep them from trouble. Some of the newer grapples come with a spring line slack keeper.

EA describes what your asking on their LP video.

Just saw some on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/One-New-7-16-Crop-Max-fits-Kubota-Compact-Tractor-Lug-Tire-7x16-/351609229494?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Love to have a mini x to play with on the farm. When the electric utility put their 13.8kVA lines underground the crew let me play around with theirs a little. Most trenching was done with a big chain trencher. Trying to retire and have sold my herd of ag tractors and the M59 is now the trick...

I was bush hogging an over grown field with some Mimosas. About 1/2 mile down the road from the farm. Running over some 2-3” weedy trees. One horizontal long limb bent and broke coming back hitting me across the nose and eye brows. Luckily didn’t knock me off the tractor. Looked down steady...

Maybe a gauge with fittings to splice into your curl circuit to measure? Could then measure other circuits to compare. Might just be as easy as adjusting the curl circuit relief. It probably sees more deadheading that most. Since a new to you machine might try doing a full maintenance service...

Don’t recall any trouble with the B20 or current B26 fittings except for a few that were sheared off. Again dealer or British pipe thread supplier. Be hard to match or change to an angle fitting without knowing the thread type. Just a few of us seem to be having this issue. I know I have forced...

There are a few zerks on the EA wicked grapple whose recess in the pin is slightly too small for the lock and lube coupler. Contacted Travis at EA of the problem was told it wasn’t a big enough problem for them to simply change their CNC settings/tooling. My regular grease gun coupler works...

I’ve had 3pt, subframe and Kubota real TLBs. The latter is far superior and R&R detailed in owners manual. Should be similar manual for the OPs BH attachment I’ll take the inconvenience of removing 3pt for better BH ergonomics. Ag tractors are barely designed to support a backhoe. Just look at...

Digging with a backhoe is lot like welding that practice makes it pretty and smooth. Visualizing ahead of time where and what your doing. Some folks have a lot of natural ability. I always tend to get better toward the end of a project. Digging stumps always probing multi function curl, crowd...

My 1986 M5030DT Kubota had a permanent magnet stem in the hydraulic filter. Clean when changing filter. Helped monitor if having a problem. Also had a differential hydraulic filter warning light on dash. Wished my newer tractors had these features. Is anyone sticking a magnet to the filter...

No need to remove the rust. It will look like seasoned iron.

Separate pump for backhoe swing. Really enjoy our M59 for farm work.

I have used the heavy duty on chain drives. Mostly used the regular product. Keeps the welding table, tools, anvil rust free in high humidity. Doesn’t take much. Tested many products trying to help our airstream camper survive weeks on the gulf coast beach. A perfect corrosion cell. Now many...

Good job. Thanks for sharing. Scrap piles and scrap yards are inspirational.

First generation attempt. Adjustable rubber foot to support the saw case. Bucking bars teeth support weight too. Chain Bar does not bare weight. Made a clamp for the bar but not really needed. Spring on bolt keeps it from moving from vibration. 2nd attempt. Bolt on. Saw will fit either way. I...

CorrosionX might not be the best if you are going to paint. Paint can interfere if you ever have to take apart hydraulics to repair. CorrosionX will stop the rust. One of the few products to fog aircraft to prevent corrosion. Friendly to electrical and hydraulic systems. CorrosionX is a boat...

Those valves might not have ever been painted. CorrosionX spray last about a year. Keeps my mounting pins easy use by hand. Wasp and mice don’t like it either.

I think that retaining ring is there to prevent separation when the shear bolt breaks to prevent the driveshaft from flopping around. That type of ring is about twice as thick as a snap ring. Also less tab area to be grabbed by a spinning force. Would a snap ring work? Might be expensive test?

Bought my M59 without a backhoe and took years to find one. My research found they were made in Georgia but unable to buy directly without thru a dealer. I’m sure some parts are sourced thru Kubota and others built to their specs. Often thought of adding a hand lever to the thumb foot pedal...

Might try swapping the grease fittings from another pin to determine if the zerk or pin is the problem first. Agree that sometimes I have move the joint to allow grease to flow.

Bush hogging one of many puzzle piece paddocks or meadows. Iron and Joe Pye weeds blooming marks the end of summer. The wetter areas burst with aroma of a thousand Mojitos from wild mint. Mice, rats and bunnies scurry for cover to the surrounding woods. Hawks will high perch and watch me as I...

I’ve switched from R1 to R4 primarily for loader work. Bigger tractor, bigger loads, bigger problems. About every bit of ground on the farm is pitched. There is some lost in grave digger traction but made up in being kinder on my property’s landscaping. I have grooved some of the R4s for added...

From ZORO tool. Anodized aluminum plate. Thought about trying to make something from labeled male zerk fittings. Only have a few taps used in the gauge with none of British threads popular with Kubota. I had go to Kubota and point out the fitting on a drawing at the parts counter for them to...

I thought after decades of using grader and box blades maintaining my 1/2 mile driveway I was an expert. Bought a like new B26 from a local rental business and when he delivered it he brought a land plane to try out. One pass up and down the driveway I was gobsmacked. Used my M5030DT tractor and...

Old construction equipment is pretty cheap. Bought an old backhoe and used it hard for 20 years on the farm. Ponds, roads, trees and stumps. Paid for itself many times and sold it for what I paid. Now my smaller tractor backhoes can help me maintain. Can’t imagine work on the farm without one...

Ran different backhoes without a thumb before getting a thumb equipped backhoe. There’s no going back. Love my pre tier4 engines that can thrive at low rpm and short chore. Fits my ears and lifestyle better.

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They make retaining ring pliers made special just for your type of ring. That’s a tough spot to work a ring back on without the right tool. Can be done by working it back into the groove without special pliers if you like puzzles. That spring ring a lot energy and like to fly so be careful...

Pretty shiny tractor to have a frozen pin. All mine have grease zerks, Kubota inside, Bobcat outside. Have to tap the roll pin to clear the backing plate to remove. Either drill for zerks or routinely spray with lubricant like corrosionX when greasing loader pins.

Zoro tool frequently have coupons up to 30% off. Used 15% discount coupon and ordered two zerk thread gauges for $45.22. No tax and free shipping. 2nd one will be for my BIL. Now maybe I can finally get a better handle on the different types of fittings. Have an assortment of metric zerks but...

Building a ramp for the deck. Man basket.

Messed around with a few ag tractor backhoes. Better than a shovel but dangerous. If I can’t reach the backhoe controls while driving would be deadly on my hillside farm. Then bought a used Kubota B20 TLB. So impressed what a proper little backhoe loader could do and still do 3pt work like...

For the Kubota B26 I built a 8” timber pallet to rest on. Manual calls for some blocking. Hoses are too short without some blocking. Greatly helps when hooking up. The M59 backhoe is happy on the ground. Both are stored in the barn. The hoses are connected and all pressure is relived for storage.

I’m all for creative ways to keep our machines functioning properly. I would like to see evidence of what you say is true. I don’t think that’s what people are doing. My shop vac can easily pull 3’ water column with considerable volume. Nobody is measuring or controlling the vacuum applied...

I have some cobalt and molybdenum, one left hand set, just for hard steel or SS used mainly in drill presses. They hold up well but expect they are brittle. Slow with cutting oil. Working from several indexes of broken bits. Like the old USA made stuff. Have the first gen drill doctor helps...

I will not be using a vacuum. Essentially back flushing the filter to the reservoir. 200hr hst transmission filter change with minimal oil loss. 400hr hst and hydraulic filters change with new fluid requires draining.

I patched several wear tears on a Kubota B20 seat with liquid electrical tape. Took several applications. Can was used and probably would have dried out before used it up. Have pretty good luck with vulkem polyurethane sealant sticking to stuff. Haven’t figured out how to mend all the holes in...

Dose anyone know if a Kubota dealerships employ the vacuum technique to change filters?

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Thanks for the info. Really nice job. Could use something like that. Any thoughts of needing extra operator protection? Chain or rubber guards on the cutter? Screen door like on the sides or full face motorcycle helmet? Have seen them being used but never have talked to an operator.

Always thought silage blower would make a good leaf blower.

Nice fabrication work! Lot of folks talk about it but good to see a successful build. Couple of questions. Do skidsteer cutters have slip clutches on the driveline? Motors that size need a case drain? GPM and pressure?

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Got this cover because the OEM vinyl was cracking from Amazon. Good fit and quality materials. Like it better than vinyl for hot weather.

Didn’t know there are three different thread type grease types on the M59 backhoe. I thought all Kubota loaders and backhoe are made in the states? Maybe globally sourced parts? Might need to make my own zerk thread tester from some fittings. Might be a new tool opportunity for us orange folk.

Kubotas have been a mixed bag of different threads for grease zerks. Have good selection of assorted English and metric. Most tend to be British and frustrating. Small ones will cross with English but bigger ones will not. Hard to find a British thread assortment priced reasonably. Just buy a...

Even with no snow 90% of the hillside, curvy driveway maintenance was with the blade backwards till I got a land plane. North facing and thru the woods what little snow or ice we get sticks around. Sometimes have to grade a little in the heat of the day to expose a little gravel when it...

I swing the boom to the side to access those zerks. Same for the swing cylinders grease points.

Run a similar 72” grapple on my M59. Big, heavy and tough. Made of T1 steel. Skidsteer quality and bought new ~30 years ago. One of the most used implements on the farm. Your 72” is a little big for your size tractor but you would be hard to mangle it. Used Mangled mild steel grapples for ag...

They do make adjustable flow control valves that control flow in one direction and open the other. Don’t think you would want to restrict flow in the lift circuit with a typical needle valve. Some tractors have regenerative valving to improve loader performance and adding restrictions might not...

Run pto at 540rpm. Blow your radiator(s) out. Blow your outer air filter out. We have to do that several times a year. Once one fall the B26 was low power and more black smoke. Mouse or chipmunk had packed the air cleaner housing full of marble sized acorns.

If at all possible leave the tree attached, dig around a little then push the tree over and let the tree pop loose the root ball.

My LWS shop beat all internet deals ten years ago for a Miller 211. Been a good reliable welder. Any welder best to improve the ground cable and clamp before your first arc. Switched to 15’ handset lead with no trouble. That little blue accuset light has me hooked. Most times spot on. Sometimes...

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Long ago bought a 1” impact. Bigger equipment have bigger fasteners. Don’t use it much now except for bush hog blade bolts. Pull the trigger something is going move. Need a 1/2” air hose.

I’m sure the welding site has more information on using and owning a OA rig. Several fatalities and injuries per year. It has gotten kind of expensive to use OA. Once a common tool in any mechanical shop. Consumables cost, maintenance, regulations, new technology and insurance is pushing it’s...

Lot of the LWS restrict the size they allow cylinders sold to the public. Making getting a set big enough to use a rosebud difficult. I use a large cutting tip in place of rosebud to heat metal. Maybe not ideal but a common practice. Have coal and propane forges if needed. If I were buying...

When I looked at Trailblazer a couple of years ago they had two sizes of cutter heads. The smaller was more the B26 size. Still might be some at dealer lots. Think they redesigned the larger cutter since then. I would prefer the power pack. Seen a few people use a 3pt sickle bar mower...

Wish I could remember specifically…30 years ago. A lot grey hair since then. It was by weight or density. They prepared tires and foamed only on Thursday. Could pick up Friday but not to be installed till Monday. Foam machine quite costly to start, stop and clean. Remember the shop did a lot...

On my Kubota B20 had problems with front flats. HD loader and small tires didn’t help. Talked to the Bobcat dealer owner about foam fill. She told me beware there are several kinds of foam and varying techniques. Recommended only one installer and that’s what I used. The filled tires were heavy...

A small digger is very handy. My small backhoe simply fits more places than the bigger one. Good deal just for parts, extremely good for a working machine.

Rosebud is sized according to your bottle size. Without knowing your bottle size no one should recommend a tip. There’s a time factor too. They take a lot of gas. Too big a tip can easily draw more acetylene that can come out of acetone solution and media in the tank. Then acetone gets...

I want a battle start switch like on military generators. Bypassing some or all safety switches for emergency use.

Warmer, wetter seasons I’m bush hogging 6-8’ weeds. Use a front bucket or grapple, improved grill guards to help keep debris from the bonnets. Have to clean radiators several times. Flush and blow both directions. Usually blow out the outer air filter too. Right, surprisingly amount stuff comes...

Had a regular toothbar with teeth on a L3800 OEM bucket. Just not strong enough to work effectively. Terrible at back dragging. Welded a special made Piranha tooth to a M59 well worn bucket Wow! What a difference digging in dirt/clay. Great clearing understory brush. HD bucket on B26 has...

Woods RD7200 has been a good performer. With double taper roller bearings and two bolt blade spindles have been durable. Much less maintenance than other brands I have used. Don’t know if other manufacturers have caught up with this improvement. Our property is rough on mowers. 22 years...

Works great. Works cleaning air filters too. Also use for blowing off the dust and debris on the tractors and equipment. Even use it to sweep dirt out the shop floor. Use the water wand to flush external fins. Wash equipment. Lasted several years now. First saw and cheaper at the local Kubota...

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My B26 had a similar problem even with a vent. All my Kubota models had a rear rubber crook neck vent above the rear axle behind the seat. Hydraulic fluid would come out the vent, dipstick and fill plug. Problem was a cracked rubber elbow on the pump inlet. Allowing air to be sucked in when hot...

Ran 1/2” two wire hoses from rear remotes to front of FEL. Under, up the loader tower to the 3rd function cross tube. M5030. 12’ long. Welded two line hydraulic hose clamps (Surplus Center) along the way. Covered lines with protective nylon sleeve. Problem free for twenty year of rough grapple use.

We all have our individual needs and some can custom make clever and useful modifications. Well done!

Have definitely used and abused the front axles on B20, B26, M5030DT and M59 without bearing problems. After 25 years and nearly 4000 hours the hub seals on M5030 were replaced. Installed a Kubota soft ride option on the M59 FEL. Greatly decrease the shock loading on the tractor when carrying...

My rear discharge finish mower has a chain curtain like on rotary cutters that helps. Switching to low lift blades may help.

Come to think about it, I had one side of wicked 54” come unlatched several times from the hydraulic lines when I first got it. It came with a spring hydraulic line slack keeper. Added a rubber bungee to strap lines to FEL cross tube to keep the hydraulic line loop centered and no more problems...

Your idea using flat head machine screws should work fine. Be nice to fit so the wedge pin contacts both the OEM plate and shim. Really like our 54” wicked grapple. Glad the manufacturer step up with a solution to help.

I saw where you have a B26 as well as I. Great machines! The engine is small and compact. Not much room for an electric motor(s), controls, pumps or batteries. About half the noise comes from the engine the other half from the hydraulics. Nature of HST. 25hp electric motor driven hydraulic...

Ought to be proud with a well engineered option.

Something is a little off with top wedge. Took about 30 minutes for the pictures to load for post #29, second picture. Looks like the tubing and tines all line up in the same back plane. Welders use jigs, clamps and welding techniques to try to maintain squareness. That many pieces and welds...

It’s like asking “what food do I like?” Guessing game. For over 50 years my tastes have continued to change.

As 4570Man said the quick and easy is to shim the top with some 1/4”-5/16” flat bar. Held in place with a couple of 1/4”bolts that don’t interfere with the tractor ssqa hitch. TSC or Lowe’s usually stock 4’ stuff. Weld or bottom shim an option. I like the bottom shim for more wedge pin strength...

I’ve had pretty good luck plugging tractor tires and using sealant. Big holes have to take somewhere to patch inside. Someone posted that JD makes a sealant for ballasted tires. Never seen or used it but I would try.

Having trouble seeing one picture. Don’t understand the back plate notching of the top plate interference cause? That changes the common plane the top and bottom share? It looks like upper vertical plate on the grapple doesn’t come down enough to support the tractor side ssqa below the upper...

Would be interesting project to figure out. Get a shop manual to get answers to your many questions adapting to many of systems like electrical, hydraulic, cooling, etc. Mining equipment generally is built for the dirty environment TLBs live in. Not going to easy, cheap or as safe as OEM...

Your smile must be wall to wall and tree top tall! No flex play. Had to shim the older ssqa grapple to fit tighter. The older tractor has some loader pin play. Ever get a final weight?

There is some adjustment of the wedge pins on the tractor side. I have seen differences in the ssqa mounting by manufacturers. My 30 year old skidsteer grapple fit the bobtach yoke on my old tractor fine. On the newer M59 there was a lot of play like you are describing. I made and welded in...

Nice job. Might want to have a slot option to allow for a little movement with some implements.

Looking good! Can see it’s not your first rodeo. I would cap the ends for looks and strength. The outer tines tend to get most of the torque load stress. Gussets are great way to add strength without much weight. Particularly at the tips.

With my wife as the tractor operator and me in the basket trimmed trees for several days. She did very well. Her First time on the M59. Has considerable expertise on mowing on the B26 which helped. Very comfortable in the basket using an battery polesaw. Safety leg test. Legs are 1.5” square...

We were on the beta test list for about a year before being selected. Installed April 2021. Have a heavy stainless steel top on top of my masonry chimney to clamp the base on. View to north clear but some tree tops low north east and north west. When I had signal it was great. Would lose...

Your hypertherm plasma cutter can cleanly gouge out the welds of the old shanks with the right nozzle and settings. Check your manual or online. Rated removing pounds per hour so will not take long. Hypertherm has great customer service and will help you with information. They make flush cut and...

Thumbs and grapples are wonderful. Once you have used them there’s no going back. Wife and I just trimmed a bunch of trees and vines in the cool part of the morning. Just need to grab and haul now. What would take several men all day to clear, load and haul, us old folks can do for ourselves in...

Stumps root balls are heavy. Where your load center of gravity is important in relation to lift point. Try to get them close together. Had many loads I could curl up but not lift up.

M59 loader control valve and lines in similar place. Factory has a sheetmetal cover that helps some but had damage with the type of work I do. Combined building a bolt-on chainsaw and tool holder with skid plate and armor to protect the hydraulics. The filters are located differently and could...

It’s usually the adjustments of the nut behind the steering wheel the determines clutch life.

The B26 has some spill guard linkage that rolls the bucket forward when raising to prevent material from spilling backwards onto the hood. This linkage is adjustable. It does this by physically controlling the joy stick. Check that control arms and joints are not bent. Operator’s manual has...

1.5” square tubing costs 70% more than 7 months ago so no idea what they cost now. Had trouble getting the local CO-OP ordering one and Dan Danuser got involved which I feel I got good faith discount years ago. They don’t sell directly and have to go thru “dealer”. $2.050. Impressed with what...

That’s a mighty fine looking grapple! Like your branch bars. They help. Sticks are sneaky. It’s not if but when one will foil your grill. Grapples just increase the odds. Built 5 guards in fifty years with the last ones before I got damage. Fortunately the local scrapyard has good supply of stuff.

Thanks for the info. Going to try one for a plumbing problem.

https://www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-hose-reroute-kit-p/hose-saver.htm I think the OP can make one better.

With pullers sometimes you can grab and pluck with the FEL. Most times grab low and push forward will uproot with more force. Been my observation that tree pulling is much easier in the early spring with less ground disturbance. Roots just slip out of the ground easier. A piranha toothbar is...

Danuser Intimdator has good reach, maneuverability and easy to operate with a tractor FEL. Option of digging out much bigger trees. Nice protector for the thorny stuff. Very useful for us. Costs more, does more.

Spring for hydraulic line slack. Danuser Intimdator uses one too. Helps keep the lines from hooking on the ssqa levers and dragging the ground.

Detail how EA does their pins.

Good luck finding good paid help when you need it. The best help is free between us and our neighbors. It’s more than just money. It’s a lifestyle and maybe some religion that keeps us going. I need the struggles, strength and accomplishments to appreciate the good. It’s about value. Some of...

I got a 12” bucket from the local utility company auction for cheap. It was one of about dozen they were selling. It had several hole mounting options and fit the Ford 4500. It was more hooked with shallow sides so dirt wouldn’t pack in as bad. It was the best for digging stumps and breaking...

Like the extra height. Riggers use clamps similar to c-clamps but are heavier and have cup point screws that bite into the metal. Still not for overhead or personal lifting. A couple of thru bolts would be safer. My railing is attached to the metal pallet with 11, 1/2” Grade 8 bolts. The leg...

Made some progress. Many thanks to those who shared their ideas and working models. 15 minute paint takes days to dry in this humidity. Stall mat on floor. 650 lbs. That’s about 400lbs heavier than a Titan 4’x4’ similar basket. The galvanized steel pallet weighed 300lbs. Made a combination...

Cross tube mounted cylinders are easy to drill and tap for grease fitting but requires two brackets on each end. Might find a loader pins with end grease fittings that work? Option of making pins or drilling bracket mounts. That crimp force geometry and cylinder selection is what the high...

My dad had tractor type tires on the rear and wheel weights on his 110.

Clever trick using a router to square up plasma cut holes. Used die grinder with burr many times. Have to remember that one.

I switched from shingles to steel roof 13 years ago on the log house. 26 gauge, 40 year warranty screw thru the metal. Roof deck 1” rough sawn hardwood with 1/2” plywood on top. Stripped roof and applied 40# felt under steel. 2020 cat0 tornado over house twisted off several 1’ diameter trees...

Counterfeit and sub quality parts is a big problem with fabricators and manufacturers using globally source materials and parts. $Billions of losses annually. Sadly that goes for consumer goods too. It’s just not the higher prices now, but finding materials. 1.5” x0.250”wall square tubing is...

I move lots for brush, trees and roots. Those plates between the tines do lot of the grabbing. Also handy for setting crosstie fence posts. That big of a weldment is not easy to fabricate. Challenges of design many. Building a one-off takes crazy time and ingenuity. Remarkable the many skills...

You have the beef for sure. You going to put plates between the top tines?

Amazing work. Great build. Sometimes a long pin or bushings have a grease channel to help distribute and hold some lubricant. What is your target weight?

In my clay soil the type of cutting bits and auger tip makes all the difference. I see all these new augers at TSC and Rural King with the wrong kind of bits for our soil. Might work topsoil rich areas but not our rocky clay soil. With the right auger have worry about digging too fast so go slow...

The Lucas extra heavy duty is polyurea EP grease (green) and is probably better the red grease I’m using now. Don’t go thru as much anymore but try to do the best with maintenance. I do use the 3% moly TSC grease most of the time on pins but It didn’t want to pump this past winter so will switch...

See you haven’t boxed the sides of your ssqa. Added angle wings or lips on some of mine to help alignment. Set some of my attachments out of the weather under low buildings with uneven floors in relation to tractor. Big tractor has lower visibility.

That’s a great project! Nice fabrication skills!Very envious! Don’t think you are saving much on cost or lead time but I think that was never the point. Making something in a way that you cannot buy. Priceless. Absolutely love the wicked grapple on the Kubota B26. Home run on the design. They...

Nice write up. What brand of grease? EP rated? Wonder if the M62 maintains the interference fit? Regardless the cross bolt should see little rotational torque unless there is a lack or lubrication, wrong lubricant or maybe improper fit of the pin and bushing or bushing grease channel? I think...

Good advise for skid plates. Going to get a cemet trough for the next oil change.

I use to burn. Logs and stumps took days. Farm is in two counties with vast differences in what is allowed and permitted. Preferred a pit over open burning the big stuff. Reflects and holds more heat. Lot of time checking the fire even thru the night, worrying about wind, pushing together, Now...

On the three (B20, B26, M59) Kubota TLBs I’ve owned the HST filters are high enough above the sump level to have little oil loss at 200hr change. I do change with the filter slightly up hill slope at the shop. The hydraulic filter(s) are well below the sump level but are changed with the fluid...

I think there is a potential hazard with a loader hose bursting in an inopportune time. Small risk given the loads the FEL sees routinely especially transporting loads. Dynamic load much higher than static load. Hope my wife goes slow when I’m on the platform keeping within the static range. I...

Work in progress in fabricating lift basket. Just the pallet weighs 300#. 60’ of tubing ~180#. Side toe kicks will have 2” receiver type tubes vertically to support two, i1.5” square tubing 10-12’ legs that are adjustable with 3/4” jam bolt. Don’t know if the platform really needs them but...

With my M59 there are two valves below the seat that have to be operated switching from 3pt hitch to backhoe. Are they fully open?

The gray and yellow is the bridge. Sitting on red trailer temporarily. It connected mezzanines inside a factory.

The back of pallet forks is close to the pivot pin. Rollback curl can provide a little extra lift. Had some logs I couldn’t lift but could curl off the ground.

Don’t have bamboo experience but the Danuser Intimdator has been helpful to control the many invasive plants we have. Many grow where we can’t mow. Particularly close to fences, ditch banks and buildings. Shallow rooted privet, multifora rose and Russian olive. Many the small B26 can handle...

Hope it works out. Use sealant like slime more often now with good success. Had a Ford 4500 backhoe that destroyed tires. Finally bought some used 26 ply airplane tires that fixed that. Often observed new tires lose some pressure at first. ??? Tire stretch?, air reaction with the tire...

Think I saw your tractor flying over my place the other day?!?

Use the front bucket at times to clear side ditches from my hillside, wooded driveway. Limbs, leaves and new growth make dams that divert water onto the road. That material I don’t want back on my road. One cutout collects some gravel I can put back on the road or secondary roads. Most driveway...

Bought a 20’ steel bridge this weekend. Doll up with some steel implement wheels, some base steel paint and set across the creek. Like I need another project.

Nice work. Interesting drive belt system like I had on Ford finish mower long ago. Hope yours does better. The Woods I use now uses much improved with a single belt and tension system with larger pulleys.

Using the FEL to tilt or dump the military trailer works for us. Don’t think a regular trailer with ball hitch would survive long. Having brakes on a off road trailer or farm trailer just makes sense. Can move to a pile of compost, mulch, or firewood, set the brakes and disconnect. Use the FEL...

Sorry for your loss. We kept a 4500 for over twenty years. Used a lot at first and less as the years went by and always sat outside. One of the best and cleanest engine oil diesels I’ve ever owned. If it turned over it always started with regular truck battery. If it has done and continue to...

Army trailer? Solid metal sides would contain a ton of stone. Self contain surge brakes. Separate mechanical brakes helps on farm. Lunette hitch for better off road articulation. Sideboards and canvas enclosure option. I dump with the tractor. Some folks modify to dump mechanically...

How the mower is set up with a small tractor is important. Deck Angle, height and blade sharpness. When mowing tall stuff doesn’t take long to load the air cleaner filters and lose power. Have to blow ours out couple times a year. Also the radiators. Radiator Genie tool works good on filters...

Good job. I thought I had it bad!

I buy drops of SS and nuts and bolts from the scrapyard. Mix with structural projects for handles, special projects and such. Weld with mig carbon steel wire. Prefer to weld SS nuts instead of tapping. Cleaner than trying to remove antirust coatings.

Some early Kubota models did have multiple pto speed built-in gear boxes. Multiple speeds for a single 6 spline pto shaft. Think they were for rice farming and stationary attachments. As their (Japan) exports grew particularly to the USA market the option was dropped. Agree it would be a handy...

My woods rd7200 has been a great mower except for the caster wheels spindles. Fixed that with trailer axle stubs and hubs. 20 years old and going strong.

Shop Manuel’s are worth their weight in gold or Kubota parts. B20 thoughts. I use a grease needle to puncture the tie rod boots to lube. Change the front axle and hud oil to 75/90 gear lube. HST Kubota filters and super UDT 2. There are two plastic bolts, drains, below the pto on the...

Wife and I got our license a few years ago. Have some dead cellular spots on the farm. Several good local repeaters. Station to station works good. Use HT Yaesu radios work well in the wooded, dusty tractor environment. Hooks on the ROPS. Can be hosed off. KM4LVU

Nice! That air conditioning looks pretty good about now. Have to come inside every couple of hours dry and cool off.

Pri-G for gas.

I went with flat face QDs. 3 grapples between 2 tractors. Like the cleanliness over the ag QDs Particularly with hst tractors. Switched some or have adapters for some remotes and backhoe connections. Male/female pairs and 90 or 45* els where needed. Techniques and tools developed to handle...

My old MF135 had draft control on the 3 pt lift. Yours? Shouldn’t drag except over rough ground.

Visit your local welding supply’s. Some do warranty work on site. They beat the best Internet price on my Miller 212. Also supply gas and consumables. Good for advice too. Even if you don’t buy from them you’ll be better informed. My favorite works to earn your business and hopes you return happy.

I agree grape vines are tuff. Have lots of them. Some ancient ones almost big enough to mill for lumber!! Always have to be careful if you snag one what they can bring down on you. Tenacious tendril rascals love to wrap around axles, grab undercarriage and eat auxiliary light fixtures.

Find taking the backhoe off a little quicker than putting back on. 3pt arms R&R the hardest part. Adjust till the backhoe pins slide into place with hand or light tap. Allow 30 minutes to an hour at first with the manual handy. You’ll get much quicker with practice. Lube spray pins. B26...

Wonderful ingenuity and repurposing. I built a four post ROPS for my B20 before they came standard. Current tractors both have four posts. Like the added protection, extra support and hand holds when operating or getting on and off. Operating in the woods the tops have saved a headache...

I have used the hole guide plates with hole saws without a pilot drill many times to bore holes in truck, implements ant tractor frames. Great for re-centering a worn hole with a bigger fastener. Sometimes so obstructive used impact wrench with extensions and universal joint to drive the...

Found CorrosionX in Florida trying to keep my airstream of 24 years from corroding away camping on the beach. Other campers and boaters now using it. Favorite spray in the shop and farm in Tennessee.

Nothing like a flat tire to waste a day. Share you frustration with ag tire service locally. Had good experiences from Goforth tire in Kodak for ag tire repair and replacement. After a rash of valve stems failing on tubeless tires now replaced with bolt in stems on trucks, trailers and farm...

591-585. Blades have three holes. My blades mount using two bolts to the spindle. Had a hard time with caster wheel spindles bending and wear. Scut 4x4 in rough terrain and lots of back and forth maneuvering. Changed to 3500# axle bearings, spindles and hubs. At the the time 1/3 of cost of OEM...

Switched to Oregon gator G5 blades. Saw an improvement in cut and less hp loss with a 6’ Wood rd7200.

Thinking might switch to Lucas synthetic 75/140 gear oil in the front axle next time instead of the conventional 75/90 wt gear oil. Kubota M59, single compartment front axle and hubs, 11qts, 95% in four wheel drive. Synthetic 75/140 shouldn’t be thicker at cold temp than synthetic 75/90??? But...

Nice rebuild under the deck.

Unique, interesting piece saw on marketplace. Maybe FEL adaptable?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/327536802334191/ Woods bb72 rotary cutter powered with 30hp Diesel engine.

Diesel Stanadyne performance in truck and tractors. Buy 5 gallon cans (9). Use about 160 gallons in tractors in a year. In the truck the additive gives a solid 1 mpg increase paying for the additive and makes the mechanical fuel injection pump a little quieter. Buy stanadyne in 5 gallon can and...

Got a Dewalt 20V polesaw to help clear and cleanup from tornado damage trees. Worked better than expected. Being able to reach in debris to make cuts and trim 100s of grapple loads for transport. It’s not a commercial quality tool and have to be careful to not over stress it. Likes to be sharp...

Did two things. Really bright led marker light and added a right angle extension handle to the level to have a better visual and ergonomic engagement. This tractors sees multiple operators and had problem with operating with the brake on. 100% fixed. On eBay several flashing light and buzzer...

Glad you all are thinking safety and making devices that make working under FEL safer. Like the metal pins over the wire ties for securing the prop. The bigger the tractor the harder to access the engine bay. I wish all FELs had a safety prop. Use the OEM prop on the M59 often to clean the...

OEM prop has a rubber bumper to protect the cylinder rod. Doesn’t take much to nick that chrome. The bumper is rubber plug type that fits a drilled hole. Source might be rubber feet from discarded appliances. Or rubber strips glued.

What kind of grease you are using? I’ve been using moly from TSC on loader and backhoe pins. Red grease on bearings and drive lines. The moly seams to be dry. Thinking about changing to one grease, Lucas heavy duty EP grease. It’s treated polyurea suspose to be compatible with lithium base...

Saw this at Bear Den campground off the Blue Ridge parkway. They are building and refurbishing new sites. Equipment parked beside us so felt at home. Level strapped to front guard L6060 with topNtilt yardbox.

Can vouch for the strength of the Bobcat forks past their rated load.

Glad to see you added extra bracing to support loader attachment. Be careful with any lifting platform.

Good job. Anything is better than flat steel.

One of the most used attachments on the farm. Real time saver and work multiplier. Enjoy.

Use radiator genie tools. Air to blow off debris mainly from mowing frequently. Blow clean radiators, screen and outer air filter. Use water for mud. Very controllable streams with the wands to reach nooks and crannies. Infrequently use bucket of soap and RV/auto brush. Last summer shined up...

The loader lock on my Kubota M59 was removed by the previous owner probably for the same leg/knee interference problem. Don’t road travel enough to need it.

Forgot about the detent feature using the rear remote for grapple and that was handy feature not available on joy stick function 3rd function. Some tractors have more ergonomically placed remote levers than others that needs consideration for grapple use. But if you already have remote(s) it...