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I'm getting hydraulic lockup when operating the new grapple with the rear hyd point on the Kubota M8540. I have both Summit and Dixon QC.

Sorry to start two threads back to back but very different topics. Was watching (if youtube links aren't allowed the video title is "First Ever Air Conditioned Subcompact Tractor! Kioti CS2530 In Depth Review!" by Tractor Time With Tim). Just after the 5:30 mark he mentions they're offering a...

Hey. I just bought a AHM 1.3 T mini excavator on Ebay. I want to order a hydraulic thumb but there is a ton of them on Ebay and I don't know which one is the right one. If an ad says for mini excavator, would that work for any mini?? I appreciate your wisdom guys! Thank you

I just put a mechanical thumb on my TYM BY85 (equivalent to Branson BH150) backhoe - but I can’t find specs for a working weight limit on the setup. Does it hurt anything to just keep wrestling with rocks, roots and stumps until I overcome the hydraulics, then back off and try try again?

Hey, wanting to put a thumb on my backhoe. Ordered one from Vevor good price, we'll made but to wide for boom. It overhangs 1 in on each side. Would look lousy too. Anyone know where I can get one. I even checked with Woods directly, don't sell them. My boom is 3 1/2" at bottom and it...

Picked up this piece at a local equipment yard for $50, as a head start on fabricating a thumb. Salesman didn't know origin or even if there were other associated parts. Worked out with minimal modification and I like that pulling the top 2 pins it falls completely off.

Asking for a friend. He has a CAT excavator that weighs about 9000 pounds. I don't know the model. He was complaining that the thumb doesn't follow the bucket. I seem to recall reading on TBN somewhere that a bypass valve that bypasses fluid to the retract hose on the thumb cylinder can be...

I'm a new mini excavator owner (love the machine) and am wondering if it's normal that the thumb on the excavator drops when I'm parked in the shed (machine off, of course). I ask because if I leave the bucket an inch or so off the concrete, it'll be in the same spot the next day (or next week)...

I need new "tooth tips" for the backhoe thumb on the M59. The thumb tips are worn off and rounded working on granite stone walls, and Kubota doesn't make replaceable tips on the BT1200 BH thumb. I don't know if anyone does. Does anyone have any hints? I think mine are worn back an inch or...

I just purchased a 2024 Mahindra 5145 with the 65B Backhoe and looking to attach a manual thumb kit to it. I am having trouble finding the Mahindra kit. Called Mahindra Customer Service and they could not tell me a dealer in my area that would have one in stock and said I had to call around...

I just purchased a Z930R for my property. I don't have much in the ways of heavy grass/hills so this should be sufficient. Any gotchas on driving/handling/management that you can share or point me to? Thanks!

Just wondering if there are any diy mechanical thumb plans available for my 354 chinick tractor with a lw8 backhoe? I’ve found some kits on Ann but they are a weld together type so I thought I might as well just fab one up myself if possible, scrap metal being available locally.

Any recommendations on a mechanical thumb for a kubota bh92 backhoe. The one from the orange store is crazy money. Seen one from bro tek but looks like it just clamps on to the boom. Seems like there should be a support going back to the mount where your would attach a cylinder for a hydraulic...

Does TYM make an OEM backhoe thumb kit like Kioti? If not, what are my aftermarket "universal" options. I have a welder. I can weld on my equipment. Heck I can line bore and plasma gouge. Welding isn't a problem. I just wanted the easiest fastest option. Does anyone sell aftermarket...

Just installed a thumb on my Bobcat 325. Need to lower the pressure. Where is the adjustment located? Thanks

I have a backhoe for my Kioti DK6010. It currently has a mechanical thumb which I find pretty limiting. I am exploring adding a hydraulic thumb so I can do things like build rock walls with it. Any suggestions?

Hi All I bought the factory thumb for my backhoe tractor is an XR4140H , I havent used it yet but it seems to be very strong . it only came with two pages of drawings no instructions so it took about an hour to get installed . Also you might notice my tractor is in a 20' shipping container yes...

Hello, I'm trying to add a sectional valve to my old Kubota excavator to run a hydraulic thumb off of it. It being so old, all the valve controls are mechanical, and I would like to have an electronic control on one of the sticks for the thumb. I imagine a solenoid actuated valve would make a...

I built a mechanical thumb for my machine but would like to convert it to hydraulic. The Case has "nibbler-breaker" hydraulic lines. I had a hydraulic cylinder I hooked up to test it and it does not retract I believe it is not a gravity return like on a snow plow since it has a return line but...