Aftermarket grill / brush guards

[sixdogs]

Whatever you do, do it right because those Kubota grills cost way more than you would believe. .

 

[Lurch]

So do the headlights.

 

[GRTkub]

Definitely a need and requirement if doing any brush work. Kubota B20 and old 4500 ford backhoe had factory armor nose cones and radiator guarding that worked great. New stuff not so much. Have had to build several. View attachment 592962
Kubota B26. Scrapyard stainless expanded metal. Not hard to do but does take time. Can of Paint cost as much as the metal. If I had to charge to make this custom $350. One offs aren稚 cheap. Problem with a aftermarket company making grill guards is differences in OEM fabrication, model changes and end user installer skill set. Think the tractor manufacturer who better appreciates their customer痴 use of their equipment and incorporates a better grill guard, is going to beat their competitors. A durable and functional grill/hood guard should be standard with any FEL.

I did the same for my B2650. But now that I see the hitch receiver on the grill, I think I want to add that too. Nice.

 

[Smokeydog]

Good looking grill guard.
Used a 3x5” angle to enclose the bottom to prevent sticks from coming up into the grill. Also attachment point for the expanded metal. Added the hitch as an afterthought. B26 loader is not removable and have not used the guard hitch. Anything in the hitch would hit the loader so maybe not a good idea. Use the receiver hitch on the bucket more often.

 

[GRTkub]

Good looking grill guard.
Used a 3x5” angle to enclose the bottom to prevent sticks from coming up into the grill. Added the hitch as an afterthought. B26 loader is not removable and had not used it. Use the receiver hitch on the bucket more often.

I really don't remove my loader either and I do have a QA plate with a receiver for moving trailers. But I do want to close off the bottom of the grille guard. And you never can have too many places to attach things - can you?

 

[Smokeydog]

Amen brother!


Use receiver hitches in the shop to attach benders, vises, ring rollers and special tooling. Don’t have the floor space to dedicate to all these tools and sometimes have to go outside and attach to truck or tractor to be able to swing long stock. On the tractor some might need a vise 12’ high ;-)

 

[GRTkub]

Wow for sure. And you just gave me the reason to add the receiver to the grill guard. I have a vise mounted to a 2" draw bar up at camp. I usually put it in the receiver of my truck to use it. If I add the receiver to the grill guard I can use the vise without removing the bucket or moving the truck. Perfect idea.

 

[DaveB2650]

This is my expanded metal improvements (after grill was damaged by a stick).....I also added a double attached loop set up that I welded together. They were from the front end of a truck.

 

[DaveB2650]

This was my solution for moving things with a receiver hitch. I like the grill one too!!!!

 

[fruitcakesa]

This was my solution for moving things with a receiver hitch. I like the grill one too!!!!

I use a similar rig.