box blade hook-up question

[ronbo3]

My Kubota L2800 came from the dealer with the pins on the box blade attached pointing to the inside of the frame, instead of the outside, like my shredder. Dealer told me that the BB would hold a straighter line if the 3pt arms were connected like that. Is that true?? I am wondering if it is worth the trouble, since I have a devil of a time getting the BB on/off with the pins on the inside. Any advice from TBN members?
Help!!

 

[DK35vince]

Switch them around and see which way you like them better.

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Dealer told me that the BB would hold a straighter line if the 3pt arms were connected like that. )</font>

That's a new one to me. And darned if I can figure out how that would make a difference. My guess is that he just didn't want to go to the trouble of changing them.

 

[JimR]

They may have shipped it that way to make for more room in the container the blades were in. Put them on the outside and give it a whirl. You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain if it works better.

 

[Henro]

I find it easier to hook up frequently when the pins are pointing to the inside, but I would expect things would track better when the pins are pointed to the outside and the lower arms are wider...

Common sense tells me that the dealer is not correct.

That being said...I would put the pins pointing out for sure if that is easier for you. I think that would make it both easier and better. Not worse...

 

[Ozarker]

I put the pins on my box blade and grader blade to the inside. I like that set up better for my Yanmar 1500.

When the pins are facing out, the lift arms will barely spread far enough to put them on. It is a fight. Once they are attached there is about 1" side to side clearance before the arms hit the tires.

By turning them in it is easier to attach the arms and I get plenty of side to side clearance. No more arms rubbing tires.

 

[KiotiJohn]

Ronbo, it's not unusual for the MFG to ship implements that way. Just take them off and turn them to the outside. Except in the case of a very narrow tractor, as the small Yanmars, there's no reason you should bother having them to the inside. John

 

[Currmudgeon]

My subsoiler was shipped that way, with the pins turned in. The trouble was, there wasn't clearance around then to get the 3-pt ends on the pins. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

So I turned them around. I'd never guessed that with such a little tractor, I'd need such big wrenches. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I figured the KK people got tired of the pins poking stuff and getting banged up.

 

[normde2001]

It seems to me the only advantage to having the pins pointing in is if you have a clearance problem with the rear tires. The tracking is going to be the same as long as you have properly adjusted anti-sway chains/device. I find it much harder to install/de-install an implement with the pins pointed in because I have to practically crawl under the tractor to unhook the sway chains to move the lower arms in.