Broken Bracket

[NH Bob]

I have a 1984 Kubota L275 with a Woods Du-Al 155 Loader. There are two identical brackets that adapt the FEL cross-member to the bottom of the tractor shown in the attached photo. They don't look homemade. One is broken. I can have it welded but it might be faster if I could identify them and purchase a replacement. Does anyone recognize these? Are they a Kubota part or Woods? Thanks.

 

[Zebrafive]

I would just have it welded, looks like a simple job doe any welding shop. If you do not weld.

 

[NH Bob]

Thanks, that is my plan. There is a time and effort involved and I can offset that if it on the shelf. I use this for plowing and we are already into the snow.

 

[Gary Fowler]

If you have a welding machine, that would be less time to fix than a drive to dealer to pick up the replacement. You could also weld it a bit better than new. Looks like a bad MIG job that got very little penetration that caused the break.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I would weld the other bracket with a couple more passes on each side while it is off.

 

[bcp]

I would weld the other bracket with a couple more passes on each side while it is off.

Beat me to it.

Now that you know the weak point, reinforce them both.

Bruce

 

[Zebrafive]

If you have a welding machine, that would be less time to fix than a drive to dealer to pick up the replacement. You could also weld it a bit better than new. Looks like a bad MIG job that got very little penetration that caused the break.

I agree, I have had to reweld a lot of good looking welds that did not have good penetration.

Since it's a Woods, loader, it should be a woods part, but may be obsolete, since you have a 30 year old tractor. It looks like an easy weld to make. any shop could do it. You may want to have the other side rewelded too, since the machine is down

 

[Thomas]

You have couple Kubota dealers w/in hour or two from your door step give them call or stop in,if they don't have the part maybe they could weld it.

 

[BAP]

If you don't weld NH Bob, you could take it to either Osgood Welding on Grisom Lane in Claremont, NH or Ron's Fix-It out off Washington Street sort of behind Staples. They are both good welding places I have felt with before with good luck. If you are looking to try and buy the part, try Pinnacleview Equipment in Walpole, NH the Kubota dealer, or Townline Equipment in Plainfield, NH another Kubota dealer. However, I suspect that you will have to wait a while to have the part ordered in if it is even still available. Many manufacturers shut down for inventory around the holidays for the year end and getting parts takes longer.

 

[willhite]

I have a broken bracket on my steering column on my 4440 JD any easy fix???

 

[NH Bob]

Thanks everyone. I'll take it to work and have it welded and have the good one tuned up as well.

 

[Zebrafive]

I have a broken bracket on my steering column on my 4440 JD any easy fix???

You need to Start a NEW THREAD!

 

[kevin37b]

Poor design . Look at the weld contact area . NONE . I would come up with another design .

 

[NH Bob]

Turns out it is a Woods part. The price was pretty cheap which makes sense because the quality of the part reflected that. Had to be made outside the US for the money they were asking. I re-welded the broken bracket and beefed up the one that was still intact. Much better than new. It's all back together. Thanks for the input.

 

[Xfaxman]

I have a broken bracket on my steering column on my 4440 JD any easy fix???

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