How Do I Stop That Beeping Noise

kcender · May 8, 2015

I recently bought an L45 and discovered it has a back up beeper as standard equipment.I live in the country but there are neighbors near who may become annoyed listening to the beeper,I probably would.The beeper is a safety feature but I don't feel it is necessary for my situation,I won't be using it on a construction site.The noise is coming from a box under the left floor near the rear tire.The box is a sealed unit with a large electrical plug.Unplugging the plug prevents the tractor from starting.I don't see a fuse for the beeper or a switch near the foot pedal.It seems Kubota has made it hard to unhook the beeper.Has anyone ever disabled the back up beeper on an L45,or any other Kubota that has one.I am pretty sure the M59 has the same setup.

Sprinklerman · May 8, 2015

Put duct tape over the speaker

beckmurph · May 8, 2015

Unplug it and put small jumper wires in the plug. If it is a female plug.

kcender · May 8, 2015

Sprinklerman said:
Put duct tape over the speaker

The speaker is inside the sealed box,which looks like it may be a computer so I am not willing to play with it.

kcender · May 8, 2015

beckmurph said:
Unplug it and put small jumper wires in the plug. If it is a female plug.

The plug has about twenty wires,I didn't count them,so I need to know which one is for the beeper.As I said,I think the box may be computer so I really don't want to damage it, which could get expensive.

DT86 · May 8, 2015

. Look for the sensor that tells it it is in reverse.

beckmurph · May 8, 2015

The buzzer is listed in the L45 parts on Kubota.com parts. If the thing is not expensive, you could order another one and gut it. Or get a better understanding of the set up. I wonder if your local dealer would have one in stock that you could look at.
The last three tractors that I was assigned to had backup beepers on them. Hated the sorry things. You could break one wire and it would not function again. But yours is set up different.

DuckSlayer1017 · May 8, 2015

Your dealer may be able to show you a pin out diagram for the connector. That would tell you what wire to cut.

Xfaxman · May 8, 2015

kcender said:
The speaker is inside the sealed box,which looks like it may be a computer so I am not willing to play with it.

If it was sealed, you could not hear it. Can you post a picture?

Backup beepers are usually mounted at the back, I put a piece of foam rubber over mine, can't hear it in the cab, or 1/4 mile away. But anyone close enough to be run over can hear it. :thumbsup:

kcender · May 9, 2015

Xfaxman said:
If it was sealed, you could not hear it. Can you post a picture?

Backup beepers are usually mounted at the back, I put a piece of foam rubber over mine, can't hear it in the cab, or 1/4 mile away. But anyone close enough to be run over can hear it. :thumbsup:

It certainly seems to be coming from inside the box.The box is hard plastic on five sides with a shiny black rubber coating on the back.The sound is able to be heard no problem.I will get a picture of it later.