I tipped my Kubota!

[Ken45101]

Glad to hear you were okay. I did a similar thing in June although my tractor did not tip over I was thrown off from the seat and landed on my right shoulder...


The lesson if there is one, keep the darn bucket down at all times with a load in it! LOL

Sorry to mention the obvious, but another lesson you should have learned is to use the seat belt! I don't use it 100% of the time, but if I'm using the loader or on non flat ground, I always wear it. But then having a farm in hill country makes me wary!

Heck my skid steer I can't even move it 6" unless I have the belt on. That can be a PITA sometimes when changing implements.

Ken

 

[bigbull338]

if your gonna have your ins adjuster look at leave it laying on its side till he looks at it.an then do what he tell you todo.i know a guy that layed his 8540 cab loader 4x4 over.an it had to stay that way till the ins man looked at it.

 

[kcfarm]

Thanks for all the help guys!

The tractor is now upright, with no visible damage at all! The battery is fine. A little oil leaked from somewhere onto the front tire as it layed on it's side. Some diesel fuel leaked out, but not a whole lot from what I can tell. The engine oil is at the same dipstick mark that it normally is. But, the trans. oil window on the rear diff. shows empty. Problem is, at times it's hard to see the trans. fluid in the window anyways. So I'm not sure whether I should add or not. Is there another way to check the trans. fluid level. This is a HST model.

I'm going to let the tractor sit for a couple of days before starting. It was on it's side for 18 hours. Not too bad.

 

[k0ua]

As for the trans/hydro fluid, my suggestion is after you get the engine running, on level ground raise the loader and the 3pt at the same time and look at the sight glass, I bet it will be down and you will see the level line. I am thinking that it is full, not empty, if you did not see a big leak on the ground. The fluid is so clear you cannot tell if you are looking at fluid or not. The sight glass thing is a pain, a nice dipstick in the fill hole would have been a great idea in my opinion. but it is what it is.

James K0UA

 

[rmk700]

Glad everything seem OK.

Man, in the future if that thing even feels close to tipping, plant that FEL down ASAP.

 

[General Lee]

Do you have the quick attach/detach bucket on your 5100? IMO the L4400 and 5100 are similar in some ways, and my 4400 feels squirrely with a heavy load in the bucket even with loaded rears set at their widest and rear ballast. I have the QA bucket, I don't know if the bucket is a little farther out then non QA buckets but it doesn't take much for my 4400 to get tipsy. More easily then others I've operated. I just low and slow with a heavy load.

 

[Longhorntractor]

I am glad you and your tractor are ok. Thank you for sharing. I am new to tractors (MX4700) and every bit I learn is a huge help. Had a tipsy moment myself moving some dirt the other day!

 

[brokenknee]

I would not try to start the tractor without pulling, either the glow plugs or injectors out, regardless of how long you let it sit. A friends neighbor tipped his skid steer on its side, sat over night until a local farmer came over with a tractor to right it.

He let it sit a day and half before trying to start it. He was trying to start it when I visited my friend, all you would hear is a umph, locked up tighter than a drum. I told him to pull the injectors out as the cylinders were most likely flooded. He did and they were. He got it started but it ran like crap. He brought it in and he had bent his push rods, not sure what it cost him to fix, but sure it wasn't cheap.

 

[scesnick]

I have an MX5100 also and they are a bit tipsy for sure. Glad you were ok. My tractor has made me pucker once or twice the exact same way your accident happened. especially before I loaded the rear tires. It was down right dangerous before I loaded them.
But, other than that i love my tractor.

I also agree with the trans fluid window. I hate that thing. Can neve tell if it is dead empty or totally full. I also agree that a dipstick would be very helpful.

 

[AGGIE00]

My 5083e was quite tipsy the way it came configured from Deere even with loaded rear tires. My butt was puckered every time I loaded a truck with a full bucket. I moved the rear tires out 4" on each side and 2" on the front and what a difference it made. The tractor has a completely different feel and stance for loader work. I think it pulls better too.