Loader Kubota LA534 loader ... bucket level indicator...Kubota B2650

[Kanook]

Well I think spring is near so I removed the front mount snowblower on my B2650 kubota tractor and mounterd the FEL for the 1st time today..Tractor was new in Dec and arrived with the blower installed and the FEL on a wood pallet. Got every thing hooked up and working wirh the FEL with one exception...the bucket level indicator. At the very formost of the indicator linkage there is a final metal rod that appears as though it gets connected to the bucket but the only point I can find to connect it to would cause binding (and bending) when the bucket is rolled to its limit.

Question....Any one out there got a LA534 that has the level indicator working and maybe enlighten this old boy..A pic would be nice.

many thanks!

 

[k0ua]

Well I don't own one, and I cannot find any good photo's that show it that well, but it has to be a linkage that hooks to the rod end of the curl/dump hydraulic cylinder. It cannot hook to the bucket itself as you pointed out it would be bent. So the thing that moves in more or less one plane in and out is the end of the hydraulic cylinder rod. Seek ye there.

 

[Kanook]

Problem solved....a stand off that the link connects to was missing..Went to the dealer this morning and they removed the missing piece from another loader they had in stock.

Thanks for the response K0UA.

 

[Kanook]

tHE LOCATION OF THE STANDOFF THAT THE LINKAGE CONNECTS TO....sTANDOFF WAS MISSING.

 

[Kanook]

Buck Level Indicator when bucket is level.

 

[newtattoobob]

This is what my indicator looks like with the bucket flat on the ground. I can't seem to get it adjusted any closer, maybe something is wrong with my linkage.

 

[Kanook]

Sounds like something is amiss in your linkage...here are a couple of drawings that might help. I think they went out of their way to over complicate this feature. Used mine today to move a pile of snow and it does assist in keeping the bucket level...Hope the drawings help.

 

[AWAC]

I have a Kubota B2650 with the L534 FEL and I have experienced the same problem. I went to the dealer to get a new one (#140 on the parts diagram) and he was going to let me take one off of one of the Front end loaders that he had in stock. When we went out to get it, it was missing. We checked another one and it was gone also. They did not have any knowledge of letting somebody take these off of the tractors, so most likely someone broke theirs and then stole it off of one of their tractors.

I was looking at the parts diagram and it appears that I do not have part #160 on my FEL. Perhaps that is the part that I need to prevent breaking the attachment bolt/pin off again. Part #160 is in the box that states "Only for attach the bucket". They should really pay their translators a little more, but that is my guess.

 

[GreenMtns]

Check out this YouTube video.Gives the best explanation for setting the level indicator I've seen.

Kubota B265 bucket level indicator function and adjustment. - YouTube

 

[Pabco]

Hey Kanook, just saw this post when searching. Can you tell me the function of item# 140. It's a short section of bar that seems to do nothing but rattle like crazy. Thanks.

 

[Dant897]

I have replaced item #140 and it just snaps when the bucket is tilted all the way backward. I cant see an adjustment anywhere to limit the bucket movement back and forth?

 

[powersrp]

I also went thru 4 #140’s, I pulled all that level indicator crap off, did nothing but rattle anyways.

 

[nbryan]

I completely removed the level indicator from my B2650. It bent and snapped twice at the bucket end, so have just gotten better at guaging the bucket level by eye.

Question to folks having issues with this: is your bucket SSQA attached, or pinned on with no quick attach frame?
Mine is ssqa, and i think the added ssqa frame is the culprit here.
I think the leveler contraption was designed for non-ssqa atrached, or standard pin attached, buckets, and won't work with the QA frame.

 

[GreenMtns]

I completely removed the level indicator from my B2650. It bent and snapped twice at the bucket end, so have just gotten better at guaging the bucket level by eye.

Question to folks having issues with this: is your bucket SSQA attached, or pinned on with no quick attach frame?
Mine is ssqa, and i think the added ssqa frame is the culprit here.
I think the leveler contraption was designed for non-ssqa atrached, or standard pin attached, buckets, and won't work with the QA frame.

It works fine on my B2650 with SSQA. the tractor has 125 hours and I have had no issues with it. It may be the way the dealer installed it. I was told by my dealer that the new guys do the assembly because they can't spare the highly paid mec's to do ground level work.

 

[nbryan]

It works fine on my B2650 with SSQA. the tractor has 125 hours and I have had no issues with it. It may be the way the dealer installed it. I was told by my dealer that the new guys do the assembly because they can't spare the highly paid mec's to do ground level work.

Good to know, thanks! My next question - is there any options in any of the hookup parts at the bucket end that are different for ssqa vs pin attach? And maybe incorrectly got the bucket part? All I know is the mount pin bends because of a rod binding near the bucket at full extention.

 

[GreenMtns]

Good to know, thanks! My next question - is there any options in any of the hookup parts at the bucket end that are different for ssqa vs pin attach? And maybe incorrectly got the bucket part? All I know is the mount pin bends because of a rod binding near the bucket at full extention.

Are all connections free to rotate? if so I don't see how the rod could bend.


I will take a picture of the connection later this morning for you.

 

[GreenMtns]

Hi nbryan

Here are the pictures of my indicator mounts

 

[nbryan]

Hi nbryan

Here are the pictures of my indicator mountsView attachment 662102View attachment 662104View attachment 662106View attachment 662109

Hi, thx 4 pics! The mosquito intensity in the tractor shed, actually anywhere not bugproof, is insane right now.
So i haven't even attempted to look closer at my level indicator yet, to compare.
For example, it's time to go close the chicken coop. Coveralls and full hooded bug shirt to put on for a 2 minute chore.

 

[MossyDell]

Maybe I should start a new thread for this, but I wonder if the indicator rod for L2650 or LX2610 will fit my LA435 loader for my B2601?

I asked Neil Messick if there was a level indicator made for the B series and he said no. I should have asked him or someone in parts there whether one can be retrofitted for B series/B2601.

 

[sandyc]

Not to slight Neil, he’s a good source for a lot of things, but my b2650 came with a level indicator rod.