L4240 upgrades

[k0ua]

I just noticed he is going to trade his Kubota 7040 for a New Holland.

Maybe he should have just put a turbo on it?

 

[TripleR]

Maybe he should have just put a turbo on it?

Yeah, I hear they are pretty easy and cheap too...

 

[94BULLITT]

Sounds like a Troll to me. Very negative, bad attitude, very rude, no pictures, very limited info on why his tractor wont do the work.

He also won't answer and questions are take any advice.

@ OP, nice upgrades.

On the 12V mod, what connector did you end up splicing in? I get how you tapped the power, just not what the end connector was.

Thanks.

You need to find a wire that is hot all the time, and get a fuse holder and I scotch locked it. Then find the wire going to the 12v power port and do the same. I connected the 2 with the fuse holder.

On the BX I just used a couple of fuse taps and a short piece of wire. Find a fuse that is hot all the time and run it to the 12v power port fuse. On the BX you need to blow the fuse that is in the 12v power port spot or everything will be hot all the time.

Here is what the one on the BX looks like.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/257252-bx2360-upgrades-2.html

 

[94BULLITT]

I made a mag lite mount. I mounted the Mag lite mounts to a piece of aluminum. I used 2 exiting holes in the tractor with tread sets and bolted the mount to the tractor. I still may paint the mount.

 

[94BULLITT]

I added a backup camera.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/316927-backup-camera-50-a.html#post3829975

 

[94BULLITT]

I was telling Scooby074 that I wanted to insulated the tractor. He suggested using foil insulation. I did some research and found that people had been using it on their car when they upgrade the stereo. I got some Reflectix double reflective insulation. It is available at Lowes. So far I have only added Reflectix to the floor and roof. I am hoping it will help keep some heat out. So far it seems like it has helped but I need to use the tractor some more to be sure.


First half cut out. I laid the scraps agianst the rubber mat to see how good the fit was.



Cutting out second half.




Second half cut out, getting ready to tape together.



Taped together.



Installed in tractor.









The cab top.

 

[94BULLITT]

The Kubota L40 tractors (maybe all Kubotas) sold in North America do not have brake lights. They are wired for brake lights and have double filament bulbs, they just do not have a stop light switch under the dash. I got a stop light switch for a 1978 Ford F-150. It fits right in place where the switch should be.

Here is the switch, it came with the wiring.



Here it is installed.





Now I have the first Kubota L40 tractor in North America with brake lights

 

[k0ua]

Kioti's come with working brake lights.:laughing: sorry couldn't resist!

 

[Scooby074]

Awesome Roger. First in NA. :thumbsup:

 

[94BULLITT]

Awesome Roger. First in NA. :thumbsup:

Thanks, now time to add some more Euro stuff to it

 

[skyhook]

Nice work, 94BULLITT, whats that pedal on the left side for?

 

[94BULLITT]

Nice work, 94BULLITT, whats that pedal on the left side for?

Thanks, the pedal in the left is the clutch pedal.

 

[skyhook]

Thanks, the pedal in the left is the clutch pedal.

I'm confused, is that not an HST?

 

[k0ua]

I'm confused, is that not an HST?

Many of the Kubota HST machines still had clutch pedals until some of the recent models. They used the dry clutch for engagement of the PTO instead of a hydraulic/electric clutch pack. Also usually a safety switch was activated by pushing in the clutch pedal for initial starting. It also sometimes makes range shifting a tad easier to push in the clutch to line up the gears to have the tractor move just a smidgen. But not entirely necessary to do that to change ranges. Many other brands of HST machines still have clutch pedals for the reasons given above, but many do not.

 

[skyhook]

Thanks, just learned something again.

 

[mike69440]

Kioti's come with working brake lights.:laughing: sorry couldn't resist!

Like the Auto industry, leave no stone unturned to save a penny.

 

[hobonc]

I finally came up with a half decent idea for a hydraulic toplink holder. I used a 15" tarp strap, I may try to find a 12" but I think it is a odd size. The tarp strap works pretty good, the holes that are punched in it fit the oem toplink holder nicely.


http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/319331-l4600-top-tilt.html

Poor mans clamp... Use 1/2" EMT beat it flat and roll yer own custom clamp...

 

[pmhowe]

Hobunc. I like your toolbox. Where did you buy them?