mike0000
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- Joined
- Jun 4, 2018
- Messages
- 669
- Location
- Southern Indiana
- Tractor
- Kubota RTV 900, Kubota L3901, Kymron YH 14 mini ex
Original quick connect pins wore out bad w/100hrs. of use.
It’s a poor design the zirk is recessed in the end of the pin,
So the metal of the pin that contacts the quick connect housing
Is not very thick and wobbled out. I was unable to source just the pins (as if I’d want the poorly designed ones). I bought a complete new quick connect as the old had a bit of wear too,I wasn’t going to run the supplied pins on it though. I ended up cutting down 1” hitch pins I found at a local tractor supply.
The housing on the mini also has zirks for those pins, I ground grooves in the pins for the grease to lube the pin, the internal bushings also have grooves similar to “rifling in a barrel”. I grease the mini religiously, these pins are just poorly designed. Put a couple hrs. on it after the repair, no more floppy bucket.
Machines only a one ton but I’m really enjoying having it and finding plenty of work for it.
110 hrs on it since buying it new about a year and a half ago.
It’s a poor design the zirk is recessed in the end of the pin,
So the metal of the pin that contacts the quick connect housing
Is not very thick and wobbled out. I was unable to source just the pins (as if I’d want the poorly designed ones). I bought a complete new quick connect as the old had a bit of wear too,I wasn’t going to run the supplied pins on it though. I ended up cutting down 1” hitch pins I found at a local tractor supply.
The housing on the mini also has zirks for those pins, I ground grooves in the pins for the grease to lube the pin, the internal bushings also have grooves similar to “rifling in a barrel”. I grease the mini religiously, these pins are just poorly designed. Put a couple hrs. on it after the repair, no more floppy bucket.
Machines only a one ton but I’m really enjoying having it and finding plenty of work for it.
110 hrs on it since buying it new about a year and a half ago.
