New Kubota L4701 Top Link too Short? Or just me?
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Dan33Klein
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Exactly
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northernsierras
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Thanks for the help
Dan33Klein
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Check with you dealer for prices on landpride parts before you order online.
My local dealer was cheaper in every part I needed than the German bliss store. German bliss is an hour away from me.
My local dealer was cheaper in every part I needed than the German bliss store. German bliss is an hour away from me.
goeduck
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I have NEVER bent something so symmetrically. Those bends are perfect, matching and at 90 degrees on the main bend. It seems someone assembled/modified it with the wrong braces or something. Just does not seem right. Is the box blade new or used?
Ryansweatt2004
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I would just unbolt those two support bars that are bent and flatten them out or have a local welding shop flatten them most likely it will be a lot cheaper than ordering new parts. Unless of course the box blade is brand new and was delivered like that, in which case I’d be talking to your dealer about it.
LD1
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Those bends were not caused by backing into something.
Pushing backwards...puts those brackets in tension and they are VERY strong for that.
Those bends were caused from compression....meaning you were going forward.....snagged something like a stump....caused the blade to try to pivot around the lower pins.....and bend that cheap flat bar like a pretzel. OR...simply too much tractor.
Because you do realize you are using a light 370 pound BB....rated for a maximum 30hp machine....behind a 47hp machine with Ag tires right?
If this is the BB your dealer recommended....(probably because its all they stocked)....shame on them.
Pushing backwards...puts those brackets in tension and they are VERY strong for that.
Those bends were caused from compression....meaning you were going forward.....snagged something like a stump....caused the blade to try to pivot around the lower pins.....and bend that cheap flat bar like a pretzel. OR...simply too much tractor.
Because you do realize you are using a light 370 pound BB....rated for a maximum 30hp machine....behind a 47hp machine with Ag tires right?
If this is the BB your dealer recommended....(probably because its all they stocked)....shame on them.
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Missing parts to this mystery.
So this is the first time it's been attached to the tractor and the top link is too short?
Or....
Last time I used it the top link fit fine when I hitched it to the tractor but the BB was severely tipped forward when I unhitched.
Anxious to hear which.
So this is the first time it's been attached to the tractor and the top link is too short?
Or....
Last time I used it the top link fit fine when I hitched it to the tractor but the BB was severely tipped forward when I unhitched.
Anxious to hear which.
LD1
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Missing parts to this mystery.
So this is the first time it's been attached to the tractor and the top link is too short?
Or....
Last time I used it the top link fit fine when I hitched it to the tractor but the BB was severely tipped forward when I unhitched.
Anxious to hear which.
Would also like to know how old this setup is? And if indeed the tractor and BB were purchased together at the same time. From the pics....everything looks like less than a year old.