bdhsfz6
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- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
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- Location
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5800 HST & L6060 HSTC Formerly L6060 HST B7100 HST, L2550, L3010 HST, L3430 HST
I do a lot of work on a private gravel road with considerable neighborhood traffic and rear view mirrors are a must. I've tried many mirror schemes on my Kubotas over the years and this one has worked out best for me. It's a simple bracket which allows a Jeep Wrangler mirror to attach to the upper FEL mounting frame. The bracket fit on the FEL's of my old L3010 & L3430 and more recently on my L6060 & MX5800. It should fit the FEL's on most Kubota L and MX series tractors. The mirror does come off when the FEL is removed but in my case, that almost never happens. I just remove the bucket to avoid clearance problems.
The brackets are made from a 6" long piece of 3 1/2" X 1/4" angle iron cut as shown
I used Jeep Wrangler mirrors because they are cheap, <$25 each, readily available and very flexible. They will fold in almost any direction.
The only FEL modification are 2 - 1/4 inch holes drilled in the upper FEL support frame.
One mirror is a help but I find using 2 gives me a clear view to the rear. The mirrors are far enough outboard to avoid interference by the ROPS but are still inboard of the tires.
The Jeep mirrors fold out of the way and can be easily removed for doing woods work. The project cost around $50 and took 2 hours to complete excluding paint. No welding is required but the use of a metal cutting band saw or cutting torch is necessary.
The brackets are made from a 6" long piece of 3 1/2" X 1/4" angle iron cut as shown
I used Jeep Wrangler mirrors because they are cheap, <$25 each, readily available and very flexible. They will fold in almost any direction.
The only FEL modification are 2 - 1/4 inch holes drilled in the upper FEL support frame.
One mirror is a help but I find using 2 gives me a clear view to the rear. The mirrors are far enough outboard to avoid interference by the ROPS but are still inboard of the tires.
The Jeep mirrors fold out of the way and can be easily removed for doing woods work. The project cost around $50 and took 2 hours to complete excluding paint. No welding is required but the use of a metal cutting band saw or cutting torch is necessary.