TMGT
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My skid steer has self leveling, great for fork work, not as much so for dirt, nice part about some of the hyd. self leveling systems is you can turn them on and off.
Self Leveling Mod for Compact?
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4570Man
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My backhoe has a self leveler and I hate it. Whenever I get around to it I’m going to take it off.
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Gem99ultra
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Sorry ptsg, I don't have the link advertising the new self leveling FEL for smaller Branson's. I don't even know what drew me over to that site, but I do recall that it was a mechanical mod, not requiring any hydraulic changes. I believe the larger Kubota's have that feature... other owners of the Big Boy size Kubota's can verify that.
I use my tractor a good deal for moving my man-lift around for tree trimming, building maintenance such as painting, power washing, etc. and carrying around heavy stuff. Just keeping the FEL from dumping requires close attention.
My little L3400 does get some real tractor work like box blade, raking, tilling, etc., so no - I'm not into getting rid of it for something like a SS.
I use my tractor a good deal for moving my man-lift around for tree trimming, building maintenance such as painting, power washing, etc. and carrying around heavy stuff. Just keeping the FEL from dumping requires close attention.
My little L3400 does get some real tractor work like box blade, raking, tilling, etc., so no - I'm not into getting rid of it for something like a SS.
bunyip
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My sub compact has it but maybe that is just a thing with the 4 in 1, don't know about the other buckets.
Kubota makes a self level valve for their M series tractors. The wholegoods number for the L1154 loader is M7999.
When one lifts the boom the bucket will stay in whatever position it was presently set at. It other words, whatever the position the bucket was started at it will remain in that position when the boom rises. It does the same on the way down too which is really handy if one is using pallet forks. This feature can be turned off and on as needed so one can have the best of both worlds. By the way, when it's on, the bucket can still be curled if wanted.
When one lifts the boom the bucket will stay in whatever position it was presently set at. It other words, whatever the position the bucket was started at it will remain in that position when the boom rises. It does the same on the way down too which is really handy if one is using pallet forks. This feature can be turned off and on as needed so one can have the best of both worlds. By the way, when it's on, the bucket can still be curled if wanted.
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Gem99ultra
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Fallon
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The 00 & 01 machines are economy machines. If you want bells & whistles, you need to get a Grand L (30, 40 & currently 60 series machines). They have this as an option, along with other fancy options.
As far as I know the Grand L series tractors do not have the "leveling valve" like the M tractors have. The Grand L has what Kubota calls "Spill Guard" and that is only a mechanical linkage that controls the FEL's standard valves and only works when the boom is lifted. It is nothing like the leveling valve that is on the M series tractors.
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Gem99ultra
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I believe you are correct mbu. The spill guard appears to be a simple curved piece that kick a splash back into the bucket. Self leveling feature is a completely different animal.
I checked over the current spec sheets comparing the Grand L and the Standard L-series tractors, and did not see the self leveling feature listed on either. It is a feature available on M-series though.