The lets build a cage for our kubota B2601...

[Bansil]

Are you bolting to your front end loader? It should be a sturdy place to connect to, but if you ever have to remove the loader, the cage will also come off.

Only attachment will be the two plates on bottom of loader and then 1 more bolt each side at the top of loader arms near remote mounts

 

[Rustyiron]

Tractor skid pan / toolbox / passenger step

Winter in Maine is a slow time for my tractor, it's also a good time for a garage project. My property has (literally)miles of skid roads on it that I try to keep open (mowed). There are areas that were pretty much clear cut by the previous owner and I would like to turn to pasture, with the...

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This is my skid pan and front bumper.

My brother say's I'm pimpin out my tractor! (CANOPY)

It's been on my build list for a while, then a buddy gave me an old hood off of a 60's D-6 dozer. I cut it in half legnth wise, had a sheet of 1/8" bent up for the center section, then the ideas started coming. First it was lights, then it was more lights & flashers, then a radio, then a fan, a...

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This is the 4 post canopy.

Finished the log winch with grapple

I finally finished, ended up buying the grapple instead of making one. The "plumbing" worked out fine by using 2 diverter valves. I have 3 remotes but need 5 to avoid the diverter valves. I "split" the winch & the grapple, they will never be used at the same time. And the blade circuit got split...

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And while I'm at it, this is the hydraulic log winch & grapple thread.

 

[Smokeydog]

The early Kubota B20 in the 80’s didn’t come with a four post ROPS until later. Loader not designed to be quick disconnected from tractor. It had steel bar that that bolted across the tops of the loader towers, above the hood, that provided “box” strength. About 0.5x2” flat bar. This what I bolted 2” square tubing uprights to make a four poster. So did Kubota on later models. Tubing and angle welded frame bolted to the rear ROPS. Sheet metal top, bent lip up front to divert water to sides. Also a brace to the vertical exhaust muffler. 2x4’ x2” piece of coated acoustical foam from McMaster’s glued underneath. Enclosing does increase noise.

Have had several Kubota ag tractors with removable FELs. Never had the need to remove them. Particularly now with SSQA buckets don’t really see the need.

 

[Bansil]

Made a few more brackets last night.

No.1 are the plates for the factory ROP's

No.2 are the lower FEL mounts

No.3 is the base for the tubing that will be attached to No.2 plus gussets

 

[Bansil]

designed and cut more bracket parts, FEL bracket is tacked together now

It is angled back to help deflect trees and branches etc.

 

[Rustyiron]

Nice work!

 

[5030]

I see you have a Langmuir table. I considered their big one but passed and purchased a full size Shop Saber instead. Much more rigid table with much more advanced features like a full featured remote pendant (blue tooth) and the SS comes with it's own dedicated and pre-programmed computer but at 36,000 delivered, it's not a hobby table. delivered is fully assembled and basically ready to cut as well. All I did was add the plasma cutter and it's not a HT either. Sold my 80 amp HT because the consumables got too expensive. Went with the Lincloln Square Wave TIG welder.

 

[Bansil]

Thanks!

It has been a great table, was in on 1st batch. For what I use it for it's perfect and it was $32,000 cheaper

 

[5030]

Thanks!

It has been a great table, was in on 1st batch. For what I use it for it's perfect and it was $32,000 cheaper

Price isn't an object for me as it's a business expense anyway and I paid cash for it as I don't believe in financing anything.

The Langmuir tables are really home hobbyist tables, not for production work, not rigid enough, the traverse motion's aren't run in cableways and the water bed leaks (I read the Langmuir forum btw), plus you have to put them together. The SS comes completely assembled on a big truck, well in my case a hot shot and everything is complete, no add on's like THC or limit switches and mine weighs over a ton. I had no desire to fiddle with it and I almost purchased an Amanda instead. I need a commercially viable table as I do contract cutting.

Along that line, I used a Harbor Freight Titanium 65 amp cutter. The HF 65 amp cutter actually comes with a front interface plug that mates seamlessly to the HT interface cable so it was 100 P&P. Only thing I had to do was change the torch to the pencil model which I had from the HT I sold as the buyer wanted it for hand cutting only and you cannot beat the HF warranty either. I have 3 years extended plus one year standard and it's a replacement warranty not a fix it warranty. I actually bought 2 of them, the 65 and a 45 for hand cutting. Bought a HF Vulcan Pro-Tig at the same time. Light years better than the Squarewave and much more programable as well.

Best part was I bought all 3 and put a couple grand in the bank. Got the super nice Vulcan welding cab as well. I do a ton of TIG in the shop. Mostly Stainless and aluminum.

 

[Bansil]

So I noticed that I had made the bracket "square" when I looked at the mounting plate on the tractor was at an angle.

So I redid it last night...

Here is the new mount, I will drill a hole where the yellow circle is so 3 bolts will hold it on