Tools...Standard or metric

[AHNC]

Which do Kubota's use? I'm in the BX catagory and wondering what a tool kit should contain. Are there any particular tools you have found to be most useful?

 

[bruceatlam]

Metric --- you need sockets and combination wrenches -- popular sizes: 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 17mm --- maybe others. Just seems like those are the sizes that I use most. But, I'm not working on a BX. Just go buy a good Craftsman (or favorite brand) metric set with a good assotment of sockets and combination wrenches -- that'll be a good starting point.

 

[bp fick]

Metrics are the tools to invest in. Full mechanic set. SAE's have increasingly limited use, and yes, I have a full set of both. Beyond your BX, your tool box should be built around metrics, in my opinion, as even the "US" makers have gone that way. My youngest boy works at a Ford dealership and his massive tool box contains metric only, to the tune of 98%.

 

[TripleR]

You will need to pick up a 30 mm if you have a MMM. I hate to admit it, but I use a "Crescent" (actually Craftsman) adjustable wrench that I use a lot for the 3-point stuff.

 

[gwdixon]

Make sure your metric sockets are 6 point. I prefer impact sockets even though they are a bit more expensive. A set of deep and a set of regular sure is nice. They are much tougher and can take a lot of punishment.

Every once in a while something on the tractor needs an impact wrench and the sockets are right there for such use.

eBay is a good place to come across a name brand new set for a decent price. My 1/2" SK regular depth 25 piece impact set, 8mm - 36mm, was $150 but you can seek better deals.

 

[thavil]

If I remember right from my 50 hour service, the HST drain plug took a 27mm socket. Odd size in my opinion that most socket sets wouldn't already have.

 

[Bird]

Which do Kubota's use? I'm in the BX catagory and wondering what a tool kit should contain. Are there any particular tools you have found to be most useful?

I know, in the past at least, and probably still, the tractor used metric, while the front end loader used SAE nuts and bolts.

 

[Baby Grand]

Tractor : Metric

Invest in quality and you will save large in the long run. That goes for knuckles as well as money. There's a reason the pro's spend big on Snap-On; part of it is service, and part is quality. I have had very good luck with SK for over 30 years. Others will tell you Craftsman. Both are a good compromise between the 2 k's: kost and kwality.


Attachments : SAE/Inch

You will need the SAE sizes if you need to work on/adjust your implements, so make sure you get sockets (and box or combination wrenches) to fit. A lot of my non-tractor stuff is also SAE, so they will have broad use.

-Jim

 

[radioman]

USA haven't converted completely on metrics yet so getting a metric set is a good start, but I think you are better off getting an good all purpose toolkit that has both standard and metric and then add on parts that you need for your BX. Much cheaper and better in the long and short run.

 

[bp fick]

Remember also that very, very often the nut or bolt accepts either metric or SAE. With the sizings so very similar. Not true in every size, but in most.
Yes sir, it is a pain in the USA having to have Allens and other specialty things in both SAE and metric, but such is life. I don't believe there is anything that I don't have in both.

As for the suggestion of 6 pt. Bingo!!! Ditto the impacts. Personally, my drawers are filled with SK, Craftsman, and Mack. I detest crap tools. Just sayin'.