What are these and where are they supposed to be?

[PILOON]

I like the way you think...

So I did the temporary universal fix... seems to be ok for now.

LOL, couple of winters back I needed to do that exact same thing!

 

[2458n]

I agree that the dealer did a very poor job of setting your tractor up. You may want to put some anti-seze in the turn buckles. Becomes non adjustable in a few years.

 

[ovrszd]

You can't do anything that disables adjustability. You lose all versatility.

I would discuss converting to pinned stabilizers with the dealer as I was discussing his shortcomings.

 

[aczlan]

I would discuss converting to pinned stabilizers with the dealer as I was discussing his shortcomings.

He can look up parts for the L3830 if they aren't available for your model, we love the ones on our L3830 enough that we replaced the screw type ones on our B7500 with pin type ones.

Aaron Z

 

[ovrszd]

He can look up parts for the L3830 if they aren't available for your model, we love the ones on our L3830 enough that we replaced the screw type ones on our B7500 with pin type ones.

Aaron Z

Once you go pins, it's hard to accept anything else. I built a set for my little JD2210. Added a set to my Ford. Kubota came with them.

 

[cphilip]

You can't do anything that disables adjustability. You lose all versatility.

I would discuss converting to pinned stabilizers with the dealer as I was discussing his shortcomings.

Point taken but... having owned a pin set up for a long time (on the ford) I do not recall doing a lot of adjustments between my two main implements. The only times I recall taking the pins out was to facilitate hook up when the implement was not in ideal position to align things. And to skip having to reposition the tractor to achieve that alignment and even then I returned them to the same place. Once they were dialed in they seemed to be pretty much permanent. I could be wrong but I do not recall needing to adjust them for the 6 foot Hawse hog or the 6 foot Tiller I ran. Those two are my main two implements around this little place. Gardening, food plots and keeping the trails and pastures clean is all I do with implements. I have a few others I never use. Fertilizer spreader, post hole digger, rear Hay bail spike, Cultivator and boom but those are just gathering dust since I don't do any cattle or farming anymore. I just manage for Deer and Turkey and do a little gardening. But... I just do not ever seem to have to adjust stabilizers after I get them sort of where they do their job. And it seems like the Bush hog dictates most of that. Am I doing it wrong all these years? Or does my use just not need versatility? And can I then just Blue lock tight those jam nuts when I get it in the sweet spot that works for both?

 

[ovrszd]

Point taken but... having owned a pin set up for a long time (on the ford) I do not recall doing a lot of adjustments between my two main implements. The only times I recall taking the pins out was to facilitate hook up when the implement was not in ideal position to align things. And to skip having to reposition the tractor to achieve that alignment and even then I returned them to the same place. Once they were dialed in they seemed to be pretty much permanent. I could be wrong but I do not recall needing to adjust them for the 6 foot Hawse hog or the 6 foot Tiller I ran. Those two are my main two implements around this little place. Gardening, food plots and keeping the trails and pastures clean is all I do with implements. I have a few others I never use. Fertilizer spreader, post hole digger, rear Hay bail spike, Cultivator and boom but those are just gathering dust since I don't do any cattle or farming anymore. I just manage for Deer and Turkey and do a little gardening. But... I just do not ever seem to have to adjust stabilizers after I get them sort of where they do their job. And it seems like the Bush hog dictates most of that. Am I doing it wrong all these years? Or does my use just not need versatility? And can I then just Blue lock tight those jam nuts when I get it in the sweet spot that works for both?

I run my implements on the rigid side, minimal side to side slop. When hitching to an implement with horizontal pins that your 3pt arm links slip over, you have to loosen whatever stabilizer you are using to get the 3pt arm ends out over the pin. Pinned stabilizers are soooooo much easier and quicker than a turnbuckle. Personal preference considered.

 

[DieselBound]

Once you go pins, it's hard to accept anything else. I built a set for my little JD2210. Added a set to my Ford. Kubota came with them.

Richard, any chance you could show some pictures? Although I don't have a welder, I'd find it worthwhile to have a local welding shop do some sort of retrofit on my B7800's link arms. My neighbors are all to familiar with what a pain in the arse my turnbuckles are:laughing: Kubota doesn't offer anything ("B" series were cheap for a reason!). The pins and adjustable ends on my NX are dream: makes it hard to justify having a quick attach (only reason I can think of is the deal with the top link).

 

[ovrszd]

Richard, any chance you could show some pictures? Although I don't have a welder, I'd find it worthwhile to have a local welding shop do some sort of retrofit on my B7800's link arms. My neighbors are all to familiar with what a pain in the arse my turnbuckles are:laughing: Kubota doesn't offer anything ("B" series were cheap for a reason!). The pins and adjustable ends on my NX are dream: makes it hard to justify having a quick attach (only reason I can think of is the deal with the top link).

Actually, I think you are in luck. You need stabilizers for the B2910 model Kubota. They are pinned stabilizers. I've read of others on here doing that swap.

I bought the stabilizers to fit my Ford from Cheap Tractor Parts .com,,,, I think.... Sorry I don't have a pic of them.

I made a pair for my little JD. Same principle would apply though.

Kubota M9540 pic

JD2210 pic

 

[cphilip]

Giving that some thought... I do think in my case I had been running the ones on the ford a tad loose enough to rarely run into a situation where I could not get the pins on. As I mentioned I sometimes would have to take one side lose. But if I put the implement up in a good level spot and properly supported the front I rarely had to. And it also seem to me that the two main swaps I do are similar in position of the pins enough to that I just got lucky on all of that.

Even though I intend to get the dealer to replace, I ordered a few spares from MIE so as to be prepared for future. Two of the turnbuckles and 3 jam nuts.

Having had them for so many years (25 or so) I had taken the pins for granted and I now miss my pins. Quickly learning new things at an old age!

But all that considered and since I do not change implements very often, say twice a year, and if I had to live with these turnbuckle style, would adding a second jam nut on the other side do anything for me?