What would you do?

[czechsonofagun]

This is almost like a personality test The 3 pt stabilization chain on my Kubota broke; actually it was the turnbuckle. For the snow calamity we have now I just supplied it with chunk of chain, it is crude but with one side working the chain will do.

Now to replace the stabilization chain I have several options:

• buy OE piece from Kubota
• buy another turnbuckle
• buy some left thread nuts and bolts and built it myself
• buy left thread tap and die in - say 1/2"x13 and have it for future needs.

There will always be some fabrication except the first one, of course.

Now which route would you go? It is almost like that story about teaching to fish, isn't it? I think I will go with the last option - because getting new tools is always nice.

 

[20 20]

I usually go with the fabricate it myself, for a couple of reasons. 1 it usually cost less, 2 I learn a little more about how everything goes and works together. SOMEtimes an OE part is cheaper, but not very often.

 

[RonR]

I'm not familiar with the 1750, but the BX2200 had the cheap turnbuckles.

Many of us ordered the rectangular bar and tube that was OE on _____ (sorry, forget the model, but it was a larger Kubota). It required a little notching on one end, but bolted into place and became an easily adjustable stabilizer.

Ron, KS

 

[Egon]

If the threads on the original turnbuckle are OK weld it up with a backing plate.

If one or both threads are gone just weld in ordinary nuts and take the one end off if adjustment is needed. You might also have to weld the end attachments to proper bolts for the nuts.

Or just make a brand new one using square tubing that fits inside another square tubing. Drill holes and use a pin for coarse adjustment. For fine adjustment use a bolt a nut welded to the one piece of square tubing. Only need one end. Make sure you use a second nut for locking.

for adjusting implement unhook good side, adjust cobbled up side and then put the good one back and adjust that.

No personality involved; just how deep the pocket is as the deep ones just call and have a new part installed or if they are deeper yet they authorize the grounds keeper to effect repairs or deeper yet ???

Fixed one on my kubota and have to make several for the new old John Deere if I ever figure out how to take the hoe off and what the levers on the right side do!

 

[czechsonofagun]

All very valid suggestions. I will build two new stabilizers with beefed up turnbuckles, the rigid sliding bar looks like a great solution too, but I prefer to have this part more flexible - like a chain.

One more thing - I need a turnbuckle every so often for steel lines and such and if I have left threading options I can built a turnbuckle of any size very cheap.

 

[Egon]

Hey, you get to buy some more tools!

Put some left threaded nots and bolts in different equipment and confuse people??

 

[captin_insano]

We'll, I think I already own the tap in that size but if I needed something to occupy my time I would probably go with option 3 anyway since with option 4 you'd still be buying a bolt and not using the die anyway. Correct? Rebuild it with good grade 8 stuff, maybe make it bigger, better, stronger . Its hard to find the lefty stuff in grade 8 though.

 

[Bolens1886]

I'm crazy so I would go with the tap and die As I'm sure I would find other uses. I did see that the surplus center had some Kubota turnbuckles thou. I think I would still get the tools

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I like the rigid telescoping links that came on my tractor.

They have some built in slop to allow for small changes as the lift is operated.

If you play with the hole spacing you can get pretty fine adjustment e.g. put 4 holes at 3/4" on center in the outer tube and numerous holes 1" on center in the inner rod to provide a 1/4" increment.