I love what you said right at the end of the video only because it will give a huge boost to this small startup. Kubota, start adding these to your tractors!!
I dont have a tractor, yet. But i do occasionally use a bank drive though teller. A lid that latches closed would make that a fantastic feature. No worries about anything falling out.
LA535 loader owner here...would be nice if that was an available option. And agree Neil, seems like the option of ordering these "à la carte" would be a no-brainer. Finally, while it's nice that they included the rear lip to pull out the contents if it is upside down, it seems to me that if these turn upside down during use all you need to do is rotate them back to the upright position before removal, and everything will just fall back into the tube before you pull it out?
It would be sweet if they had a version for the LA535 and smaller loaders. The tubes are smaller but it would still be good for things like shear pins.
Great product Neil, when they start selling mix and match "kits" please post another video,! I want maximum storage capacity to empty my cabs of thier clutter without buying useless items. Thank you. Paul
Great idea, I did this over a year and a half ago, but I use the loader bracket tubes by making a plug for the inside and a cover for the outside and its held with stainless bolts drilled and tapped, one side of the cover is fixed to pivot the cover the other has a wing nut to secure it. I made my cover out of oak then covered it in epoxy resin to protect the wood. Both were made on a CNC machine with the outer kind of fancy with Kubota 3d on it. Looks and works fantastic. I'm quite sure they will far out last me. Love your videos.
I built my own using PVC and cut/epoxied scrap wood circles on the end for about $10. Added a rope handle and zip tie it to the loader arm so it doesn't back out or turn. $0.10 for a new zip tie every time I use the chain I keep in it.
Way to Go. You must have more "Brains than money". I have these "home-made gizmos" with 2 TOTAL hours invested and about 18 Bucks. I used the 45cent ( deleated Kubota cheepo standard equipment plastic tool box) to start the financial Prosses.
Geez, Neil, couple of years ago you turned me on to the sundry Artillian ROPS-mounted tool carriers: heavy-duty basket, chain saw holder, etc. I went with that system, and it's working just fine for me. I do a lot of work out in the bush behind my home up here in eastern Ontario, and I can carry chains, ropes, snatch blocks chain saw fuel and bar oil - basically all that I need. I do use the little plastic "pencil-box" tool holder on my B2601 for cotters, shear pins, and small wrenches, but the Artillian system is working just fine for me. Thanks for turning me on to that.
Fr I just throw a tool box in the bucket when I’m working and take it out when I park it ! Hang the chains haha gez should be 2-12” for like 60 ! I like the idea tho i tried to shove my yeti in there one time cause it won’t fit in the cup holder lmao
Well, the good news is I like the idea. The bad news? It doesn't seem to fit my tractor, but that's OK, at $210 to get the 2 long ones, I'd like (plus a smaller one) I'll make something myself. :-)
I clicked on the link to look at them and... $$$$$!😲😲😲😲 Hate to complain but....WOW, that's a lot of dough for a piece of plastic and some magnets. I think most folks could home engineer something with PVC and a little imagination.
The only two questions I have is is there any concern with tools inside the loader tubes scratching the inside of the tubes and causing them to rust from the inside, and also since they are not water tight I wonder how prone the tools would be to rusting over time? Otherwise seems like an awesome idea, especially given my cab on the L6060 doesn’t even have a toolbox. I definitely like the idea for chains!
Love the idea but they are pricing themselves out of business on this one. I have a big tool rack that I attach on the back and it carries everything that I need and more. Always great videos, keep them coming!
Great ides , but when going to the site WOW I think they shot themselves in the foot on pricing. I was going to ask diameter of tube to see if it fit my brand of tractor but alas to much $$$. love you channel
Not sure why they couldn't do that...and looking at the prices of these things, they're way too expensive honestly. But I guess if you can afford the size of tractor that those tubes will fit, I guess maybe its not expensive....just seems expensive for a couple of plastic end pieces and half of a 4" tube. I'd have to stick with PVC if I wanted to do anything like that, but for my small property its not as big of a deal carrying stuff around in a bucket and setting it in the loader bucket to haul it around and easily remove if I want to use the loader.
Too bad about the lynch pins. They take up a lot of room in my tool box. Right now, that price is a bit out of my budget, but I do the the versatility to it. Would be nice to remove the three toolboes on my L4060hstc-le.
Good idea for sure.. to expensive for my needs. I just added an ammo box on the driver side loader tube and a bigger ammo box in place of the cheap plastic kubota box.
Made my own for loader tube from 3" PVC -- saw the hack on you tube I have L3400 HST Doesn't work on all loaders due to varying Inner Diameters I keep chains in it
So many "one more inch" jokes jump to mind. My only real concern with the magnets would be something heavy that can slide in the tube might have enough inertia to knock the tube loose. As far as turning upside down, it seems like just making sure the logo is rotated right side up will get everything but the smallest of items back into the tray.
1:50 3D print can be very robust using PETG and the proper settings. We make RC aircraft from the PLA, which is not much weaker than PETG. I'd go PETG because it does not distort weith heat in the Texas summer sun inside a car. Today there's a "lightweight PLA" so you can print the RC airplane at 40% lower weight and nearly the same strength. Using the correct settings, you can take a PETG bottle, strip it into a form that acts as filament and print another )smaller due to thicker walls) bottle. The OEM bottle will withstand 80 PSI as a small air tank. The thicker wall will withstand 150 PSI. (tends to pop the screw on cap off)
Hey Neil, super cool. Would Messicks be willing to buy the kits for stock, and divide the parts up to sell them individually? Would be a consumer friendly solution.
@@theSkavenger84 I think he's saying the available bundles, if you broke them down into the parts people actually want, would end up with one of the three tubes that nobody ever buys. I guess you could just charge more, but seems it'd make more sense to encourage the manufacturer to package them differently.
I'd buy a set in a second for my new L6060. Sorry, but the retail price is just a deal killer. It's a cool product but the retail price in my mind on the high end is $150.00 for the 20" & 13" tube set.
When you can order what you want and need on a per-individual need then I'll be interested.. Until then I will not be directed into what I have to buy decided by someone else. Besides you can buy pressure end-caps from Lows and some PVC and make your own for 1/4 of the price...
Growing up in the 60s on a farm I remember all tractors came with tool boxes on the side of the engine. I wonder what the engineers are thinking now, you dont have to carry anything on tractors anymore? This is a great idea and long awaited solution to a problem created by stupid engineers.
One of the first things I did after purchasing my MX4700 was to remove the "Mickey Mouse" tool box that came on it and replace it with a larger, metal one that can actually hold the type of tools you find you need running a tractor. Shame on Kubota for ignoring the obvious.
I "one uped you" l had the Dealership "Delete it" & they "chopped of the measly 45 cents" from the 42,000$purchase price. I was TOTALLY satisfied with this DEAL.
I was going to be a prude and leave a comment about how useless it was. It’s not fully useless. Once I saw you could store chains in them, it’s actually not a bad idea. The price though. Not worth it. We’re talking about some cheap plastic with a Kubota Logo slapped on the side.
The sticker with kubota`s name on it is what you`re paying the high price for. They are giving you the plastic trays for free when you buy the sticker.
While I agree the price point is a bit of a stretch, there's more than "$2 worth of plastic". There's a fair amount of cost in the engineering and manufacturing the molds alone. I doubt they bought their own injection molding machines, so they've got costs in paying a company to actually shoot the part. There's packaging, shipping, cost of labor for office help, taxes, graphics designers for the boxes (unless they come in a plain cardboard box), maybe liability insurance (because lawyers, right?), interest on any loans for the company startup, and probably half a dozen other costs I haven't thought of. Then there's the window of market opportunity because some Chinese company clones these and sells them for 1/10 the cost. All that has to be amortized into the product cost, plus an actual profit margin. So don't go thinking that "$2 worth of plastic" should sell for $10. That being said, $100 is too much in my book. My price point would be $29.99 for the smallest version, and maybe $59.99 for the largest. But I'm a cheap SOB, too, so there's that.
I like them but just as others has said way to pricey . Its better to build a business a little at a time rather than try to do it all at once and fail.
Right from your website >>>>>>>>>>> Comes in a 2 piece kit - One 12" & One 13" Tube = $165.81 (plus TAX, and SHIPPING on top of that price!!) You people are out of your friggin minds to charge people that kind of money for 2 small pieces of plastic. 🤬
I love what you said right at the end of the video only because it will give a huge boost to this small startup. Kubota, start adding these to your tractors!!
Make it standard equipment like quick attach buckets but much cheaper.
I dont have a tractor, yet. But i do occasionally use a bank drive though teller. A lid that latches closed would make that a fantastic feature. No worries about anything falling out.
LA535 loader owner here...would be nice if that was an available option. And agree Neil, seems like the option of ordering these "à la carte" would be a no-brainer. Finally, while it's nice that they included the rear lip to pull out the contents if it is upside down, it seems to me that if these turn upside down during use all you need to do is rotate them back to the upright position before removal, and everything will just fall back into the tube before you pull it out?
It would be sweet if they had a version for the LA535 and smaller loaders. The tubes are smaller but it would still be good for things like shear pins.
Neat idea. I can see it really being handy for chains.
Great product Neil, when they start selling mix and match "kits" please post another video,! I want maximum storage capacity to empty my cabs of thier clutter without buying useless items. Thank you. Paul
Seconded. I'd love 4 20"s without having to by extra short tubes.
Kinda neat! I use the large front tube on a Koyker loader for mainly shoving netwrap in when feeding cows.
I can’t wait to get back to the USA and pick mine up 😀
Great idea, I did this over a year and a half ago, but I use the loader bracket tubes by making a plug for the inside and a cover for the outside and its held with stainless bolts drilled and tapped, one side of the cover is fixed to pivot the cover the other has a wing nut to secure it. I made my cover out of oak then covered it in epoxy resin to protect the wood. Both were made on a CNC machine with the outer kind of fancy with Kubota 3d on it. Looks and works fantastic. I'm quite sure they will far out last me. Love your videos.
I built my own using PVC and cut/epoxied scrap wood circles on the end for about $10. Added a rope handle and zip tie it to the loader arm so it doesn't back out or turn. $0.10 for a new zip tie every time I use the chain I keep in it.
So you have 700 uses of your contraption before you hit their price point!
Or get reusable zip ties...
Way to Go. You must have more "Brains than money". I have these "home-made gizmos" with 2 TOTAL hours invested and about 18 Bucks. I used the 45cent ( deleated Kubota cheepo standard equipment plastic tool box) to start the financial Prosses.
I used 3 1/2 inch hole saw cut out plugs turned down with a shoulder at my router table
Yet another idea that falls under the category "why didn't I think of that". Absolutely brilliant!!!
I love it completely tired of having a chain between my feet ordering today
Now come up with a way to keep a gallon of diesel attached. Never want an empty tank. My tractor says 40% for a long time then almost empty.
Geez, Neil, couple of years ago you turned me on to the sundry Artillian ROPS-mounted tool carriers: heavy-duty basket, chain saw holder, etc. I went with that system, and it's working just fine for me. I do a lot of work out in the bush behind my home up here in eastern Ontario, and I can carry chains, ropes, snatch blocks chain saw fuel and bar oil - basically all that I need. I do use the little plastic "pencil-box" tool holder on my B2601 for cotters, shear pins, and small wrenches, but the Artillian system is working just fine for me. Thanks for turning me on to that.
I loved having that metal basket on the back of my tractor. I've taken it off since i picked up a backhoe, but that is a great solution.
Great idea. Hope they come to canada.
Hi Neil Nice one looks very handy Thanks again
Hate to sound like an old man but that price is ridiculous.
$80 for one tube and $210 for three...yikes I think I will stick to PVC
Price gouging at its finest
They want to recover that tooling cost fast
Inflation. 😂
Fr I just throw a tool box in the bucket when I’m working and take it out when I park it ! Hang the chains haha gez should be 2-12” for like 60 ! I like the idea tho i tried to shove my yeti in there one time cause it won’t fit in the cup holder lmao
Well, the good news is I like the idea. The bad news? It doesn't seem to fit my tractor, but that's OK, at $210 to get the 2 long ones, I'd like (plus a smaller one) I'll make something myself. :-)
You could buy a bigger tractor.....just saying
Great product great family business! I really like mine!
Good idea. I like my Ken's buckets for my imatch. I sometimes carry my pitch fork in the loader tube.
I agree that this is great and if probably get some of I had this kind of tube. But for now the milk crate on my ballast box works great.
Home Depot sells those on the plumbing aisle!
WOW??
Did someone misplace the decimal point?
Id love to have some but damn! I'll make my own for $160+ YIKES!
I was wondering about the cost but you saved me from looking 😅. No need to look further. I will make my own.@@buildingsbeginnings
Any storage is a good idea.
replaced my plastic toolbox with a steel ammo can,waterproof and mounted using existing holes.
Me too. Painted it Kubota grey too
I clicked on the link to look at them and... $$$$$!😲😲😲😲 Hate to complain but....WOW, that's a lot of dough for a piece of plastic and some magnets. I think most folks could home engineer something with PVC and a little imagination.
$250 Kubota should have been gold color! LOL
The only two questions I have is is there any concern with tools inside the loader tubes scratching the inside of the tubes and causing them to rust from the inside, and also since they are not water tight I wonder how prone the tools would be to rusting over time? Otherwise seems like an awesome idea, especially given my cab on the L6060 doesn’t even have a toolbox. I definitely like the idea for chains!
Love the idea but they are pricing themselves out of business on this one. I have a big tool rack that I attach on the back and it carries everything that I need and more. Always great videos, keep them coming!
Had them in Europe for 20 + years!
Great ides , but when going to the site WOW I think they shot themselves in the foot on pricing. I was going to ask diameter of tube to see if it fit my brand of tractor but alas to much $$$. love you channel
I was all in myself until I saw over $210 for the 3 pc kit. Yikes 😬
Great review Neil. Any chance you folks at Messick’s would be willing to stock a bunch of these and then sell them individually/mix and match? Thanks
Not sure why they couldn't do that...and looking at the prices of these things, they're way too expensive honestly. But I guess if you can afford the size of tractor that those tubes will fit, I guess maybe its not expensive....just seems expensive for a couple of plastic end pieces and half of a 4" tube. I'd have to stick with PVC if I wanted to do anything like that, but for my small property its not as big of a deal carrying stuff around in a bucket and setting it in the loader bucket to haul it around and easily remove if I want to use the loader.
A handle on the end to pull it out with what be a nice addition.
Well explained.
I would like to see ones to fit my BX2370. Just to fit some shear pins and wrenches for them, plus a couple wrenches to adjust the 3 point hitch.
Too bad about the lynch pins. They take up a lot of room in my tool box. Right now, that price is a bit out of my budget, but I do the the versatility to it. Would be nice to remove the three toolboes on my L4060hstc-le.
At that price and selection I will be happy to make my own…
I have a LA1154 tractor loader. Is there a unit that will fit my tractor or are they all interchangeable?
This is awesome!
Good idea for sure.. to expensive for my needs. I just added an ammo box on the driver side loader tube and a bigger ammo box in place of the cheap plastic kubota box.
great idea - insanely expensive for what they are!
I’m going to order one of them to hide my money from The wife 😅😅😅
Made my own for loader tube from 3" PVC -- saw the hack on you tube I have L3400 HST
Doesn't work on all loaders due to varying Inner Diameters
I keep chains in it
Genius!
How about a dimensional drawing on the web site so we can make sure it fits my L3600?
So many "one more inch" jokes jump to mind. My only real concern with the magnets would be something heavy that can slide in the tube might have enough inertia to knock the tube loose. As far as turning upside down, it seems like just making sure the logo is rotated right side up will get everything but the smallest of items back into the tray.
When are they going to make them for Green tractors?
When the people call for it…..
They would've been better off selling the magnetic end caps and inner caps to be fitted to the black abs pipe available everywhere 😊
1:50
3D print can be very robust using PETG and the proper settings.
We make RC aircraft from the PLA, which is not much weaker than PETG. I'd go PETG because it does not distort weith heat in the Texas summer sun inside a car. Today there's a "lightweight PLA" so you can print the RC airplane at 40% lower weight and nearly the same strength.
Using the correct settings, you can take a PETG bottle, strip it into a form that acts as filament and print another )smaller due to thicker walls) bottle. The OEM bottle will withstand 80 PSI as a small air tank. The thicker wall will withstand 150 PSI. (tends to pop the screw on cap off)
I carry my chain around my neck. I Pitty the fool that pays $80 for these.😂
lol. Pitty the Fool!
What do you recommend for storage of chains, etc. on a 2023 R640?
Hey Neil, super cool. Would Messicks be willing to buy the kits for stock, and divide the parts up to sell them individually? Would be a consumer friendly solution.
we talked about it. Problem is I think the sales mix would leave us holding too many of the same model.
@@MessicksEquipput like 4 of each in stock and see what sells
@@theSkavenger84 I think he's saying the available bundles, if you broke them down into the parts people actually want, would end up with one of the three tubes that nobody ever buys. I guess you could just charge more, but seems it'd make more sense to encourage the manufacturer to package them differently.
@@paullambert2668 oh i know, what i meant was like take four sets and offer them for sale separately, see what one single tube ends up not selling
Cool idea, but those prices are outrageous for what amounts to a couple bucks worth of plastic and a few magnets.
I have a B26 with a TL500 loader. Which tubes should I order for it? These look really handy to maximize storage.
The 20" ones will fit in your loader, the shorter 13" does not. The only way to buy the 20" is in the 3pc kit.
@@MessicksEquip
What a rip off too!
This sounds like the pay phone business I bought in 1995.
Is there any type of weather seal at the magnets?
I was interested but they don’t make them for a bx24 LA240?loader.
I'd buy a set in a second for my new L6060. Sorry, but the retail price is just a deal killer. It's a cool product but the retail price in my mind on the high end is $150.00 for the 20" & 13" tube set.
When you can order what you want and need on a per-individual need then I'll be interested.. Until then I will not be directed into what I have to buy decided by someone else. Besides you can buy pressure end-caps from Lows and some PVC and make your own for 1/4 of the price...
Will the 20" pieces fit in the loader cross tube of the LA 805?
we're keeping an eye out for other models to try as they come across our lot and will add to our list. The only way to know is for us to try it.
None available for the BX, LA344?
It would honestly be nice if they just sold the end caps by themselves for a clean look on the tractors
Did you make this more for Kubota corporate than customers?
I did not make it. I'm just a retailer.
@@MessicksEquip no I mean you made the video to persuade Kubota to change their skewed skus
Price is obscene!
Just make your own.
Use my holes for my shovel and rake
Growing up in the 60s on a farm I remember all tractors came with tool boxes on the side of the engine. I wonder what the engineers are thinking now, you dont have to carry anything on tractors anymore? This is a great idea and long awaited solution to a problem created by stupid engineers.
Oh nice... I can 3d print this lol...I can do in Nylon will last.. wonder if it ill rattle like sob.
It's a great idea if it were $49 for a pair. Not a great idea at $79 each.
Thanks but I made my own with scrap pvc and a spring.
One of the first things I did after purchasing my MX4700 was to remove the "Mickey Mouse" tool box that came on it and replace it with a larger, metal one that can actually hold the type of tools you find you need running a tractor. Shame on Kubota for ignoring the obvious.
I "one uped you" l had the Dealership "Delete it" & they "chopped of the measly 45 cents" from the 42,000$purchase price. I was TOTALLY satisfied with this DEAL.
BX loader tubes are closed, sad panda...
DIY with PVC pipe and wood.
I like the concept, BUT they are WAY overpriced for plastic parts. I’ll be making mine.
I need a holster/sheath for my chainsaw
www.messicks.com/part/sh001cct
And they keep the birds nests out.
Neil, 210$? I know prices went up but c’mon. That would be like 900$ canadian dollars 😂
yea... the price point is asking a lot. I think they ended up with a lot of cost in plastic molds, etc.
There’s only one set left on the site….so at least some folks seem to not mind paying…
@@JackOSUrulz more are arriving in the next week.
Love the product btw. keep the videos coming. When is Messicks coming to Canada. 😂
2 test plugs $14.00
I must say that I agree that those price ridiculous.
I was going to be a prude and leave a comment about how useless it was. It’s not fully useless. Once I saw you could store chains in them, it’s actually not a bad idea.
The price though. Not worth it. We’re talking about some cheap plastic with a Kubota Logo slapped on the side.
The sticker with kubota`s name on it is what you`re paying the high price for. They are giving you the plastic trays for free when you buy the sticker.
Quite pricy at $80 for a 13" plastic tube.
$2 worth of plastic. Who comes up with these prices?😅
While I agree the price point is a bit of a stretch, there's more than "$2 worth of plastic". There's a fair amount of cost in the engineering and manufacturing the molds alone. I doubt they bought their own injection molding machines, so they've got costs in paying a company to actually shoot the part. There's packaging, shipping, cost of labor for office help, taxes, graphics designers for the boxes (unless they come in a plain cardboard box), maybe liability insurance (because lawyers, right?), interest on any loans for the company startup, and probably half a dozen other costs I haven't thought of. Then there's the window of market opportunity because some Chinese company clones these and sells them for 1/10 the cost. All that has to be amortized into the product cost, plus an actual profit margin. So don't go thinking that "$2 worth of plastic" should sell for $10. That being said, $100 is too much in my book. My price point would be $29.99 for the smallest version, and maybe $59.99 for the largest. But I'm a cheap SOB, too, so there's that.
Great idea... $80 nope...
That pulls out so hard you will be picking up small parts when you jerk it out.
Embarrassing how cheap the factory tool boxes are-and the price for these? Gotta be something in between
But Neil...not trying to complain, but $80 each for plastic trays? That's Bidenomics!
I don't set the prices, but yeah.
Or the cucks could send everyone with a kubota a normal toolbox. My m7040su has a holder, but no box. Why
$80 for a piece of plastic? Geez I know things are inflated nowadays but who can keep affording these overpriced accessories 😮
Way over priced
Yeah you put those tubes on the loader spot
Takes away your lifting capacity
To much money get creative and make your own
I like them but just as others has said way to pricey . Its better to build a business a little at a time rather than try to do it all at once and fail.
Neat idea..but way overpriced…trying recipes tooling instant.
Right from your website >>>>>>>>>>> Comes in a 2 piece kit - One 12" & One 13" Tube = $165.81 (plus TAX, and SHIPPING on top of that price!!)
You people are out of your friggin minds to charge people that kind of money for 2 small pieces of plastic. 🤬
No argument here. We don't set the price for the kits. It's pricey.
I can’t believe Courtney hasn’t tried to sell me this pile of crap yet 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Shame Neil , shame !!
Courtney IS on the "Band-wagon" with this "Way over-priced gizmo" . Just like ALL the other "gizmos " he pedals.
REMEMBER YOU ARE TAKING FROM YOUR PAYLOAD WITH EXTRA WEIGHT ON LOADER ARMS