I commend you 100% for not flying off the handle and blaming all the issues on a "crap machine." These things happen unfortunatly, and you took time to understand the situation and address it correctly and safely. Well done.
I like your methodical way of working through the problem patiently and safely using the tools available....without calling the neighbor to use his front end loader. Nicely done.
Thanks for posting this. It's easy to just show when things go well - but its more valuable to other to show when things go wrong. I like how you problem solved it and got it back on - on your own. Good effort all round - and nice bit of Motorhead in there too - all the best from the UK
Mistakes happen. Don't let the RUclips safety police get to you. Thank you for taking us along for the repair. You were calm and level-headed. Lesser men would've been overcome by frustration and self-loathing. That's not the kind of mentality that gets it done-regardless of how we got there. Thanks for the share!
my buddy had his same model kubota and loader buckle just like this carrying a round hay bale with a spike. Folded right up, dealer actually weighed the bale trying to prove he overloaded it, it was under the lift capacity. Kubota came out, replaced the whole loader. Meanwhile I just picked up an old two wing hydraulic wheeled cultivator at my parents 7 acre mini farm with my RuralKing RK-37 8 inches off the ground and brought it 200 yds, the cultivator was 23 ft. wide with the wings down, from where it was down in the ground for 15 years. My RK-37 has a 2000 lb. lift cap, buddies Kubota was like 1100 lbs I think, he paid almost as much for his Kubota with a loader and no cab as I did for my Rk-37 hp. Hydrostatic with loader, backhoe and Cab. Can't be happier with my RK tractor had it 4 years now and ony problem was a JIC hydraulic fitting came loose underneath on the hoe while I was running it and eventually lost pressure while digging an almost 8 ft. deep by 20 ft. square wood burn pit. Still had enough oil to get back to the trailer and took it to Rural King, they pressure washed it, refilled the whole hydro fluid and even bought me lunch while they finished it, AT ZERO COST TO ME. They said the fitting probably hadn't been gone back over during assembly at their warehouse, here's your keys, thank you.
Lots of people commented on operater error , or not watching .did anyone think maybe it might have been pulled out by a branch or the tire jumped a big rock and jolted the lock pin out . I use bolts with double nuts and they still get knocked out or broken off
Thought I had it bad when my BX1500 bucket jumped sideways while attaching, But it was nothing like this. It took me about 20 minutes to muscle and jockey things around and ease it onto level ground to get the ends to drop back into the catches properly. Glad to see you were able to get this one straightened back out.
20 years with my BX 1500. It only takes once for this to happen before you not let it happen again. Enjoyed the video thank you. Maybe I should say 20 years with my BX1500 and still learning how to reconnect the bucket after taking it off for my wife to mow the yard.
I wish I had your demeanor... if that happened to me it would not be good to have women or children within earshot (at least not "most" women). Nice job.
I was thinking bout the same. Then after damage assessment, wanting to cry seeing those gouges in the hood. Wanting to kick the engineers ass who decided to use a pin that could fall out to hold something together.
@@cha-ka8671 I doubt the pin feel out as easy as you're thinking. The pin just doesn't sit in a hole, it also has some other thing holding it in, whether it is a bolt, pin, spring tension design, etc. Also the fact these are recommended to get greased every 10 hours (pretty much everyday if it's used a full day), it should also be inspected when greased, so these issues don't happen.
Small tractors small problems. Good job not wrecking it further. When ever you start using a loader, do a 1 minute check and verify that pins are in place, the bucket is attached and no lines are catching, rubbing or leaking. Literally takes one minute.
How did this happen? I was worried about any surprises as you were taking things apart and was glad to see you were paying attention to your warnings. Working with heavy things can have very bad results unless we take the time to think things trough like you did. Many people get badly injured or killed by ignoring their own intuition. Glad y,our ok and the tractor is not damaged other than the scraped hood and bent bumper.
As I was viewing this video I cringed as he was unbolting the side bracket (which was supporting the weight and tension of the loader arms) all the while thinking he was taking unnecessary risk and could have been badly injured or even killed. You were lucky this time!
How about when he was racheting the loader up while standing directly in front of the bucket... it could have kicked back on him and done some real damage. Absolutely insane.
You have to do what you have to do. I’m sorry, but I’ve been in a similar state. Tried to be as careful as possible, but you have to solve the issue. And there’s usually no one to help.
Ugh , makes me mad he didn't have the pins in , while taking loader off / safely arms also , omg dude , hire someone to do this work , sell your tractor before you kill yourself doing dumb ish!
Not to mention having his legs underneath that 50lb bracket. Then not putting anything under the support legs when letting it off the straps. Wonder it didnt sink further in the ground.
That lift cylinder must have some scratches in it, if so it won’t be long before that leaks oil all over the place, it don’t take much of a scratch in the rod for it to ruin the seal and leak.
when you are working on any piece of equipment, NEVER put any part of your body between a hard thing and a thing that is unsupported or under tension. That is how people get maimed or killed.
LOT of people (myself included) have to learn the hard way that these loaders on small tractors are not designed to do the kind of stuff people will try to do with them. I had a 33hp New Holland that I broke all kinds of things abusing the loader, finally broke the tractor nearly in half at the engine/bell housing connection point try to pick something up out of a hole.
these things happen !! farming with my dad and a cousin for 40 years i have Pulled hydraulic cylinders apart, broke the axle tube on my 876 Versatile (TWICE) , hit a plow furrow hard enough to blow out the front window on it , pulled the hitch out of a 54 ft field cultivator and other pieces of equipment . the key is to keep calm and not freak out!!! i have found that many time you can HEAR something going on before you can SEE it (bearing going out are a prime example). keep an ear out and check stuff over before you start up and then Keep your Head on strait and you will be ok things happen sometimes tho no preventing it!!!
The pins do not "come loose". You can clearly see when you finally got it back on and installed the pins correctly the small handle piece goes into hole below when the pin goes in. That stops the pin from backing out. This unfortunately was an operator error. Looks more like you were removing the loader without the stand. Things happen and if you have Kubota insurance this might be covered as accidental damage. The hood, and grille guard exceed $250 so would be worth it if you have it.
Dang, looks like you did not get the pins in correctly, but I bet that don’t happen again right? I have an L4701 and I’ve only removed the loader just once just to help familiarize myself when I first bought it 4 and a half yrs ago. I have a quick attach bucket so I have no real need to drop the loader thankfully because it’s not as easy a chore as on the smaller models with the quick couplers which mine don’t have unfortunately. If your Kubota financed , your damaged parts will be replaced by your Kubota dealership!!
I’ve had quick attach loaders along long time.never had a reason to remove! . The one guy on you tube removed before servicing tractor why??? Raise, measure,cut 5/16 or 3/8 angle iron to fit lift cylinder. Safety first! Always
Just another homeowner geek with tons of money and acreage trying to be a “gentleman farmer “. I have a larger Ford 4600 from 1978 and the pins never “fell out” since I bought it. Kabota is not a cheap machine. Do a walk around once in a while. Preventative maintenance works wonders.
Epic save. Well done! Most would be ranting- You just jammed some Motorhead and got to the business of fixing it. That Comealong will pull that bumper back.
I generally install the pins before I operate the loader... But that's just me... 2 pin failure at one time.. amazing..... Gotta say watching you work on your Kubota... Just be safe....
Thanks for sharing and I was totally amazed by your calm approach. I can only assume off camera the thoughts etc, however, these kind of things concern me considering I bought my lx2610 second hand without Kubota insurance because it was not by an authorized dealer. Anyways, I was curious if there was any errors on your part or is this something that was a freak accident that I should be checking before every use? I do not plan on taking off my front loader ever. My question is truly for learning purposes, because I know I would not handle this situation so gracefully as you did! BTW my grill protector is bent from the last owner, which I only found out once I got the tractor home. I have to pull hard on it to be able to open the hood. So this video made me wonder if the same thing happened? But a tree could have done it considering he used the 3rd function Grappler heavily. Thanks again for sharing
Compact tractors and front-end loaders...; the most dangerous thing on the planet! All of them have way more hydraulic power than they have rear end weight to hold and the majority of them are sold to the least qualified operators.
I had to laugh the come alongs skipping a tooth scarred you and not the loader hanging over you by one bolt. Glad it didn't hurt your tractor to bad and you fixed it yourself better than most people today.
I have used two other ways to correct wonky loader arms. 1) detach and apply a second loader bucket force for example with the loader on its side. 2) chain or strap anchor at a selected angle to the base of a stout telephone pole and use a chain/cable hoist or the tractor itself slowly backing away to do a back bend. This latter way also works to pull out fender dents (down or in) from cars or pickup trucks apart from tractorology.
That's heart breaking ,,my dad ripped my top loader bracket off my L35 I welded it back on good as new,,but no body damage was done.it hurts when you pay so much money for them.
I am a machinist and took my pins out and took them to work and drilled holes in them to put safety pins in to prevent this very thing from happening. If you took the kubota insurance you can get a new loader for no charge.
Your FEL has two legs to stand it on so you can decouple it completely. I used 3 different colours of spray paint to paint the different hydraulic lines so you can reconnect the right line when reconnect
Apart from other safety comments about pinch points something I noticed was that post you had the ratchet strap around was not very strong considering it is probably only nailed to the beam it is supporting. The post is only intended to have downward load on it. You were lucky it didn’t slide out from under the beam.
You are right, good eye, I had to go back and look at it. The camera angle so quick, however, look at this, I am not sure he had much choice in the matter without some kind of lift. Some people put heavy duty brackets on the post to the roof beam which could have been strong enough in that case.
Somehow I know how the manufacturer skates on this. In the owner's manual they advise you to check the tightness of all fittings, nuts, fluid levels, and air pressure before operating the machine.
More important to know is how the pin came out in the first place. It has a keeper on it to stop it from coming out, did you hook it on something while reversing, cause that looks like to only possible reason other than you did not put it in correctly when installing the loader. Good recovery though. Wouldn't worry too much about the scratched hood, its a tractor, a work machine!
tis just a scratch, little bit of scar tissue adds character. My tractor is no where near that nice but all I do is put it in the woods. You were very calm and I respect that. If i was in your position i probably would be thinking along the lines " what if i cant fix it and have to tell my wife"??? LOL I did notice your driver side cylinder had a delay at the very end when you were testing it out, could have bent it slightly since you did have it pinched. Ill say your bumper saved your cylinder and the hood. I once had a failure to fire and the gun discharged while it was pointed towards the ground and away from me. Luckily its was just a .22 and it split in half, one half went in the woods and the other half hit me in the knee. I picked it out as clean as I could before walking back to the house because I was scared to tell my wife. She wasnt mad but just wanted to make sure i was ok and helped me flush the wound out.
I had a lock pin fall out of mine just the other day. Luckily I noticed the main pin partially out before I did any damage. Should be a better way to keep those large pins in place besides using clevis lock pins. Bumper looks like it could be bent back fairly easily. Hopefully it's better now.
Once the FEL is properly installed, and the safety rods are securely in place, I add a few wraps of electrical tape to make sure they won't come out if I'm moving in rough terrain. Perhaps a superfluous measure you will tell me, but it costs almost nothing.
This happened to me on my b2301. Pin popped out. Literally within an hour I traded it in on a bigger tractor. Luckily my dealer was very cool and gave me full trade in. I was just out of my year warranty. I got lucky, my loader and mount were totalled.
This sounds like a cronic kubota BIG problem. I have a kubogy MX5200 shutle shift7 with 700 hours at 4 years old and l hope bearly broken in. With just 14 more payments ( it's been torture) l sure hope this doesen't happen to me. I have always run with extra pins to hold the "quick coupler bucket" on (just don't trust it)-- it's the heavy duty job. Lost the forks once ( yes, not properly latched) --- plain stupidity & VERY DANGEROUS. Tractors can make our lives easyer & more productive put can hurt or kill us 50 times faster than there productivity warrents. I will wire or bolt those pins on from now on, instead of just looking at them 5-6 times a day and hopeing fer the best. Thanks for the comments (loose & falling out pins).
Why didn't that guy just leave the lines hooked up and roll the bucket forward which would have lifted the frame off of the loader mount in the first place
I'd bring it to a body shop that has a frame straightener. At least they could take proper measurements, figure out where to bend, determine if it's safe, etc. That looks like the kind of thing that kills someone if it's not done right.
I woulda dropped the kickstands for the loader removal and that should give you all the lift you need when you curl the bucket. I've had plenty of near failures on the Kubota loaders, One pin was factory sawcut halfway through and snapped, almost loosing the arm, had the loader frame bracket crack on one side and a defective weld on the other.
Well, I am betting you inspect your tractor before you use it again.. I always inspect my equipment before I use it, sometimes all it takes is just a good look over.
This to everyone who who says it’s operator error. The pins that hold the arms have been known to slip out. The latch the holds the pin in place is not very good. That is why I tie wrapped mine in place for this reason. You should reserve judgment unless you know all the details and how this could happen.
Pull them pins and drill a hole on the back end, then put a pin or lock clip in the hole. The new lx’s are having problems with the pins walking out and thry are losing their whole front end from FEL damage.
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I commend you 100% for not flying off the handle and blaming all the issues on a "crap machine." These things happen unfortunatly, and you took time to understand the situation and address it correctly and safely.
Well done.
Why a crap machine. What kind of crap do you own. 💩
I like your methodical way of working through the problem patiently and safely using the tools available....without calling the neighbor to use his front end loader. Nicely done.
New meaning to quick disconnect.... we all learn from our mistakes and some are kind enough to share on RUclips! Thank you sir
I like how you remained calm and walked through this one step at a time. So sorry for your misfortune.
Your level of calm is impressive!!! Great job working methodically to solve a problem. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting this. It's easy to just show when things go well - but its more valuable to other to show when things go wrong. I like how you problem solved it and got it back on - on your own. Good effort all round - and nice bit of Motorhead in there too - all the best from the UK
"The pin fell out"... right, because that's how they designed it to work. Pure genius at work here.
Mistakes happen. Don't let the RUclips safety police get to you. Thank you for taking us along for the repair. You were calm and level-headed. Lesser men would've been overcome by frustration and self-loathing. That's not the kind of mentality that gets it done-regardless of how we got there. Thanks for the share!
That’s not a “mistake”. That’s the result of idiocy.
my buddy had his same model kubota and loader buckle just like this carrying a round hay bale with a spike. Folded right up, dealer actually weighed the bale trying to prove he overloaded it, it was under the lift capacity. Kubota came out, replaced the whole loader. Meanwhile I just picked up an old two wing hydraulic wheeled cultivator at my parents 7 acre mini farm with my RuralKing RK-37 8 inches off the ground and brought it 200 yds, the cultivator was 23 ft. wide with the wings down, from where it was down in the ground for 15 years. My RK-37 has a 2000 lb. lift cap, buddies Kubota was like 1100 lbs I think, he paid almost as much for his Kubota with a loader and no cab as I did for my Rk-37 hp. Hydrostatic with loader, backhoe and Cab. Can't be happier with my RK tractor had it 4 years now and ony problem was a JIC hydraulic fitting came loose underneath on the hoe while I was running it and eventually lost pressure while digging an almost 8 ft. deep by 20 ft. square wood burn pit. Still had enough oil to get back to the trailer and took it to Rural King, they pressure washed it, refilled the whole hydro fluid and even bought me lunch while they finished it, AT ZERO COST TO ME. They said the fitting probably hadn't been gone back over during assembly at their warehouse, here's your keys, thank you.
Great job on the recovery! So glad there wasn’t major damage. I expected much worse. Thanks for sharing!
Lots of people commented on operater error , or not watching .did anyone think maybe it might have been pulled out by a branch or the tire jumped a big rock and jolted the lock pin out . I use bolts with double nuts and they still get knocked out or broken off
I was majorly freaking out watching you remove the mounting plate without supporting the load first.
Thought I had it bad when my BX1500 bucket jumped sideways while attaching, But it was nothing like this. It took me about 20 minutes to muscle and jockey things around and ease it onto level ground to get the ends to drop back into the catches properly.
Glad to see you were able to get this one straightened back out.
20 years with my BX 1500.
It only takes once for this to happen before you not let it happen again.
Enjoyed the video thank you.
Maybe I should say 20 years with my BX1500 and still learning how to reconnect the bucket after taking it off for my wife to mow the yard.
the loaders have front supports for a reason!
I wish I had your demeanor... if that happened to me it would not be good to have women or children within earshot (at least not "most" women). Nice job.
I can just imagine it just sitting on the couch watching a cartoon the all of sudden just hears
aAHHHH MY F**** this piece of s****** ahhhhh sh****
I was thinking bout the same. Then after damage assessment, wanting to cry seeing those gouges in the hood. Wanting to kick the engineers ass who decided to use a pin that could fall out to hold something together.
@@cha-ka8671 I doubt the pin feel out as easy as you're thinking. The pin just doesn't sit in a hole, it also has some other thing holding it in, whether it is a bolt, pin, spring tension design, etc. Also the fact these are recommended to get greased every 10 hours (pretty much everyday if it's used a full day), it should also be inspected when greased, so these issues don't happen.
@@arthurr8670 Ah yes, makes sense.
Republican women could take it.
Small tractors small problems. Good job not wrecking it further. When ever you start using a loader, do a 1 minute check and verify that pins are in place, the bucket is attached and no lines are catching, rubbing or leaking. Literally takes one minute.
Nice recovery. Cool, calm and collected. Don't forget them pins next time.
How did this happen? I was worried about any surprises as you were taking things apart and was glad to see you were paying attention to your warnings. Working with heavy things can have very bad results unless we take the time to think things trough like you did. Many people get badly injured or killed by ignoring their own intuition. Glad y,our ok and the tractor is not damaged other than the scraped hood and bent bumper.
An old rocking roller working calm and collective with no stress listening to good music !
Cool job Dude !
I feel your pain. This kind of fun usually happens to me. A good reason to check your nuts and bolts and pins, especially on a loader.
As I was viewing this video I cringed as he was unbolting the side bracket (which was supporting the weight and tension of the loader arms) all the while thinking he was taking unnecessary risk and could have been badly injured or even killed. You were lucky this time!
How about when he was racheting the loader up while standing directly in front of the bucket... it could have kicked back on him and done some real damage. Absolutely insane.
I cringed when he used the post in the barn to anchor his ratchet strap.
You have to do what you have to do. I’m sorry, but I’ve been in a similar state. Tried to be as careful as possible, but you have to solve the issue. And there’s usually no one to help.
Ugh , makes me mad he didn't have the pins in , while taking loader off / safely arms also , omg dude , hire someone to do this work , sell your tractor before you kill yourself doing dumb ish!
Not to mention having his legs underneath that 50lb bracket.
Then not putting anything under the support legs when letting it off the straps. Wonder it didnt sink further in the ground.
hey folks check and make sure your pins are engaged fully before you use the equipment, just a thought
THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU BUY A CHEAP TRACTOR......WITH SMALL IRON.
You don’t need to be an engineer to know that should not put a lateral load on that post.
Your and you don't have to be a smart-ass about it mine popped out without a lateral load.
A tree, a chain, and a hard left turn in 4wd should straighten it right up.
That lift cylinder must have some scratches in it, if so it won’t be long before that leaks oil all over the place, it don’t take much of a scratch in the rod for it to ruin the seal and leak.
Sigh, darn dude, I have got one just like it. You did well with analyzing the problem and you kept your fingers.
Good thing is it has a metal hood and not a plastic one. The small dent gives the tractor character.
when you are working on any piece of equipment, NEVER put any part of your body between a hard thing and a thing that is unsupported or under tension. That is how people get maimed or killed.
Happens when you forget them pins!
Pins cannot fall out there locked in if installed correct
LOT of people (myself included) have to learn the hard way that these loaders on small tractors are not designed to do the kind of stuff people will try to do with them. I had a 33hp New Holland that I broke all kinds of things abusing the loader, finally broke the tractor nearly in half at the engine/bell housing connection point try to pick something up out of a hole.
I just kept watching and thinking...get some help!!!! But you got it! Nice job. So the bumper is a little out of wack, nothing a 2x6 won't cure.
Job well done! Patience and Persistence won!
Find a tree and come along that grill guard straight. You may have to secure the tractor to something possibly another tree. Good luck.
Yup got to that recently, good as new almost.
@@dwawa23 i hope you have the safety pin in place. 🤔
Horrible idea
@@Mcseverythingoutdoors why?
I'm going out to check my pins.
these things happen !! farming with my dad and a cousin for 40 years i have Pulled hydraulic cylinders apart, broke the axle tube on my 876 Versatile (TWICE) , hit a plow furrow hard enough to blow out the front window on it , pulled the hitch out of a 54 ft field cultivator and other pieces of equipment . the key is to keep calm and not freak out!!! i have found that many time you can HEAR something going on before you can SEE it (bearing going out are a prime example). keep an ear out and check stuff over before you start up and then Keep your Head on strait and you will be ok things happen sometimes tho no preventing it!!!
The pins do not "come loose". You can clearly see when you finally got it back on and installed the pins correctly the small handle piece goes into hole below when the pin goes in. That stops the pin from backing out. This unfortunately was an operator error. Looks more like you were removing the loader without the stand. Things happen and if you have Kubota insurance this might be covered as accidental damage. The hood, and grille guard exceed $250 so would be worth it if you have it.
Exactly... pins on tractors just dont "come loose"
Dang, looks like you did not get the pins in correctly, but I bet that don’t happen again right? I have an L4701 and I’ve only removed the loader just once just to help familiarize myself when I first bought it 4 and a half yrs ago. I have a quick attach bucket so I have no real need to drop the loader thankfully because it’s not as easy a chore as on the smaller models with the quick couplers which mine don’t have unfortunately. If your Kubota financed , your damaged parts will be replaced by your Kubota dealership!!
That was my first thought when he said the pins came loose lol operator error
Most likely pin wasn’t installed correctly
I’ve had quick attach loaders along long time.never had a reason to remove! . The one guy on you tube removed before servicing tractor why??? Raise, measure,cut 5/16 or 3/8 angle iron to fit lift cylinder. Safety first! Always
Just another homeowner geek with tons of money and acreage trying to be a “gentleman farmer “. I have a larger Ford 4600 from 1978 and the pins never “fell out” since I bought it. Kabota is not a cheap machine. Do a walk around once in a while. Preventative maintenance works wonders.
👍 glad u got it corrected without incident. Sorry that happened to you. I'll be more mindful of my pins now!
Epic save. Well done! Most would be ranting- You just jammed some Motorhead and got to the business of fixing it. That Comealong will pull that bumper back.
I generally install the pins before I operate the loader... But that's just me... 2 pin failure at one time.. amazing..... Gotta say watching you work on your Kubota... Just be safe....
Some good instruction on how to operate the machine and making sure you understand goes a long to preventing regret
Thank goodness no one was hurt. Glad you got it back together, dwawa23.
This is what happens when you dont put the pins in correctly
On man you must have been kicking yourself for that one. As long as we learn from our mistakes.
He made that so difficult to fix.
Yikes! Nightmare. Thanks for sharing. Glad you got it straightened out. :)
Thanks for sharing and I was totally amazed by your calm approach. I can only assume off camera the thoughts etc, however, these kind of things concern me considering I bought my lx2610 second hand without Kubota insurance because it was not by an authorized dealer. Anyways, I was curious if there was any errors on your part or is this something that was a freak accident that I should be checking before every use? I do not plan on taking off my front loader ever. My question is truly for learning purposes, because I know I would not handle this situation so gracefully as you did! BTW my grill protector is bent from the last owner, which I only found out once I got the tractor home. I have to pull hard on it to be able to open the hood. So this video made me wonder if the same thing happened? But a tree could have done it considering he used the 3rd function Grappler heavily. Thanks again for sharing
Battle scars, a reminder of lessons learned.
Pre-start checks.
Very nice property there sir 👍🏻 and great work staying calm and figuring it out !
Please turn in your keys. Your tractor license is revoked.
Poor little tractor!
Compact tractors and front-end loaders...; the most dangerous thing on the planet! All of them have way more hydraulic power than they have rear end weight to hold and the majority of them are sold to the least qualified operators.
Everyone is unqualified ... until they get some hours in the seat ... then suddenly, they become qualified.
his wife when he starts a project " should I call 911 and get them started?"
That bucket is a snow bucket and way oversized for that machine.
oh, man.... hate to see a tractor down. That is a gnarly predicament you got that FEL in.
I had to laugh the come alongs skipping a tooth scarred you and not the loader hanging over you by one bolt. Glad it didn't hurt your tractor to bad and you fixed it yourself better than most people today.
I am only 33 years old, but this is the most amount of incompetence crammed into 10 minutes and 59 seconds I have ever seen.
Pins don't just fall out. LOL. Pay attention...
I have used two other ways to correct wonky loader arms. 1) detach and apply a second loader bucket force for example with the loader on its side. 2) chain or strap anchor at a selected angle to the base of a stout telephone pole and use a chain/cable hoist or the tractor itself slowly backing away to do a back bend. This latter way also works to pull out fender dents (down or in) from cars or pickup trucks apart from tractorology.
Cool how that buck attaches. The pins should have keepers to prevent them from falling out.
That's heart breaking ,,my dad ripped my top loader bracket off my L35 I welded it back on good as new,,but no body damage was done.it hurts when you pay so much money for them.
I remember my first day on a tractor to.
There's a fold down leg, meant to be used when taking a quick attach loader off a tractor, but by all means, ratchet strap it to a building.
I am a machinist and took my pins out and took them to work and drilled holes in them to put safety pins in to prevent this very thing from happening. If you took the kubota insurance you can get a new loader for no charge.
Great idea Man, l will imediately do this tomarow. Don't wish this almost CATISTROFIC insident to happen to anyone , anywhere, anyplace or any time.
These videos always make me wonder if I should have gotten the John Deere instead of the Kubota.
💥 Ouch! Glad to see you got it all back together. Thanks for the vid.
*Keep on tractoring!*
Glad there was no expensive damage and you got it back together ok
Your FEL has two legs to stand it on so you can decouple it completely. I used 3 different colours of spray paint to paint the different hydraulic lines so you can reconnect the right line when reconnect
Same issue, thankful for KTAC.
Apart from other safety comments about pinch points something I noticed was that post you had the ratchet strap around was not very strong considering it is probably only nailed to the beam it is supporting. The post is only intended to have downward load on it. You were lucky it didn’t slide out from under the beam.
You are right, good eye, I had to go back and look at it. The camera angle so quick, however, look at this, I am not sure he had much choice in the matter without some kind of lift. Some people put heavy duty brackets on the post to the roof beam which could have been strong enough in that case.
Somehow I know how the manufacturer skates on this. In the owner's manual they advise you to check the tightness of all fittings, nuts, fluid levels, and air pressure before operating the machine.
More important to know is how the pin came out in the first place. It has a keeper on it to stop it from coming out, did you hook it on something while reversing, cause that looks like to only possible reason other than you did not put it in correctly when installing the loader. Good recovery though. Wouldn't worry too much about the scratched hood, its a tractor, a work machine!
Wow! I thought you were going to pull the post out holding the roof up on the barn with that heavy jacking. Got lucky I guess
tis just a scratch, little bit of scar tissue adds character. My tractor is no where near that nice but all I do is put it in the woods. You were very calm and I respect that. If i was in your position i probably would be thinking along the lines " what if i cant fix it and have to tell my wife"??? LOL
I did notice your driver side cylinder had a delay at the very end when you were testing it out, could have bent it slightly since you did have it pinched. Ill say your bumper saved your cylinder and the hood.
I once had a failure to fire and the gun discharged while it was pointed towards the ground and away from me. Luckily its was just a .22 and it split in half, one half went in the woods and the other half hit me in the knee. I picked it out as clean as I could before walking back to the house because I was scared to tell my wife. She wasnt mad but just wanted to make sure i was ok and helped me flush the wound out.
Looks like a simple case of geezer error to me!
Kubota is not solid enough for the price. My opinion. Good that you didn't get hurt.
Ouch that hurts . I bet that will never happen again . one way to learn is the hard way
Ktac man. They will fix it for you. That is a very nice tractor. I have the L3301. They are great tractors!
I had a lock pin fall out of mine just the other day. Luckily I noticed the main pin partially out before I did any damage. Should be a better way to keep those large pins in place besides using clevis lock pins. Bumper looks like it could be bent back fairly easily. Hopefully it's better now.
Nicely done! Don't panic and over come.
Once the FEL is properly installed, and the safety rods are securely in place, I add a few wraps of electrical tape to make sure they won't come out if I'm moving in rough terrain.
Perhaps a superfluous measure you will tell me, but it costs almost nothing.
After all that, still too lazy to get off the seat and make sure the pins are in properly.
This happened to me on my b2301. Pin popped out. Literally within an hour I traded it in on a bigger tractor. Luckily my dealer was very cool and gave me full trade in. I was just out of my year warranty. I got lucky, my loader and mount were totalled.
This sounds like a cronic kubota BIG problem. I have a kubogy MX5200 shutle shift7 with 700 hours at 4 years old and l hope bearly broken in. With just 14 more payments ( it's been torture) l sure hope this doesen't happen to me. I have always run with extra pins to hold the "quick coupler bucket" on (just don't trust it)-- it's the heavy duty job. Lost the forks once ( yes, not properly latched) --- plain stupidity & VERY DANGEROUS. Tractors can make our lives easyer & more productive put can hurt or kill us 50 times faster than there productivity warrents. I will wire or bolt those pins on from now on, instead of just looking at them 5-6 times a day and hopeing fer the best. Thanks for the comments (loose & falling out pins).
the pin can not pop out if it was put in right to begin with.
YOUING MAN ,
JUST TAKE PIN OUT LOADER FRAME FROM MOUNTING BRACKET FIRST ON YOUR LEFT SIDE / KUBOTA HYD RAM WILL BE EASY PUSH BACK IN !
Why didn't that guy just leave the lines hooked up and roll the bucket forward which would have lifted the frame off of the loader mount in the first place
I'd bring it to a body shop that has a frame straightener. At least they could take proper measurements, figure out where to bend, determine if it's safe, etc. That looks like the kind of thing that kills someone if it's not done right.
That's a beautiful yard! Love the birds!
Well I have an older version of that same tractor with the square hood The loader chassis looks a lot stronger than the newer ones WOW!
I woulda dropped the kickstands for the loader removal and that should give you all the lift you need when you curl the bucket. I've had plenty of near failures on the Kubota loaders, One pin was factory sawcut halfway through and snapped, almost loosing the arm, had the loader frame bracket crack on one side and a defective weld on the other.
Well, I am betting you inspect your tractor before you use it again.. I always inspect my equipment before I use it, sometimes all it takes is just a good look over.
This to everyone who who says it’s operator error. The pins that hold the arms have been known to slip out. The latch the holds the pin in place is not very good. That is why I tie wrapped mine in place for this reason. You should reserve judgment unless you know all the details and how this could happen.
I had my Kubota for 13 years and the only way the loader pins would have come out is if I had turned the tractor upside down. Total BS.
What do you suggest happened
@@nortons4673 Pins not installed properly or not at all.
did you have the Kubota insurance? they should replace it if you have the Kubota financing.
Pull them pins and drill a hole on the back end, then put a pin or lock clip in the hole. The new lx’s are having problems with the pins walking out and thry are losing their whole front end from FEL damage.
Looks to me like a block of wood and a digging iron or a well placed jack would have solved that problem real quick
I have this exact problem after a routine service in which they must have not run the PTO before bringing it back to me. What a mess.
I was happy when you got your legs out from under it. Nice save.