$170 mistake.

[DT86]

I've had my 15' Rhino bush hog behind the 9540 for a few days clipping pasture. This afternoon I thought everything had been going way too easy. I was right.

I was chugging along at about 4-5 mph and suddenly heard a bang, turned around and the mower was no longer attached! The hitch pin had worked its way out. No big deal, I said to myself, just pick it up with the FEL, reconnect everything and you'll be good to go. It would have been a 10 minute set back until I discovered that one of my hydraulic hoses had snapped at the fitting and the other one had snapped the coupler off at the valve!!


Now, I know you are going to say the hoses should have pulled free from the couplings with out breaking anything. But that part is my fault. The hoses are about 3' too long. To take up the slack I had put a small ratchet strap between the ROPS at the hinge point, ran the hoses from the mower, over the strap and down to the couplers. **Don't ever do that.** When the mower came loose and pulled on the hoses the strap caused them to pull up on the couplers, instead of straight back.

Lesson learned.

Kubota quick coupler - $70, not in stock.
Hydraulic hose with ends - $100, after $25 off.

 

[nauxier16]

That's not good at all, I'm sorry to hear about the bad luck, hopefully you will get it back together soon and hopefully it won't happen again.

 

[mjcountrybumpkin]

At least the stump jumper,blades , and spindle didn't fly off.

 

[/pine]

...Now, I know you are going to say the hoses should have pulled free from the couplings with out breaking anything...

Are you referring to the quick disconnect couplings?... if so...unless I'm ignorant of the fact (quite possible)...all the qd's I have seen will not disengage themselves under tension without moving the slip ring...?

 

[pdowling1]

You didn't trash the PTO shaft? You got lucky there.

 

[DT86]

At least the stump jumper,blades , and spindle didn't fly off.

We sold the mx10 after that happened. Twice. Good times.

 

[DT86]

Are you referring to the quick disconnect couplings?... if so...unless I'm ignorant of the fact (quite possible)...all the qd's I have seen will not disengage themselves under tension without moving the slip ring...?

The Kubota has a simple push/pull set up, no rings.

 

[DT86]

You didn't trash the PTO shaft? You got lucky there.

The tractor end was laying against the draw bar, just spinning away. The mower end was just sitting on the ground, also spinning away.

Do you know how long a 15' bush hog will flywheel when disconnected from the tractor while running at 540?


A very L O N G time.

 

[/pine]

The Kubota has a simple push/pull set up, no rings.

OK thanks, my '95' B has typical slip ring couplings...any after market suppliers of those type couplings?

 

[DT86]

...any after market suppliers of those type couplings?

I'm sure there are, I just don't know where.