Stabilizer spacing won’t fit my old attachments

[ruffdog]

Using tiny attachments on the Massey is a bit of a mismatch. Like Lou said....unpin the stabilizers.

 

[Dustypp]

If you unpin both stabilizers will the lower arms swing in close enough then?

Haven’t tried that yet firgured I’d need to rejoin them anyways and wouldn’t swing back to do it

 

[Dustypp]

Using tiny attachments on the Massey is a bit of a mismatch. Like Lou said....unpin the stabilizers.

Just trying not to have to go get all new attachments

 

[ruffdog]

My dad bought a bigger tractor that has a cat 2 3pt and like you, has cat 1 attachments. He gets by but the bigger tractor can easily over power the small equipment.

 

[Dustypp]

My dad bought a bigger tractor that has a cat 2 3pt and like you, has cat 1 attachments. He gets by but the bigger tractor can easily over power the small equipment.

Know what you mean, his lift arms reach his old attachments? Just need to fit bale spear a landscape rake and a box blade all other attachments will be same class for this size tractor.

 

[ruffdog]

Rear view:

 

[ruffdog]

Know what you mean, his lift arms reach his old attachments? Just need to fit bale spear a landscape rake and a box blade all other attachments will be same class for this size tractor.

He just uses a rear blade, wood splitter, rotary cutter behind his tractor. I can't remember if he has stabilizers or not and I doubt if he would tighten them if he did.

 

[Xfaxman]

 

[LD1]

You went from a 4000lb tractor with cat I hitch to a 8000lb tractor with cat II.

Break out the welder and make if fit if you insist on using cat I implements

 

[oosik]

I went from a Ford 1700 to my Kubota M6040. Several of the implements that fit the Ford were useless - just to light. They would have been even more useless on the Kubota.

So...... Over the last thirteen years I have slowly upgraded to Cat 2 implements. NO - it is NOT cheap. The grapple/third function was - $4750. The Rhino 950 rear blade was - $4000. The Wallenstein BX62S was - $4500. Unfortunately - in this corner of the world there are no smaller tractor used implements for sale. 450hp to 600hp - there are plenty. I looked for 30+ years and finally gave up.

But that's the main reason I got the Kubota. I'm retired and have all the time in the world. But not enough time for implements that will not do their job.

My last implement upgrade will be either a HD set of disks or a HD rototiller.

My M6040 with the grapple, RimGard loaded rear tires & Rhino rear blade - 10,100#.