511 grille guard

[MesaAZguy]

Got around to installing Justin's fantastic grille guard. Looks nice and I am sure it will help. Last week I had crap falling out of the bucket from the burn pile cleanup. It was a beautiful day in Southwest MO to get this done. I also replaced the 30 year old dim fluorescent lights with high powered LED fixtures.

 

[RjCorazza]

Looks good. I put one of his grill guards on my Kubota several years ago, and I've been very happy with it.
I was impressed that it came with stainless steel hardware, which is a nice touch.

 

[MesaAZguy]

Mine didn't have stainless fasteners. My recommendation would be to have some washers included for the factory fasteners where they are reused. Some did not have washers from the factory which causes the head of the bolt to scrape the paint. It's ok. It's a work tool in the end.

 

[RjCorazza]

Mine didn't have stainless fasteners. My recommendation would be to have some washers included for the factory fasteners where they are reused. Some did not have washers from the factory which causes the head of the bolt to scrape the paint. It's ok. It's a work tool in the end.

I get the work tool thing, but I really dislike rust on any of my machinery! When new I clear coated all of the unpainted steel, and 9 years later it's still rust free. I'll be outside today washing all of the salt off the tractor from January snow plowing.... It's a mess.
On a totally unrelated note, how do you like the R14 tires? My front R4's are due for replacement, and I was thinking of using R14's just on the front.

 

[J&K]

Justin makes some awesome products. Sure am happy with Mine.

 

[MesaAZguy]

I get the work tool thing, but I really dislike rust on any of my machinery! When new I clear coated all of the unpainted steel, and 9 years later it's still rust free. I'll be outside today washing all of the salt off the tractor from January snow plowing.... It's a mess.
On a totally unrelated note, how do you like the R14 tires? My front R4's are due for replacement, and I was thinking of using R14's just on the front.

I hadn't thought of the clear coat. Thats a pretty good idea for ease of maintenance. Regarding the R14's, I still slide/lose traction in wet dirt unless I go to 4wd. Haven't locked the diff to see if it made a difference. I'll be out there today clearing more debris piles. Supposed to be 74º in Ozark today.