BH stabilizer claws

LS Tractor Owner · Jan 15, 2020

After using the BH with the factory flat plates, I soon realized I had to put on some claws to prevent the BH from just pulling the tractor around. It was so simple and easy, I cannot believe I did not do it sooner and would just keep repositioning the tractor! Took about an hour to cut, drill, and mount. They made a tremendous difference when digging.

spitter · Jan 16, 2020

You'd think for as much as you paid for that backhoe it would at least come with some decent stabilizer feet . Some times the best fixes don't take much time or effort just a little thought. You get a Hey Atta Boy.:thumbsup::drink:

Diggin It · Jan 16, 2020

^^ They're made so people can adapt to their own environment. Some use a rubber type cleat, others find they don't need anything. I used angle iron on mine bent 90 degrees so that they'd grip in two directions.

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stuckmotor · Jan 16, 2020

I've seen wheels with tires attached to the stabelizers. The backhoe was working on pavement.

downsizingnow48 · Jan 16, 2020

I like the B21 pads. One side is steel ridges when you want to dig in. The other side is rubber pads for surfaces you don't want to mess up.

Gary Fowler · Jan 16, 2020

LS mt125 owner said:
After using the BH with the factory flat plates, I soon realized I had to put on some claws to prevent the BH from just pulling the tractor around. It was so simple and easy, I cannot believe I did not do it sooner and would just keep repositioning the tractor! Took about an hour to cut, drill, and mount. They made a tremendous difference when digging.

I did the same to my B26 but I welded the plate to mine. Then I found that just adding to the two sides as you have done just helped keep it from going backward and did nothing for it slipping to the side if I was digging off center. Next I just completely boxed it in on all four sides. I was afraid that it was going to hold/pack with mud but that isn't happening. I just added 1.5" tall plate to all sides. That seems to be enough to hold it steady in most instances.

FredH · Feb 1, 2020

My 757 BH on my TC30 had the same issue . Could buy either the pavement pads or dirt pads at $$$$ . So made my own .

If I do need to go on pavement or another surface that I don't want to tear up , ( Lawn ) , I can just unbolt , since the base is just bolted on , while the tangs are welded to base .

Fred H.

fried1765 · Feb 1, 2020

The Kubota flip over stabilizer pads are the easiest to use.
Steel grip on one side, flip over ...rubber on the other side.
My TLB is missing the rubber pads.
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

ovrszd · Feb 1, 2020

Mine are shaped like the OP's, but made from a large piece of C channel. I tried boxed in on all four sides. They were instantly packed full of material and slid like flat plate.

I've saw the X design on some large hoes from the factory.

4570Man · Feb 1, 2020

fried1765 said:
The Kubota flip over stabilizer pads are the easiest to use.
Steel grip on one side, flip over ...rubber on the other side.
My TLB is missing the rubber pads.
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

I took the rubber pads off my machine because I didn’t like them. I was thinking about making about a 6” extension for my m59 pads. The stabilizers don’t lift high enough for my liking.

Peter 315 · Feb 1, 2020

fried1765 said:
The Kubota flip over stabilizer pads are the easiest to use.
Steel grip on one side, flip over ...rubber on the other side.
My TLB is missing the rubber pads.
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

Mine look like cut up old tire side walls , Factory from kubota

dfkrug · Feb 1, 2020

downsizingnow48 said:
I like the B21 pads. One side is steel ridges when you want to dig in. The other side is rubber pads for surfaces you don't want to mess up.

Yeah, both my B21 and B20 hoes have feet like that.

My Woods clone hoe (Prairie Dog) has cast steel feet with a rubber shoe on one side, and a pointed side that digs in.

I wonder why hoe makers have gotten away from flip-over feet....

downsizingnow48 · Feb 1, 2020

fried1765 said:
The Kubota flip over stabilizer pads are the easiest to use.
Steel grip on one side, flip over ...rubber on the other side.
My TLB is missing the rubber pads.
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

Loading dock bumpers are the same thing. Laminated rubber. Not inexpensive. Taking a hacksaw to an old tire would probably work too.

4570Man · Feb 1, 2020

The loading dock bumpers are pretty expensive. Want about a cheap tire chock mounted pointed side down?

arkydog · Feb 1, 2020

fried1765 said:
The Kubota flip over stabilizer pads are the easiest to use.
Steel grip on one side, flip over ...rubber on the other side.
My TLB is missing the rubber pads.
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

i used tire tread off an 18 wheeler i found an the side of the road. cut them with a bandsaw to size, drilled holes and stacked them and bolted them together. really tough!

Diggin It · Feb 1, 2020

fried1765 said:
I am looking for an inexpensive rubber source, to make my own.

Truck flaps? I got a couple and cut them up when I needed to replace the debris baffles on my brush mower.

ovrszd said:
Mine are shaped like the OP's, but made from a large piece of C channel. I tried boxed in on all four sides. They were instantly packed full of material and slid like flat plate.

That's why I did the L pattern.

Smokeydog · Feb 2, 2020

4570Man said:
I took the rubber pads off my machine because I didn’t like them. I was thinking about making about a 6” extension for my m59 pads. The stabilizers don’t lift high enough for my liking.

Didn’t like the rubber pads for the M59? I was thinking of getting some factory pads or homemade for my M59.
Have rubber pads on the B26 and work real well. Think the same pads fit all their TLBs. I do like the couple of inches of added height they add.

4570Man · Feb 2, 2020

Smokeydog said:
Didn’t like the rubber pads for the M59? I was thinking of getting some factory pads or homemade for my M59.
Have rubber pads on the B26 and work real well. Think the same pads fit all their TLBs. I do like the couple of inches of added height they add.

No, the Kubota pads already have a lip on both sides like some of the modified pads here and the rubber didn’t let them bite. I don’t use the backhoe on concrete or asphalt much either. For the time I do just the metal pads don’t really hurt anything as long as you don’t slide them around.

yanmars · Feb 2, 2020

My Woods 750 had good steel pads but not so good on the asphalt. I made two types, one out of treated wood and the other out of M60 tank pads, seconds from Goodyear when I worked there. They worked well also.

Smokeydog · Feb 2, 2020

4570Man said:
No, the Kubota pads already have a lip on both sides like some of the modified pads here and the rubber didn’t let them bite. I don’t use the backhoe on concrete or asphalt much either. For the time I do just the metal pads don’t really hurt anything as long as you don’t slide them around.

I haven’t got many hours on the M59 yet but see the need for improvements with it’s powerful hoe. The 4500 Ford BH it replaced had nice “X” pads and the stabilizers would pick the machine up higher. The extra extension is helpful on our hillside farm and soft ground to level the machine. So your thoughts on 6” spacers makes sense. Think I might make them wider too.