L6060 finally gets here.

[dbchaplin03]

Havent noticed that particularly with my L4060 & it will lift near capacity (medium loader unlike the bigh loader you can spec on the bigger Grands) with little to no 3pt ballast.

On my old L3200 I was moving a maybe 150lbs gate on the pallet forks. No 3pt ballast because it was just a light gate. Go down the gentile slope & cant stop. HST diest stop me, brakes dont stop me. Finally the barn stops me. Luckily only a pair of fork holes in the already beat up tin. If you have anything on the loader you need 3pt ballast and/or to be in FWA so you get braking on the front tires. It's not just a Grand thing, although they are heavier & a little less effected by the issues.

I agree on the ballast. I was thinking that the Grands had a function built in that when you hit the brakes it automatically engages 4x4 for this exact reason? But ive watched and read dozens of hours of reviews on so many different tractors from all makes that it all blurs together. Safest thing is obviously to have ballast so you arent relying on electronic safety functions.

 

[SDT]

I agree on the ballast. I was thinking that the Grands had a function built in that when you hit the brakes it automatically engages 4x4 for this exact reason? But ive watched and read dozens of hours of reviews on so many different tractors from all makes that it all blurs together. Safest thing is obviously to have ballast so you arent relying on electronic safety functions.

I once had a NH T4050 Deluxe that had such features but Grand Ls do not.

Difficult to implement such feature with a dog clutch FWA engagement. The NH was electric over hydraulic. It would also engage if incline angle exceed a certain threshold or wheel slip was detected. The front differential, also electronically controlled, would lock upon wheel slip.

SDT

 

[Fallon]

I once had a NH T4050 Deluxe that had such features but Grand Ls do not.

Difficult to implement such feature with a dog clutch FWA engagement. The NH was electric over hydraulic. It would also engage if incline angle exceed a certain threshold or wheel slip was detected. The front differential, also electronically controlled, would lock upon wheel slip.

SDT

Correct, Grands are a manual lever for FWA. It would be nice if the premium machines had auto 4wd for the brakes. But with HST I rarely use brakes except for turning brakes or parking brakes.

 

[kthompson]

Strongly advise not using with a grapple until you have a screen to protect front end of the tractor. Tore the metal in the front grill, over $340, wow. That is the screen only. Have looked on line for options and found nothing.

I have failed to find a cab light, am missing or is Kubota missing it?

Having about 10 hours maybe few more on it using grapple and Phoenix Flail mower from Carver Equipment that is offset and tilts. Like both implements. Both need experience and require paying attention when using. My 16 year old grandson who learned to steer when 2 or 3 years old on my Kubota M6800 but about 6 lost interest in them has found at least a new "LIKE". Find the operation of certain features very different than my other two Kubotas and JD 5525. The rear remotes feel like toys compared those have used on my other tractors and excavator. Short little things and little feeling to them. My other tractors can feel the operation of the remote implement.

 

[Popgadget]

I have failed to find a cab light, am missing or is Kubota missing it?
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My L6060 has a “dome light” just right of center on the ceiling, the switch is on the light itself.

 

[Fallon]

Not sure if you are talking about inside or outside the cab. The grands should come with lights on the front outside of the cab. They are pre-wired for the rear lights. You just need the lights & a switch. I highly recomend against the $150 Kubota light kit though. A switch is only $20 & $60 gets you a pair of LEDs that are WAY brighter & use less lower. The halogen lights Kubota still uses are just cheap & pathetic for output.

 

[dbchaplin03]

L6060 owners, can one of you help me out.. I looked at an L6060 last fall but ordered my new one without having seen one in about 7 months. The brochure says it has a Cat 1/2 3 pt. Can one of you tell me what size the pin is that connects the top link to the tractor? Is it Cat 1 or Cat 2? Not the end that connects to the implement, but the tractor side of the top link.. I have a few weeks before my tractor gets in and I decided to build a top and tilt kit for it.

Prior to joining the Air Force 16.5 years ago i worked for a company that manufactured and built dump trucks and I welded and did the hydraulic work. I also grew up farming and have been tinkering with fabrication my whole life. I have all the tools and everything Ill need so figured why not?

Ive read countless articles and discussions on here and absorbed a tremendous amount of advice from other members and Brian at Fit Rite. Thanks to his recommendation Ill also be welding on Euro style 3 pt quick hitch hooks and the top link quick hitch. Im really excited about this project.

I know the total length of the top cylinder from reading some other forums so I think Im safe to build that I just need to know which size end the ball for the top link is that connects to the tractor so i can buy that weld-on end For the cylinder.

Im waiting on the side link until have have the tractor delivered because I dont know the exact length of that one and Ill need to measure before cutting and welding the cylinder. For that though i went ahead and bought an OEM piece to cut for the ends So there is no mistaking their fit. I know i could have fabricated those pieces but figured it would be cleaner and easier to buy the oem part and cut the ends off. It was $90 and will save me a little fabrication time.

 

[kthompson]

My L6060 has a “dome light” just right of center on the ceiling, the switch is on the light itself.

I sure have missed seeing it. Have a JD tractor with cab the dome light is like a auto's. You can set it to come on with door or stay on or off. Only find manual off or on. The JD also has illumination lighting for controls also. Seems for the price of the "GRAND" cab it would have such lighting.

 

[SDT]

L6060 owners, can one of you help me out.. I looked at an L6060 last fall but ordered my new one without having seen one in about 7 months. The brochure says it has a Cat 1/2 3 pt. Can one of you tell me what size the pin is that connects the top link to the tractor? Is it Cat 1 or Cat 2? Not the end that connects to the implement, but the tractor side of the top link.. I have a few weeks before my tractor gets in and I decided to build a top and tilt kit for it.

Prior to joining the Air Force 16.5 years ago i worked for a company that manufactured and built dump trucks and I welded and did the hydraulic work. I also grew up farming and have been tinkering with fabrication my whole life. I have all the tools and everything Ill need so figured why not?

Ive read countless articles and discussions on here and absorbed a tremendous amount of advice from other members and Brian at Fit Rite. Thanks to his recommendation Ill also be welding on Euro style 3 pt quick hitch hooks and the top link quick hitch. Im really excited about this project.

I know the total length of the top cylinder from reading some other forums so I think Im safe to build that I just need to know which size end the ball for the top link is that connects to the tractor so i can buy that weld-on end For the cylinder.

Im waiting on the side link until have have the tractor delivered because I dont know the exact length of that one and Ill need to measure before cutting and welding the cylinder. For that though i went ahead and bought an OEM piece to cut for the ends So there is no mistaking their fit. I know i could have fabricated those pieces but figured it would be cleaner and easier to buy the oem part and cut the ends off. It was $90 and will save me a little fabrication time.

Might want to wait until it arrives.

The top link pin is an odd one. It's both stepped and sleeved.

Cannot provide any more details from memory but do recall that it is different than any other top link pin that I have owned.

SDT

 

[dbchaplin03]

Just looked it up on Messicks. Looks like the side connecting to the tractor is Cat 1 and the side connecting to the implement is Cat 2. Really hoping one of y’all L6060 owners can confirm. It looks like a standard top link end by the pictures with a ball socket and standard pin connecting it to the tractor.

If anyone could confirm and/or take a picture I’d really appreciate it. It can wait obviously but I’m itching to do something since the weather here’s been cold, rainy and we got some snow today.

Btw... Just so you know the OEM toplink is $290 and that one threaded end is over $100... Kubota must have some precious metals embedded in these things.. Wow... I was just looking at top links at TSP and Rural King and they are $20-30.

 

[Popgadget]

I sure have missed seeing it. Have a JD tractor with cab the dome light is like a auto's. You can set it to come on with door or stay on or off. Only find manual off or on. The JD also has illumination lighting for controls also. Seems for the price of the "GRAND" cab it would have such lighting.

On the Grand it’s only on or off with the switch on the light. No door switches. And I agree about the lack of switch illumination.

 

[dbchaplin03]

I sure have missed seeing it. Have a JD tractor with cab the dome light is like a auto's. You can set it to come on with door or stay on or off. Only find manual off or on. The JD also has illumination lighting for controls also. Seems for the price of the "GRAND" cab it would have such lighting.

Id be frustrated with that as well. You spend so much money on these machines, youd think something very simple like that would be automatic. I cant have a cabbed tractor for my uses here so i havent spent any time researching them but i did watch a Messicks video about the differences in cabs between the MX6000 and the Grand L... Its crazy some of the things they skip.. Like not being able to open the door from the outside on the right side on the MX cab... Very basic, simple things that you scratch your head.. Or they have 2 different door handles on the inside of the cab.


Im still a little perplexed with my order currently as well. I had originally signed the purchase agreement to buy an MX6000 that they had on hand like I told you before, then talked to several people and ended up ordering the L6060. Its now been on order for 10-12 days (don’t know if the the dealer ordered immediately after i signed the purchase order or not) but they still cant give me any kind of idea on the shipping/delivery information. Seems mind blowing to me that they cant get accurate information for a $45K machine being transported other than “the end of the month”

 

[kthompson]

dbchaplin03, not sure when they did but Kubota's closed their plant in Georgia for believe it was at least two weeks and also their Land pride plant (not sure the state they are in) to treat them for the Covid virus. Do a search here for there is a thread on it. At same time the one I bought from and another I also talked with each said the demand is heavy.

 

[RickB]

I got a call from the outfit that picks up returnable Kubota shipping crates a couple days ago. They had been shut down due to the Georgia assembly plant closure but are back up and running as of this week.

 

[Popgadget]

L6060 owners, can one of you help me out.. I looked at an L6060 last fall but ordered my new one without having seen one in about 7 months. The brochure says it has a Cat 1/2 3 pt. Can one of you tell me what size the pin is that connects the top link to the tractor? Is it Cat 1 or Cat 2? Not the end that connects to the implement, but the tractor side of the top link..

The top link is Cat 1, 3/4” Pin. The bracket on the tractor has larger holes on the RH side, thus the stepped pin.
But for your hydraulic top link, the eye needs to accept a .750 pin.

 

[dbchaplin03]

The top link is Cat 1, 3/4” Pin. The bracket on the tractor has larger holes on the RH side, thus the stepped pin.
But for your hydraulic top link, the eye needs to accept a .750 pin.

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Popgadget,

Thank you very much!! Really appreciate that help. I looked at some weld on ones today by Speco but they didn’t seem very heavy duty so I may order a threaded one from Agrisupply or somewhere and cut it off to use.

That one threaded end from Kubota is $103 for some reason. About $6.99 from everywhere else lol.

 

[Popgadget]

The Kubota 4-in-1 bucket that I bought with my L6060 is considerably heavier than a regular bucket but no where near 620 Lbs. Indeed, the entire 1055 FEL (sans bucket) weighs 640 Lbs. The 72" light material bucket weighs 136 Lbs., and the 72" HD bucket weighs 180 Lbs.

No specs in the operating and installation manual for my Kubota 4-in-1 bucket but I'm guessing that it weighs around 300 Lbs.

SDT

I was thinking that your weights seemed low, and after looking in my LA1055 manual, I see why. The numbers that you listed are weights in kg. The weight in pounds would be 2.2 times that.
But you are right about the skid steer bucket being heavier, the 72” light material bucket is listed at 300 lbs (136kg). That’s 89 lbs less than mine.

 

[SDT]

I was thinking that your weights seemed low, and after looking in my LA1055 manual, I see why. The numbers that you listed are weights in kg. The weight in pounds would be 2.2 times that.
But you are right about the skid steer bucket being heavier, the 72” light material bucket is listed at 300 lbs (136kg). That’s 89 lbs less than mine.

Indeed, you are correct, and I stand (sit) corrected.

I took another look at my 4-in-1 bucket and it still does not "look" like it weight over 600 Lbs. but it certainly eats into the payload of my L6060 FEL, and I would not buy it again.

SDT

 

[dbchaplin03]

You may be surprised at your ability to resell it and get your money back. There are a lot of people out there who only buy used things and wouldn’t bother calling the dealer for a quote. Wouldn’t hurt to throw it out there for sale and just see if you got any takers. Just a thought anyhow.

 

[RickB]

Agreed, it should be a very saleable item.