dannyk
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2001
- Messages
- 179
- Location
- Northern Minnesota
- Tractor
- Kubota and John Deere tractors 20-40HP; skid steer loader
I have been using a 4 foot rotary cutter with my B7500 (no position control). To avoid the occasional lapse when I lower the three point hitch too far and the mower scalps, I decided to order the check chains (mower height adjustment chains from SSB tractor) that have been recommended on this forum. What could be simpler, right? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
To my dismay, /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif when I tried to attach the front slotted links of the assembly to my top link pin at the tractor, I found they would not fit.
The B7500 has only two holes in the bracket for the top link pin. There are two problems. First, the mounting bolts for the bracket with the holes interferes and does not allow the slotted links to be mounted. Second, even if I were to grind down the links to get them to fit, the links hit the PTO shield when the mower is lowered.
A mounting bracket with three holes (the third hole being higher and out of the way of the bracket mounting bolts) would solve the problem (I haven't checked to see if Kubota offers this as an option), although this would limit access to the hydraulic fill hole. Alternatively, I'm wondering if anyone has come across a better mounting point for the slotted links. (Perhaps the bolts which pass through the base of the fixed ROPS?) Has anyone used these bolts to mount the slotted links? Other ideas?
I would sure like to hear from other B series users who have used the height limiter chains on a B-series tractor. Thanks,
Dannyk
To my dismay, /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif when I tried to attach the front slotted links of the assembly to my top link pin at the tractor, I found they would not fit.
The B7500 has only two holes in the bracket for the top link pin. There are two problems. First, the mounting bolts for the bracket with the holes interferes and does not allow the slotted links to be mounted. Second, even if I were to grind down the links to get them to fit, the links hit the PTO shield when the mower is lowered.
A mounting bracket with three holes (the third hole being higher and out of the way of the bracket mounting bolts) would solve the problem (I haven't checked to see if Kubota offers this as an option), although this would limit access to the hydraulic fill hole. Alternatively, I'm wondering if anyone has come across a better mounting point for the slotted links. (Perhaps the bolts which pass through the base of the fixed ROPS?) Has anyone used these bolts to mount the slotted links? Other ideas?
I would sure like to hear from other B series users who have used the height limiter chains on a B-series tractor. Thanks,
Dannyk