O-Ring Location? ? ?

[jezreel]

I have an MX5400. I have recently found 2 of these rubber O-Rings on my rock driveway. Anybody have an idea where, on the tractor, these came from? They are Kubota Orange, so I can only assume they came off the tractor. I also have a Land Pride disc harrow, bush hog, and box blade. Sorry for the HUGE images.

Thanks for your help.

 

[sea2summit]

The paint tells me they came off a hydraulic cylinder.

 

[jezreel]

Wow! ! ! That was great. Thanks a bunch! Now I can quit worrying.

 

[5030]

Heck, they are still intact on my 6000 hour Kubota from 2004. Certainly long lasting.

 

[JJT]

Mine fell off at about the 18 year mark. I remember my FIL seeing my new tractor and telling me I had a blown O ring on my FEL. Nope, just a simple way to keep the paint from dripping on the chrome.

 

[Fallon]

Mine fell off at about the 18 year mark. I remember my FIL seeing my new tractor and telling me I had a blown O ring on my FEL. Nope, just a simple way to keep the paint from dripping on the chrome.

I suspect it was to keep paint off the seals or prevent painting the seals to the chrome. At any rate the o-rinkgs are functioning as disposable masking tape of some sort rather than sealing anything.