Show us your front end weights and brackets.

[ovrszd]

Not a clue my friend, not a clue!!!!

Anxious to find out though.

 

[CADplans]

Not a clue my friend, not a clue!!!!

Anxious to find out though.

My trailer required that I get off and lift the bed to dump.
The 3 point hitch did not lift high enough to dump the trailer,,,

This devise makes the trailer go high enough to dump,,,

Here is a 1:23 minute video that quickly explains it.

 

[sixdogs]

That is pretty clever.

 

[ovrszd]

Very, very cool. I was sure that's what it did, but with the pic I couldn't quite visualize it. Not bad for a cobbler.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

That is incredibly clever!

 

[sixdogs]

Here is a front weight bracket and weights I bought used for a good price. The bracket is for an M5460 Kubota or something like that but through judicious cross-searching I learned it would fit my M7040 Kubota as well about 30 other Kubotas. I wonder if kubota doesn't like to fool with part numbers and applications. Anyway, it fits so I bought the bracket and 7 weights for a total, I think, of 800 lbs. I'm good with that.
















Ignore photo below. It's for a different tractor and I can't figure out how to delete it. Just ignore.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I just looked at a similar bracket on a M6 yesterday.

FYI, to secure the weights, an angle iron goes through the hole in the weights. The angle iron then bolts to the bracket on each end.

 

[sixdogs]

I just looked at a similar bracket on a M6 yesterday.

FYI, to secure the weights, an angle iron goes through the hole in the weights. The angle iron then bolts to the bracket on each end.

Thanks. I've got the angle iron but it's bent in the middle. I tried to heat it and pound straight but no dice. Any idea how to in-bend 2" x 2" x 1/4" angle iron? I could heat it more as well or just make another. Any thoughts?



In actual use, I've left the angle iron bracket, or retainer, off for years on several bigger tractors and never had a weight come off or even shift on me.

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks. I've got the angle iron but it's bent in the middle. I tried to heat it and pound straight but no dice. Any idea how to in-bend 2" x 2" x 1/4" angle iron? I could heat it more as well or just make another. Any thoughts?



In actual use, I've left the angle iron bracket, or retainer, off for years on several bigger tractors and never had a weight come off or even shift on me.

I'd probably just make another angle iron fastener.

I don't fasten the weights on my 9540. If I bounce the tractor hard I'll hear them bang around a little but have never lost one.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Thanks. I've got the angle iron but it's bent in the middle. I tried to heat it and pound straight but no dice. Any idea how to in-bend 2" x 2" x 1/4" angle iron? I could heat it more as well or just make another. Any thoughts?



In actual use, I've left the angle iron bracket, or retainer, off for years on several bigger tractors and never had a weight come off or even shift on me.

You could pm shieldarc for how to heat bend. (I'd probably do like Richard suggested and make a new one.

 

[sixdogs]

I'd probably just make another angle iron fastener.

I don't fasten the weights on my 9540. If I bounce the tractor hard I'll hear them bang around a little but have never lost one.

When I lived in rural Maine with fields, woods, swamps and severe hills and rocks, I had a Kubota M8950 with --I think-12 or so weights on the front. I severely bounced around, nearly rolled it and never had one move.

 

[ovrszd]

When I lived in rural Maine with fields, woods, swamps and severe hills and rocks, I had a Kubota M8950 with --I think-12 or so weights on the front. I severely bounced around, nearly rolled it and never had one move.

I built my rack and intentionally made it a bit long. So the weights can side shift a little. I think that's the banging around I hear occasionally.

Of course someone will read our posts and decide to not fasten their weights and bounce one off. We'll hear about that!!!!!

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I built my rack and intentionally made it a bit long. So the weights can side shift a little. I think that's the banging around I hear occasionally.

Of course someone will read our posts and decide to not fasten their weights and bounce one off. We'll hear about that!!!!!

Seems like they COULD also bounce around enough to break?

 

[sixdogs]

Seems like they COULD also bounce around enough to break?

I'd like to see a 100# weight break. Maybe when I was younger....

 

[ovrszd]

I'd like to see a 100# weight break. Maybe when I was younger....

You stud you.

Not saying you can't break them, but it's going to take more impact than a 1/4" of slack will create. I'm always gentle with them thinking I might break one if I drop it too hard or something. But I can't say I've ever saw one broken.

 

[94BULLITT]

This started out as a weight bracket for an old L series. I made it work with the grill guard. It sits high enough for me to get up and down the hills I mow.

 

[sixdogs]

This started out as a weight bracket for an old L series. I made it work with the grill guard. It sits high enough for me to get up and down the hills I mow.

How did you mount that with the grill guard? Do you have a closer photo?

 

[94BULLITT]

How did you mount that with the grill guard? Do you have a closer photo?

I was going to post more pictures last night but Photobucket would not cooperate.









Then I can put 4 weights on the grill guard on the L4240.

 

[sixdogs]

94BULLITT--that is a beautiful installation with what is probably Kubota's best looking weight on Kubota's fine BX. Plus the dual use is icing on the cake. We sure are fortunate to own these beautiful tractors and be capable of doing such quality mods.

 

[94BULLITT]

94BULLITT--that is a beautiful installation with what is probably Kubota's best looking weight on Kubota's fine BX. Plus the dual use is icing on the cake. We sure are fortunate to own these beautiful tractors and be capable of doing such quality mods.

Thanks about the installation. I feel very fortunate to have these tractors. The weights are actually a copy of Kubotas weight. They say NS5011 on them. They were a good bit less since they don't say Kubota. I was looking at weights the other night and came across this website with aftermarket weights.

Wheel Weights - Lonestar Weights