The pins are falling out..

[beersngars]

This may sound weird to some of you veterns, but I have lost 2 of those "hair pin" type fastners on my new Kubota L3400. Not from the same place and of different sizes. The first one was the seat hinge, next the one that holds the storage leg in place for the FEL, all within the first 15 hours. I know most folks just carry extra, but is there some better than others.

 

[Perdido]

A easy and cheap fix's is baling wire or you can tack weld a heavier piece of wire to your equipment which you would loop around your pins.

 

[SailorBob]

If you are talking about small cotter pins I have found a much better solution. On sailboat rigging we use a clip that is round kind of like a circle with a C in the middle. We call them "ring dings". I think the technical term is cotter rings. They stay on really well and are easy to remove without tools if necessary. You can buy them at marine stores. I wish I had a picture to show you.

 

[Soundguy]

In place of hair pins, i like to use keychain rings... many different sizes available.. can be taken off with yuor fingernail as a tool, and virtually impossible to be snatched off.

Soundguy

 

[SailorBob]

In place of hair pins, i like to use keychain rings... many different sizes available.. can be taken off with yuor fingernail as a tool, and virtually impossible to be snatched off.

Soundguy

Very similar to the cotter rings and they do work very well

 

[Egon]

Use a nail and bend it.

 

[SnowRidge]

I think you are refering to a hitch pin clip. They are just something for the brush to rip off. Sometimes you can replace them with cotter rings, sometimes you can't.

 

[JSharp]

Use a nail and bend it.

That's it! And the rust will keep it from falling out.

 

[beersngars]

Use a nail and bend it.

That's how I finished. These seem like a good alternative: Rue Rings

 

[beersngars]

I think you are refering to a hitch pin clip. They are just something for the brush to rip off. Sometimes you can replace them with cotter rings, sometimes you can't.

Yep, that's the hair pin clip on the end. I thought about cotter pins but that would require pliers to undo.

 

[Inspector507]

Yep, that's the hair pin clip on the end. I thought about cotter pins but that would require pliers to undo.

Push it on all the way and it'll be harder for it come off.

 

[RalphVa]

Those ring ding things used by sailors would work great. They're easier to put on and to take off than a key ring, which I've used on clips that tend to come out.

Another option is to run a tension cord end through the hole and then clip the cord somewhere else or wrap the cord around the area where the clip is before clipping it at the other end. Tension cords are what I use on my turnbuckles instead of replacing those teen tiny clips that came with them. Just attach the tension cord to one side of the turnbuckle and run the other end up to hole in the ROPS.

Ralph

 

[civesnedfield]

That's how I finished. These seem like a good alternative: Rue Rings

Look good, but I think you will have to carry the directions with you at all time. Something that is fairly new is Bow Tie cotter pins.

G.L. Huyett : Bow Tie Cotter Pin

I have them on the shear pins on my snow blower. The work great and are simple to get on and off. Not sure were to find them or what sizes are available though.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep, that's the hair pin clip on the end. I thought about cotter pins but that would require pliers to undo.

That's why i don't like using bent nails or cotter pins unless in an emergency.. as you need tools to remove them. The cotter rings and keychain rings can be removed by hand / no tools..e tc.

soundguy

 

[wushaw]

I have the Bowtie pins on my turn buckle adjustment links...my dealer gave them to me the day I purchased my tractor.
The Bowtie pins are easy to remove but harder than the standard hair clips.
I have not lost any of my hair pins anywhere on the tractor.