bdhsfz6
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- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
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- Location
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5800 HST & L6060 HSTC Formerly L6060 HST B7100 HST, L2550, L3010 HST, L3430 HST
Just how tightly do they fit? And what keeps them from vibrating out/ falling out. Especially if working on a slope?
You can make the fit as tight as you want by sanding a taper in the outer cap. I sanded mine to fit about a half inch into the loader tube. I tap it in with the heel of my hand to close and twist while pulling the handle to open. Its never come loose in +/- 20 hours of tractor use, some on a fairly steep slope. If you were to put a heavy object in the back of the tray, it is possible for it to slide outward and "hammer" the cap open when working on a slope. I keep this in mind when loading the tray. A crude but effective safety measure would be to use a small bungee as shown. I usually carry a couple in one of the trays anyway.
As mentioned earlier, there are many ideas out there for utilizing this wasted space. I posted this one for it's simplicity and low cost. The point made by Ivan49 about snagging is well taken. I would probably remove the trays when doing thick woods work or heavy excavating to avoid a possible problem.