I have a 2006 BX2350 that has never had a FEL. I found one on Facebook marketplace for a reasonable price, but don’t have hydraulic lines run to the front. What is the easiest way and what do I need in order to make it work?
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I am not sure about the hydraulic lines but buying the loader may also require your needing the "on board" tractor components. Steel mountings and so forth. You can look all needed parts up on the Messicks website . Good luck.
So you found a Kubota LA243 front end loader with all the brackets?
Does your tractor have the Auxiliary valve (FEL joystick) installed? I suspect not, or you wouldn't have asked. Is the seller going to remove the valve and hoses and include them in the sell?
If your tractor doesn't have the loader valve and you're not getting it with the loader, I'm assuming you don't want to do a factory install (the valve alone is over $1K).
You can get a valve from Summit, Surplus, etc. You can get float on the boom, but not some of the fancier things Kubota likes to do, but it'll be good enough (you'll need a power beyond adapter). You'll have to mount it somehow in a convenient place, and you're ready to start plumbing. You'll need to run the 4 hoses, with quick disconnects, from the valve to the loader. Kubota uses hard lines and a bulkhead bracket to mount the QDs. You can use 1/4" hoses and bulkhead if you want. Then you'll need to run the pressure, power beyond, and tank lines as shown on the diagram below. You can use hose, but you'll need the hydraulic block 140. There are some guys on here that have made some to sell; maybe it'll fit yours.
How handy are you? You'll need to be able to identify the various port and hose sizes and types, there are references available.
Does your tractor have the Auxiliary valve (FEL joystick) installed? I suspect not, or you wouldn't have asked. Is the seller going to remove the valve and hoses and include them in the sell?
If your tractor doesn't have the loader valve and you're not getting it with the loader, I'm assuming you don't want to do a factory install (the valve alone is over $1K).
You can get a valve from Summit, Surplus, etc. You can get float on the boom, but not some of the fancier things Kubota likes to do, but it'll be good enough (you'll need a power beyond adapter). You'll have to mount it somehow in a convenient place, and you're ready to start plumbing. You'll need to run the 4 hoses, with quick disconnects, from the valve to the loader. Kubota uses hard lines and a bulkhead bracket to mount the QDs. You can use 1/4" hoses and bulkhead if you want. Then you'll need to run the pressure, power beyond, and tank lines as shown on the diagram below. You can use hose, but you'll need the hydraulic block 140. There are some guys on here that have made some to sell; maybe it'll fit yours.
How handy are you? You'll need to be able to identify the various port and hose sizes and types, there are references available.
I meant to tell OP, the loader plumbing is shown in the OPTION section on Messicks and, probably, KubotaUSA. It took me a while to find it.
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What is the Model Number of the FEL?
Does it have the FEL valve and linkage with it?
It’s a LA340 loader and comes with the brackets. The guy selling is a dealer so I assume he took it on a trade or separated off a tractor and doesn’t have the joystick or other required parts to hook up hydraulics.
Im no mechanic, but have always been able to figure things out and work through them on my own especially with YouTube or when I learn enough about something. I replaced the rear lift arm this winter that had cracked.
I’m gonna check with my kubota dealer as well about the cost, but didn’t want it to be a $5000 add on (I bought this tractor used off my Brother in Law). I’ve struggled even finding a diagram of how to install the factory valve for it.
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You are trying to install a loader that is meant for a tractor that is different and much newer, a BX23S.
Your Bx2350D was designed 10+ years prior.
Just look at the differences in the subframe and mounts.
The stock hydraulic controls and plumbing in parts is going to be extremely costly, there is a lot of parts to it.
And that is if you can still buy all the parts.
LA243
LA340
Your Bx2350D was designed 10+ years prior.
Just look at the differences in the subframe and mounts.
The stock hydraulic controls and plumbing in parts is going to be extremely costly, there is a lot of parts to it.
And that is if you can still buy all the parts.
LA243
LA340