Use another short piece of the tube, cut to depth inset of the plug. Slice crossways to remove a section, to allow squeezing the short piece to slide inside the main tube. Once fit, glue in place with the appropriate glue, done. Insert plug.Apparently Kubota uses several different size tubing on various tractors.
My L48 TLB has a 4-1/2" tube, which requires some method of reducing the interior of the tube ends for a 4" Oatey plug.
The only thing to "figure out", is if there is an Oatey plug that will fit, or can be adapted, to your particular machine tubing size.
A squeezed piece will not be exactly round, but will be round enough for the Oatey plug to grip.Use another short piece of the tube, cut to depth inset of the plug. Slice crossways to remove a section, to allow squeezing the short piece to slide inside the main tube. Once fit, glue in place with the appropriate glue, done. Insert plug.
The horizontal forces won't be that much. My guess is that strong magnets would be fine.Magnets can lose strength by being impacted. So sliding them in may affect that strength.
Which is a strong point behind my making/modding most things, if I can do as good or better in design for less.The price is a lot to overcome.
You can get fitting plugs instead of pipe plugs, which will fit the OD of the pipe/ID of a fitting.A squeezed piece will not be exactly round, but will be round enough for the Oatey plug to grip.
In my case, the 4" PVC (with 4-1/2" outside diameter) was a perfect fit for the Kubota 4-1/2" I.D. steel tube.
For me: nice press fit....no glue required.
The plugs that I referred to are NOT "PIPE PLUGS".You can get fitting plugs instead of pipe plugs, which will fit the OD of the pipe/ID of a fitting.
I bought a couple of the ones in the OP, they were delivered yesterday. I will make my own with some PVC pipe and plugs for the FEL cross tube though.
Perfect place on new construction to relieve yourselfThe plugs that I referred to are NOT "PIPE PLUGS".
They are plumber pressure test plugs.
Interesting....Perfect place on new construction to relieve yourself
Seemed like a huge issue on most new commercial construction jobs. Multi-level/Multi-Unit, during rough-in of plumbing. The Electricians were always prone to "pranks"Interesting....
Never really thought about that.
Apparently Kubota uses several different size tubing on various tractors.
My L48 TLB has a 4-1/2" tube, which requires some method of reducing the interior of the tube ends for a 4" Oatey plug.
The only thing to "figure out", is if there is an Oatey plug that will fit, or can be adapted, to your particular machine tubing size.
Apparently Kubota uses several different size tubing on various tractors.
My L48 TLB has a 4-1/2" tube, which requires some method of reducing the interior of the tube ends for a 4" Oatey plug.
The only thing to "figure out", is if there is an Oatey plug that will fit, or can be adapted, to your particular machine tubing size.
I really like that "stopper plate" idea.This is what I used in the FEL tube for chain storage on my M6060 with an LA1154 loader. The inside tube size was a little inconsistent due to weld inside the tube. I found that a 4” piece of S&D pipe would fit tight if you used the bell on the end of the pipe. I centered the bell in the tube and used self adhesive thin weatherstripping on each end of the tube along with 4” expandable plugs on each end along with a small plate just in case the tube would slide (drove pipe in with hammer and block, don’t see it moving) Also used a little orange paint to make it look like it should be there. View attachment 119200 View attachment 119201 View attachment 119202