B7100 check chains/turnbuckle

[foxnut]

Was mowing this weekend with a brush hog and lost one of the turnbuckles off of the check chain (lock nut was not seated). Any idea where to get a replacement or better yet where to purchase the telescopic stabilizers? Thanks

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Hodge makes some really sweet ones!
http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/member.php?u=3650
Give him a shout, they are a lot better than the stock ones.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

AGREED! Contact Hodge for the best after market stabilizer's you'll get....

http://www.stabilworks.com/

 

[skeets]

There ya go guy some of the best around

 

[searay]

There ya go guy some of the best around

I'm also in agreement, he doesn't ship to Canada so I had to drive to Niagara Falls USA to pick them up. But I'm glad I did and no I'm not related to HODGE.

 

[bandaidmd]

i asked him about ones for my 8200 and he didnt make them for that model, hope your luckier than me. I still have some pieces from my 8200 if there the same as yours. I went on ebay and bought a new set for what one piece would have cost at the orange store.

heres where i got mine http://www.ebay.com/usr/links-usa

I used these , I replaced the hollow pipe style ends with a chain quick link. $39

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STABILIZER-...=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item35cbc0a44c

 

[hodge]

i asked him about ones for my 8200 and he didnt make them for that model, hope your luckier than me. I still have some pieces from my 8200 if there the same as yours. I went on ebay and bought a new set for what one piece would have cost at the orange store.

heres where i got mine http://www.ebay.com/usr/links-usa

I used these , I replaced the hollow pipe style ends with a chain quick link. $39

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STABILIZER-...=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item35cbc0a44c

I can definitely make them for a B7100- that's what started it all! (my own B7100). The problem with the B8200, unlike most any other Kubota, is that the stabilizer length is too short to be functional as a telescoping stabilizer. Measure the distance from the eyebolt in the lift arm to the mounting point on the axle- if it is less than 12", there just aren't enough holes in the rod and tube to function worth a hoot. I wish I could make them- I get a lot of requests for small John Deere tractors, but many of them have 8" turnbuckles on them. WAY too short to work.

 

[BadDog]

These are what I just put on my 2150. Too soon to know anything about them, but they seem like a good deal for the money, and haven't broken yet (though I've not used it hard either).

 

[lsmurphy]

Made my own for $20.