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For clarity........ Blower and K Connect were taken to the Kubota Dealer as it was under warranty.......which of course was determined this was a "wearable item" and therefore not a warranty item. With it already at the dealer and with them already having dug into the implement (ie. labor) the...

Oh I thought the spring question was talking about something within the dogs etc......you are 100% right with the external spring on the engagement lever........I read that original question wrong, thanks for the clarification and correction.

Nothing is spring loaded.......just two solid pieces, male/female......

So in checking my own sanity I went and read the snowblower manual again this morning and I found a really interesting nugget. The MANUAL actually RECOMMENDS RAISING THE SNOWBLOWER to remove the top layer of snow in deep snow. Check out the sentence starting with "For best results...." So I...

Same here. Exactly the same. As you and I established earlier in this thread, we basically use the same blower (BX2830) in the damn near same exact way, which is perfectly within the expected use case for this "commercial blower", yet mine ate itself. Which, brings me to where my head is at...

It is NOT in the manual for either the blower or K-Connect...... And think about what that user process would look like. Drive to area of snow to be blown Lower blower Pull throttle back to idle Engage PTO Throttle back up to full throttle Drive forward blowing snow Throttle down to idle...

Did Kubota ever really say to not raise the blower? I know no where in my documentation Maybe I am experiencing missing time, where does Kubota say not to raise it while running the blower? I know if doesn't state that in the manual for the K-Connect or Blower......

It is exactly that as far as I can tell. There is nothing to cushion it other than the fact you engage the PTO at idle, but whatever force that PTO applies at idle when engaged is what those two dogs experience 100%. Unless I am missing something significant. There is no clutch or slippage...

If I am understanding your question correctly, the answer is "no" in that this coupler is engaged while the PTO is NOT spinning and really it can be engaged once per season when you mount the blower to the tractor. Then when the PTO is engaged (at idle) the coupler just transfers the power from...

I will try and remember to document that when I mount the blower, right now it is on a pallet with the K-connect attached as it was returned from the dealer........ But yes, I will do my best to document it.

Here is what the brand new replacement coupler looks like prior to any actual use....... I am going to try and remember to document the wear/failure of this part over the season. Top picture is with the spring loaded handle disengaged and the bottom picture is with eh handle fully engaged in...

Outside of this particular issue (which is a BIG one) the unit is a dream to operate and does exactly what I need it to do.....however this weak link NEEDs to be addressed. I implored the manufacturer to explore a different grade of steel etc.

Dusty......I just sent them an email with a link to this thread along with my story and pictures......

For your viewing pleasure.......this is the faulty coupler they pulled off my unit during the $700 "fix".....mind you this is after 35 HOURS of use MAX......on my own driveway doing what it is designed to do. I ALWAYS engage the PTO at idle.......I ALWAYS disengage the PTO at idle......just...

Sad.......and shame on Kubota for making this our problem. I have to swap from FEL to blower in the next couple weeks and honestly, I look at that $8K orange beast and I don't have the level of confidence I should in it........ And I am PISSED the dealer and Kubota put this on me when I use...

This is sadly a good reminder to get going on winterizing and getting the blowers, tractor etc. ready for winter. Of course I am still in "bird hunting mode" and running the dogs every free minute I get after losing the first two weeks of the season to COVID........ I still have a few gallons...

Can you get any RAP (Recycled Asphalt Product) in your area? I just had to resurface mine after having a large trench dug for solar and I topped it with 15yds of RAP......will get another 10yds in the Spring.......it's the chipped up road surface when they repave.......it packs down nicely and...

As I posted a few weeks back we had a large solar install go in that required a bunch of driveway destruction and rebuild. After the initial re-fill of the ditch, and a few settling/regrade sessions, I had 15yd or ~20tons of recycled asphalt dropped the other day and spent a few hours yesterday...

How did this come out? I have to redo the driveway this week or next after having it dug up a bunch installing the conduit for solar, graded out the dirt they dug out and even "compacting" the trench with the weight of the tractor and filled tires......need to probably get at least 1-2 trucks...

Outstanding !!!! Solid plan. I can't wait to get up and running, system is functional as of an hour ago or so, just need final inspection then the wait on the utility to come out and install a bi-directional meter.