Fro65
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L3301HST, LA525, BH77, LP tiller, LP grader box, LP blade, BX2380
Due to the unusually warm and nice weather today, I decided to give the Kubota a bath. Used a wash rag so I was closer to it than with the usual 'spray off and be done' approach.
As I was washing the backhoe platform and mount, I noticed what you see in the pictures (looks worse in person). It appears that both sides of the mount bracket, the part the pins insert through, have the welds failing where they meet the hoe structure. These are right behind your feet as you are operating it. On closer inspection, the welds appear to be somewhat porous in places...almost like a mig weld that ran out of shielding gas. Should I be worried? I can't imagine the paint would crack apart if the weld isn't. How can I know for sure?
The tractor has 140 hours on it. Maybe 30 of these were using the hoe. All easy trenching or repairing field tile in rockless Indiana clay. Absolutely no abuse has occurred. It is stored in a concrete floored pole building.
I received a notice in November that my warranty expired so I guess I'm probably on my own. If they let go, the outcome could be very bad.
I'll probably discontinue use until I can get ahold of my dealer. Frustrating because I usually repair tile in February. Curious if any others have had this issue.
As I was washing the backhoe platform and mount, I noticed what you see in the pictures (looks worse in person). It appears that both sides of the mount bracket, the part the pins insert through, have the welds failing where they meet the hoe structure. These are right behind your feet as you are operating it. On closer inspection, the welds appear to be somewhat porous in places...almost like a mig weld that ran out of shielding gas. Should I be worried? I can't imagine the paint would crack apart if the weld isn't. How can I know for sure?
The tractor has 140 hours on it. Maybe 30 of these were using the hoe. All easy trenching or repairing field tile in rockless Indiana clay. Absolutely no abuse has occurred. It is stored in a concrete floored pole building.
I received a notice in November that my warranty expired so I guess I'm probably on my own. If they let go, the outcome could be very bad.
I'll probably discontinue use until I can get ahold of my dealer. Frustrating because I usually repair tile in February. Curious if any others have had this issue.
