Euro Global/new JD quick attach conversion

[Kubota Newbie]

Ever since I put this Farmhand loader on my M4500 I've wanted to convert it to a quick attach system for the bucket and attachments. So this fall it got done. I opted to go to the euro-global system that Deere, Fendt, MF and others use on their larger tractors for a few reasons. One, it was going to be easy to do since those mounts lined up with the existing bracketry without adding a lot of length to the loader. Two, it was cheaper than a skid steer plate conversion, and. Three, the neighbors have global attachments on their Deere tractors, so if I need to borrow or swap something well....

I simply torched the bracket off the back of the existing bucket, welded in the top bar, a brace on the bottom, and eyes for the locking pins on the bottom side.

It's sure nice to be able to pull a couple pins and drop the bucket and put the bale spear on. The global mounting brackets are available pretty cheap through Vevor.

 

[mini-mayhem]

That looks great!
Did you buy or build the euro tool plate on your loader?
Id love to hear more about it.
In the future this is something that i want to do to my machine.

 

[Kubota Newbie]

Sorry lost track of this. Just bought the hooks and eyes and built everything else. The global quick attach doesn't really have a "plate" like the skid steer attachment does.
The hooks drop over the round bar along the top, and the eyes engage pins at the bottom.
On my Farmhand loader I was able to cut the original pin mount brackets off the bucket and then modify them by adding the top bar, the 3 inch pipe brace on the bottom, and adding eyes for the pins to go in. Also had to add "bumper" blocks for the bottom bucket eyes to rest against.