I'm new to Kubota, and in the process of purchasing a used MX6000HST Cab tractor and I'm trying to find a source to add an external lever to raise/lower the 3pt arms from the rear of the tractor. I came from a Kioti and it had the rear lever, LS's I looked at had the lever, but Kubota doesn't offer it. Anyone have a source for after market solutions? Thanks in advance!
External 3-point hitch lever
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I don’t have a source…. but I have an idea to offer: I added a simple extension to the existing mechanism beneath the fender when I had a N-Ford tractor…using ordinary u-bolts. Worked great for years.
Now that you’ve brought this topic up …. I will follow it…. I want to do it also.
Now that you’ve brought this topic up …. I will follow it…. I want to do it also.
Thanks for the reply, I have a friend of mine who's pretty handy and we're going to look at fabricating this lever. I'll post what I come up with. Still can't believe Kubota doesn't offer this as a kit or anyone else for that matter, even my local dealer agreed with me.
The Ford mechanism was similar to the Kubota… A simple lever descended thru a slot down to the bellcrank that sat on the shaft which controlled the 3-point. All I had to do was use a simple, straight piece of Rod… and clamped it to the existing bellcrank-mechanism using two U-bolts. The rod was about 24” long…. Sufficiently-long to pass out the back of the tractor beside the Rt Main Tire / above the lift-arm.
(I glued a tennis-ball onto the end to prevent me from “Poking My Eye Out”
(I glued a tennis-ball onto the end to prevent me from “Poking My Eye Out”
Thanks I appreciate that!The Ford mechanism was similar to the Kubota… A simple lever descended thru a slot down to the bellcrank that sat on the shaft which controlled the 3-point. All I had to do was use a simple, straight piece of Rod… and clamped it to the existing bellcrank-mechanism using two U-bolts. The rod was about 24” long…. Sufficiently-long to pass out the back of the tractor beside the Rt Main Tire / above the lift-arm.
(I glued a tennis-ball onto the end to prevent me from “Poking My Eye Out”
I've seen this video, I think I've searched them all hoping there was a retro kit out there. THanks!!
Just watching the video I did not much care for that design. I think I would incorporate some sort of clamping mechanism in the rear linkage so its only connected to the cabin control when in use. A simple knob you could tighten/loosen as needed would suffice.
An OTS lever operated cable control mounted at the rear seems like a pretty obvious and easy to implement approach.
Dan
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