I've got a Kubota 2301 and want to install hydraulic top & side links. I need some recommendations for this equipment & a recommendation for a remote valve control. Thanks!
Hydraulic top & side links
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My recommendation is to get the 2 factory rear remotes and then get in line at Fit Rite Hydraulics for the actual T&T set.
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30 weeks lead time on the lines! Holy Moley!! Oh, well, it is what it is. Thanks for the info.
PortTackFarm
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L3560 LE (ROP's) w/ LA805 FEL, LP RCF 2072, BB2572 and WoodMaxx WM-8H
Agree, if you can wait on Fit Rite, it's totally worth it. If not, you can probably find a slightly less expensive, less custom and more readily available option, but I'm not sure what that might be.
I'm working with my dealer, on his recommendation, to get a new offering from Land Pride for a top an tilt kit. No word on timing yet (initiated order about a month back.)
www.landpride.com
Land Pride
Take a look at the Land Pride video. I am assuming that they are going to build all of their T&T sets similar.
Fully retracted to have the implement level. While that sounds great, what do you do when you need the implement to tilt in the opposite direction? You can get away with that most of the time for the side link, but it is pretty common to need to tilt an implement back, specifically for a box blade, with the LP unit, I don't think that that can be done.
Maybe I'm wrong, but that is what I see when looking at their video.
Just a heads up for anyone considering the LP option.
Fully retracted to have the implement level. While that sounds great, what do you do when you need the implement to tilt in the opposite direction? You can get away with that most of the time for the side link, but it is pretty common to need to tilt an implement back, specifically for a box blade, with the LP unit, I don't think that that can be done.
Maybe I'm wrong, but that is what I see when looking at their video.
Just a heads up for anyone considering the LP option.
NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
Having a top/tilt I pretty much trusted the dealer to turnkey, I would have to agree to make sure you know the travel of the cylinders, particularly the toplink, before you sign the order. For mine, where “level” is depends to some degree on the specific implement, but for my boxblade fully extended is level. I would have preferred it extend past level. Would have preferred a bit more travel for backblade as well. It works great for full retract flipping up the shredder to cross the creeks, flipping up the leaf rake to “dump” a load, and pretty much everything else I do; but I’d give up a couple inches of full retract length in exchange for commensurate full extend length.
Side link travel isn’t as sensitive, at least for my setup. I moved the turnbuckle sidelink from the right side (where the hydraulic now resides) to the left and put the fixed link on the shelf. I can adjust the manual link on the left to determine where level is for the hydraulic side. Normally, full up is level for me. Depending on what I’m doing, sometimes not.
Overall I don’t at all regret having the dealer add three rear remotes, hydraulic top link and side link. But if I had it to do over, I’d spec a slightly longer top link. Obviously if it was a real problem I could easily pick up a longer toplink and run whichever one I prefer for whatever job; it’s just two pins and a pair of quick connects to swap out. But so far it hasn’t been worth getting a longer toplink. They’re easy to swap and pretty easily sourced, but they ain’t free.
Side link travel isn’t as sensitive, at least for my setup. I moved the turnbuckle sidelink from the right side (where the hydraulic now resides) to the left and put the fixed link on the shelf. I can adjust the manual link on the left to determine where level is for the hydraulic side. Normally, full up is level for me. Depending on what I’m doing, sometimes not.
Overall I don’t at all regret having the dealer add three rear remotes, hydraulic top link and side link. But if I had it to do over, I’d spec a slightly longer top link. Obviously if it was a real problem I could easily pick up a longer toplink and run whichever one I prefer for whatever job; it’s just two pins and a pair of quick connects to swap out. But so far it hasn’t been worth getting a longer toplink. They’re easy to swap and pretty easily sourced, but they ain’t free.
First, do you want or need quick hitch for the 3 point hitch? (Pat's or a frame that uses the top link). I ask since those normally need a 4" longer stroke on the top link.
Are you ever going to run a grapple from these valves? So instead of 2, installing a 3rd at the same time is pretty cheap. That is if the cost is a concern over ease of use for the grapple. Are you planning to install this yourself?
OEM is great for a very clean looking install but that comes with a premium price tag, Do you want to save money or spend money???
For the valve, you'll want open center with power beyond plug installed in the valve. That's the way Kubota is set up to run hydraulics.
How much do you know about setting up hydraulics? We can help you figure it out but don't want to assume you already know all about it....
This is what I used for top and side links and a grapple, I have it mounted mid-tractor.
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TheOldHokie
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Link range short video clipI'm working with my dealer, on his recommendation, to get a new offering from Land Pride for a top an tilt kit. No word on timing yet (initiated order about a month back.)
Land Pride
Got this from Land Pride rep on range of motion for top link
Well, I hope that the set you get works like that video having the stroke of the rod around half way extended when the implement is level, both front-back for the top link as well as side-side for the side link.
The actual Land Pride video sure does not look like that is the case to me.
