I had Hodges on my BX, they were excellent. My B2601 has factory ones, but not as good as the Hodges - they have a vertical pin with a clip on the bottom that's a pain to take on and off - Hodges had a vertical pin with a retained ball bearing holding them in - so you just pushed them in and done.
I just looked at the picture and the Messicks ones also use the R-clips. The ball bearing pins would be nice unless they get corroded and dirty. I thought about getting some of those to replace some linch pins on my backhoe ... then I realized ... "wait, hmmm ... I could lose hours of work if one of those froze up and I couldn't change out my bucket". The stabilizer rods are much more out of the way so that's probably not a problem.
I was going by what he charged me for my B7100 a few years ago. You'd need to contact him for a current price.
Maybe. I had them on the BX and never had a problem - liked them a lot. On the B I don't, and I miss them. I can only go by my own experience and my own use.
I build stabilizers for 500+ models, with lots of variations. It is difficult to give a standard price, so the format is to contact me with your need and location, and I'll then give a solid price.
Good point. The price you gave me included shipping costs. To Canada. One would have to add the cost of shipping from Messick's for a true comparison.
Once Messicks shipping is added, we are within pennies. Also, they don't ship to Canada (something about Kubota agreements).
I think that is only for parts supplied by Kubota -- they will ship other brand stuff. I don't think the prohibition prevents shipping parts made by others for a Kubota.
I already ordered my set from Messicks for the reasons I stated previously, but just out of curiosity, what is your lead time these days?
One other small detail -- Hodge's pins come with a little keeper chain so you can't lose them in the dirt (or snow).
I definitely had the impression that he makes an outstanding product, although I think I made an incorrect assumption about the pricing. I didn't have your patience ... the thought of turning turnbuckles was making me go a little crazy. Any kind of work-related repetitive motion, like scrubbing, sets of my ADHD tendencies.
I certainly don't blame you. I always have a long list of orders to build, and I don't fault potential customers who don't have the time to wait.I definitely had the impression that he makes an outstanding product, although I think I made an incorrect assumption about the pricing. I didn't have your patience ... the thought of turning turnbuckles was making me go a little crazy. Any kind of work-related repetitive motion, like scrubbing, sets of my ADHD tendencies.
Turn buckles arnt that bad if (big if) you don't have much equipment. My dad has a ton of cat 1, 3 point attachments for his L that I can use on my B. So the bars just make life easier. If say, all I had was a box blade and maybe a rear mount blower that I swapped out twice a year I wouldn't bother.I definitely had the impression that he makes an outstanding product, although I think I made an incorrect assumption about the pricing. I didn't have your patience ... the thought of turning turnbuckles was making me go a little crazy. Any kind of work-related repetitive motion, like scrubbing, sets of my ADHD tendencies.
Glad to hear it, because I've been feeling mildly discomforted that I didn't support someone in the community. I've already passed your name and web site on to someone else.
I don't have any attachments yet ... so ... 0 < 1 < many ... ha ha. But I gotta tell you, I received my hitch kit yesterday and test assembled it on the floor. I picked up the turn-buckles and turned them, or tried turning them, for a couple of seconds, and then I'm "yeah, glad I bought those telescoping stabilizers!" The turn-buckles will go right into the spare parts bin.
