PTO wood chipper
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was able to remove my BH92 backhoe today for the first time. I also installed my 3-point hitch (also first time) and added my Speedco QH.
I’m still not sure how to set the telescoping arms and the top link. the first two photos show how the upper part of the arms are installed. There is about a 1/4” of play. Should these sit flush. The third photo shows the QH installed. Does this look correct? The last photo shows how much I had to extend the top link to make the QH is level. Is this OK?
I’m still not sure how to set the telescoping arms and the top link. the first two photos show how the upper part of the arms are installed. There is about a 1/4” of play. Should these sit flush. The third photo shows the QH installed. Does this look correct? The last photo shows how much I had to extend the top link to make the QH is level. Is this OK?
Arms should be in and locked, then adjust the top link so the hitch is plumb. Looks good from here!
You could add a washer or two if you're not happy with the side to side free play where the side links (lift rods) connect to the rockshafts. My MX came with washers in place for that purpose.
So I got the WoodMaxx uncrated today. I used the QH to attached it to the tractor. I had to shorten the PTO shaft by 2” (following the owners manual). Filled it with oil and ran it through the little break-in procedure. I then learned that b/c I have the air ride seat, you lose the ability of being able to tilt the seat forward in order to keep the PTO running g when you are not in the tractor. As a short-term fix, I just put a suitcase weight on the seat. That seemed to work. I drove over to my first brush pile and chipped a bunch of logs, branches and brush. All in all, a successful day.
A couple of questions.
1. The brush piles I am trying to chop have been in place for some time, so trying to break them apart is difficult by hand. I really need to level them first using the grapple. Is it ok to do this with the wood-chipper hanging off the QH? Or should I remove the chipper, break apart the piles with the grapple, and then re-attach?
2. When I do detach the WC, is it ok to leave the PTO attached to it, or should the process be: lower the WC to ground, remove PTO shaft from both sides, and then pull away from WC.
3. If I get another PTO implement, like a brush hog, can I use the same PTO shaft or does every implement come with its own shaft?
A couple of questions.
1. The brush piles I am trying to chop have been in place for some time, so trying to break them apart is difficult by hand. I really need to level them first using the grapple. Is it ok to do this with the wood-chipper hanging off the QH? Or should I remove the chipper, break apart the piles with the grapple, and then re-attach?
2. When I do detach the WC, is it ok to leave the PTO attached to it, or should the process be: lower the WC to ground, remove PTO shaft from both sides, and then pull away from WC.
3. If I get another PTO implement, like a brush hog, can I use the same PTO shaft or does every implement come with its own shaft?
Elliott in GA
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LX 2610SU w/535,LP RCR1860,FDR1660,SGC0554,FSP500, DD BBX60005
1) You can leave the chipper on the QH/3PT, but you want to avoid situations where it is bounced wildly. Of course, be careful of your clearances with any implement on the tractor.
2) You can just leave the shaft attached to the chipper - just avoid having the end sit in the dirt or debris to keep it clean.
3) you might be able to use the same PTO shaft with other implements, but you would have to confirm/measure for the other ones. Most people have a shaft for each PTO implement, because it is often required (need differing lengths). Also, it is easier.
different people will of course have different preferences. I'm going give you an educated guess that:
1) most if not all will leave attached
2) most will disconnect pto from tractor and leave the pto shaft attached to the implement. Each implement I own have their own pto shafts.
3) yes you can use pto shafts across multiple implements but I don't know anyone who does. Each implement gets own pto shaft.
so some of this is about preference, some is about economy/cost, some is about convenience. . I have separate shafts on each implement. Many of my implements do not have quick connects on the implement side at all only on tractor side.
cheers and good to hear your day went succesful
Don't you have a button in the cab that allows you to keep the PTO running when you're not in the seat? My MX has that feature so I'd be surprised if your L6060 doesn't. I have the air ride seat and all I do is push the PTO button on the dash for 3 seconds and it lights up and then I can engage the PTO and leave the cab.
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Russell King
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L185F, Modern Ag Competitor 4’ shredder, Rhino tiller, rear dirt scoop
If you store the implement outdoors for a long period then is when you want to remove the complete PTO shaft and store it indoors if possible.
They tend to rust together so they don’t slide easily. Also they rust to the implement input shaft.
They tend to rust together so they don’t slide easily. Also they rust to the implement input shaft.
Thanks for all the responses. I don’t have any button to allow the PTO to run if you are not in the seat. I did a search and saw some ideas about how to install a switch to override the safety switch if you have the air-ride seat but for now, I just used a small wire prong to close the circuit. Much easier than lugging a suitcase weight up into the cab.
I put the grapple on this morning to pull apart my brush pile. The first one is in an open area so I have room behind me even with the WC attached. Some of the other ones are in tighter spaces so I will probably remove the chipper when I get to them.
Here’s my seat bypass solution.:
I put the grapple on this morning to pull apart my brush pile. The first one is in an open area so I have room behind me even with the WC attached. Some of the other ones are in tighter spaces so I will probably remove the chipper when I get to them.
Here’s my seat bypass solution.:
That seems odd to me. The M6060 will blast an annoying high pitch alarm for about 5 seconds if you stand up out of the seat with the PTO running, but it will continue to run and the alarm will eventually STFU! Both the MX and the M6060 fall under "utility" models so perhaps that's why running the PTO when you're out of the seat is more easily achieved. I like the MX system with the override button, although you have to remember to turn on the feature before engaging the PTO.
Got the brand new Woodland Mills TF810 PRO delivered today. Can't wait to unbox it and play with it this weekend!
Standard L's have a PTO shutoff overide switch. Its part of the OPC seat switch assembly and it is activated by tipping the seat forward. Exact same function as a dash mounted switch but different placement. Apparently the GL60's use the same design.
Dan
Dan
And yet the dash mounted button in the MX doesn't care if you have the standard seat or the air ride upgraded seat. If I had an L6060 I'd be looking at some schematics and figuring out how to retrofit the PTO override button from the MX models. Shorting terminals isn't my idea of an elegant solution.
Talk to Kubota not me about their design choice.
Getting back to the real issue on the L01 the PTO overide is just a second SPDT switch that closes (opens?) when the seat is tilted forward. That should be trivial to relocate. and if that air ride seat is OEM Kubota should provide an electrical harness to do just that.
Dan
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Agree with the whole discussion. I think think of the Grand L series as a budget-minded tractor, and if Kubota is offering the air ride seat as an upgrade, they should also offer a more elegant solution for the seat safety override.
Sorry ... "the Grand L series as a budget-minded tractor". Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you but I think of the L60 and now the L70 tractors as being top of their class and feature packed, which they are with the HST Plus.
I'm just a little surprised to learn that there isn't a more elegant solution in the L60 series, particularly since both my MX and M have it covered quite well, albeit a little differently.
Always learning on this forum, that's for sure.
NCL4701
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L4701, T2290, WC68, grapple, BB1572, Farmi W50R, Howes 500, 16kW IMD gen, WG24
I understand the reason for an operator presence sensor (seat switch) on an open station tractor. People have fallen or been knocked off and run over, usually by whatever implement is on the back.
Never quite understood the purpose of an operator presence sensor on a cabbed tractor. Chances you’re going to fall out of the cab and get run over would seem to be negligible. Somehow we don’t need seat switches in cars and trucks, but we need them in cabbed tractors?
Never quite understood the purpose of an operator presence sensor on a cabbed tractor. Chances you’re going to fall out of the cab and get run over would seem to be negligible. Somehow we don’t need seat switches in cars and trucks, but we need them in cabbed tractors?
The M6060 doesn't disengage the PTO when you stand up, but the MX will unless the PTO override button is pressed before the PTO is engaged. The logic fails at times ... that's for sure.