Radiator

[LedHed66]

B6100HST-D
A stick ran into the radiator and poked a hole in it. I'm getting a replacement, but there are no covers or guards on the front of the tractor. What are people using for screens or netting to help protect the radiator?
LEDHED

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

B6100HST-D
A stick ran into the radiator and poked a hole in it. I'm getting a replacement, but there are no covers or guards on the front of the tractor. What are people using for screens or netting to help protect the radiator?
LEDHED

Nothing needs to be added, just don't run into sticks, problem solved.

The radiators have always just had a screen grill covering them.

 

[armylifer]

I had a stick run through my radiator about 4 months after I bought my tractor. My dealer repaired it under warranty. I explained the circumstances to them and they presented my claim to Kubota and they authorized the repair. I was very fortunate that they authorized the repair, and I know it. I have read on this forum of several others that had their warranty claims denied. If your tractor is still under warranty maybe you can ask your dealer to submit a claim and see if it gets approved. You have nothing to lose by asking.

 

[PaulL]

A B6100 HST is unlikely to be under warranty. They were last made in 1997.

TractorData.com Kubota B6100HST tractor information

www.tractordata.com

Neil from Messicks has a video on grill guards. It's pretty common, common enough that Kubota have started making grill guards. I've also seen videos from people who've made their own - basically putting expanded metal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_metal) over their existing guard. On a B6100 you probably don't even have a guard, so you'd need to fab bracket to hold the expanded metal, and just bolt it to some spare holes on the chassis, to make something vaguely similar to what a new B2601 or similar size tractor has.

 

[SAR Tracker]

I had a piece of 1/4" hole perforated stainless metal, 1/16" thick from another project, bent it around the frame on the front of the engine hood.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Depending on your skill level, they are not terribly hard to make.

I will eventually make one on the plasma cutter, out of stainless, but this one is still working fine.


https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/homemade-brush-guard.61650/