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 | cutter
Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 1309 The South Shore of Lake Ontario, New York 
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2002-01-19 34732
The mechanic came this morning with my new loader frame. It took us about an hour and a half to replace it in my heated garage with an air wrench and floor jack. Most of the work was related to the attachments bolted to it. The pin holes now line up nicely when the loader is seated into the frame for mounting. The holes are a bit snug yet but that will wear in. One thing I noticed is that it is a bear to remove and install with the Curtis blade on as opposed to the bucket. I won't do that again (hopefully won't have to).
Here is the ironic part. When we went to remove the loader to do the work, both of the stops on the one side that I had insisted were poorly welded and positioned incorrectly broke free at the top. I didn't even notice it until we had the machine back in my garage and the replacement unit on the floor next to it. I was using my Vernier calipers to check the position of the stops on the replacement unit agains the origonal and saw what had happened. I guess that more or less re-affirms that what I had explained to the dealer and Kubota rep was indeed the problem. I think when they left after the inspection process last time they agreed to to the exchange to keep me happy. I feel vindicated now, instead of a noisy customer that is too fussy. Hey, sometimes things work out.
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Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 962 
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2002-01-19 34748
Glad to hear you got it fixed, Cutter. ....
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