Kubota 5740 upgrades
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2012
- Showcasing our Kubota Grand L 5740 and all the mods and changes I've made to the machine including some of the latest ones. I look at it as taking an already good product and making it better :)
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Sir, you are absolutely brilliant! I have an open seat 5740 and absolutely love it. We do a LOT of bush hogging, demolition and dirt work plus snow plowing with a push/pull that I fabricated. I wish I could have all the lights and conveniences that you have. Really, really good fab work you have done. The tractor is so clean that I can't guess the hours you have put into the work. My goal is to do a stack but I need to get the muffler out from under the hood and pipe directly out the top as it would make my temps a lot better in the southern Missouri heat we get. I did the same on my old L4300F and never got above the centerline on the temp gauge again. Keep up the great work!
Mr. Short, this is the best modification video that I've ever seen on any piece of equipment. You are very meticulous and have great attention to detail. Very Very talented! Great work!
Thank you for your kind comments. Glad you like it. Keep well.
Paul, That is a top shelf custom tractor. Thanks for putting the video together. I really enjoyed learning about the modifications.
Glad you like my set up. Thanks for your service as a fire fighter. People like you are amazing. Stay safe.
Some of the most impressive mods I've ever seen.....amazing attention to detail and each mod is so superbly professional....hope you don't have an epileptic neighbors
Waiting for my Kubota B2650 HST TLB w/cab to arrive, anticipation is growing. To start, I want to add LED Light Bars to front and back and really like your mounts. So many things to add that I did not think about, creature comforts are sweet. You do excellent work and have a vision and passion that is awesome.
Awesome mods, love 'em! I learn a lot from your vids, thank you.
Man Paul, I love watching your video segments, they are what I will aspire too when I get my new tractor. The exhaust modification is probably my favorite upgrade and the rain sensor is also a wonderful addition as you state. Best of luck moving the snow this winter. Warm regards from Minnesota.
WOW!! Very impressive!!! Im glad there are people out there who take pride in there equipment!! Your right there is not much you can do!! Wish i was operating that!!!
I review this video whenever I want to find more things or accessories that I want on my Kubota. I can't put the LED lollipop lights on because I'm constantly clearing trees and getting into tight spaces. BUT, I'm going to do a review of my tractor and also start putting my gopro on and putting videos up on youtube of my tractor. I want to put the "alley lights" on my tractor so that I can have side lights so that I don't step in cow patties at night. You have been so helpful to me with this video. Thanks.
That's great Daniel. No one likes stepping into anything like that lol. I added the Alley Lights so I could see up driveways without having to turn into them when I was snow clearing commercially up found I've used them for other reasons as well. Looking forward to seeing your video ;) Happy to hear this video has been helpful to you. Cheers
Oh yeeeah :) !! I just added tuff led light strips to our kubota M5700 and M4700 at work for parking rv trailers in our field at night ! Your Kubota additions make me want to get a new tractor and hook it up . great videos and i will keep checking in to watch more :)
Paul - West Chester, PA
+Paul Wilburn
Well Paul I think you already got the use of some nice tractors lol. Glad you enjoyed seeing ours. Thanks for watching. Keep safe.
Paul, I really enjoyed the mods you made to the 5740. I might add highly professional too. Kubota should hire you on in there R&D department with a minimum salary of 200k! You are one talented individual. I own a couple Kubota's and I too make some mods to mine as well they are garage kept low hours and look like new. Nice to see there are others who appreciate what they have. You are truly blessed!
Very nice machine and thank you for taking the time to share your video. All the mods look fantastic and you seem to take very good care of the tractor.
Thank you. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video. I put a lot of thought and time into this tractor because it was a long term tractor. It only has 150 hours on it now so it's got a long life ahead yet. It's a very comfortable machine and with all the snow this winter I'm sure pleased we have it. Thank YOU for taking the time to comment. :)
Great design work and installation. Your work has given me considerable inspiration for my own projects. Thank you for posting!!
Sheldon M
That's great becuase this is why we show our work. Happy to hear it's helped you out.
Ha!. Thanks. I'm very happy with the outcome of the mods. They all work as designed. I used to operate heavy equipment for a living and I know what it's like to operate a loader with the center pins worn out or a machine with little to no heat or even poor lighting. This little tractor don't have much in common to the Cat 992, 988 or even the 966 I used to operate but it's fun to operate all the same. Glad you enjoyed seeing the machine and thanks for your kind words on my work :)
Thanks. I've really enjoyed the latest updates to the machine. The lights sure make be be seen. I m very happy with the lighting
@kubotamaniac Thank you very much. I've had a great time modding this machine. From the air ride seat to the ventricle exhaust its been very nice to operate. I've only got 80 hours on it yet but it's been a pleasure to use. You have a great machine as well. The 4740 can do anything. Happy Holidays from Newfoundland ;)
Very impressive your work, LEDs are very efficient. Thank you for sharing with us these moments with your camera.
Michel in Québec
Impressive professionally done modifications. Manufactures should take note
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed see the video :)
You're an inventive genius! Your mods are absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing these vids with us.
Your very kind. Thank you. If you like to see more mods we have been busy designing new Kubota mods and have them on our web site. Happy tractoring specialtyrepairscustommods.com/
InstaBlaster
Everything done neat and clean. Nice custom work!!
Great video and some very interesting light and safety features. You have inspired me to add to my tractor lighting now, especially as winter is coming in.Regards from the UK.
Great. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Those LED lights are great. Glad to hear yours worked out well too. Can never have to many lights lol. I sold my 200 hour 4240 to a close friend and picked up the 5740. It only has 132 hours on it after two snow seasons ;( I have it modded the way I like it now so it's a keeper. Cheers and thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I absolutely understand and agree with your comment about not detailing every LED... I was just interested in the white floods at the front and rear.
To make a long story short, I've wasted a lot of money trying to find a set that bright and only ending up with lots of expensive paperweights. Seeing yours restored my faith in LEDs...
Not trying to make as impressive a units as yours is - just trying to see as much as possible at night. Thanks!
Man, I know there are a ton of comments below stating the same thing, but this is one of the nicest tractor built I've seen. I hope to move up to the L Grand with cab maybe in a year or so. Right now I have the L3200 HST Kubota. It's my first tractor and I just love it. We don't get your kind of snow here in the NC but the A/C would be nice in the summer, not to mention the cab keeping yellow jackets off me. lol. I have ordered a front 24" LED light bar as well as the 20" amber flashing warning lights for the rear. I have those LED light bars on my Polaris RZR. They turn night into day like you said. Once again, great looking tractor. That is a beauty for sure.
+Lee Downey
Thanks Lee. Happy to hear you enjoyed seeing the tractor. I got more time on it modding it than I do using it lol. As for snow well we haven't seen much of it this winter. Really strange weather. We broke warm temp records the last month or so. Might be something to this global warming after all. Hope you get your new tractor but the one you have is a nice unit too. Thanks for watching.
Those LED's are amazing. I really like everything you have done to your tractor outstanding job.
Thanks !
I think i may have been the one who sent you. I'm known on Orange Tractor Talks as "Wildfire". First of all thank you for your service in the Fire service. I have the utmost respect for the brave folks who do that kind of work. Secondly, thank for you very much for your kind words on my work. Safety for both the me and the person that's approaching me is very important and that's why I did the tractors lighting the way I did. Feel free to contact me anytime with questions you may have. Cheers!
Beautifully kept vehicle it is a credit to you. Thanks for all the great video's......
+Dobbo2958
Thanks you. If you look after it, it will look after you.
I plow snow for a guy that plows for vdot (Virginia department of transportation. He runs about a hundred trucks from f-350s to quad axial macks. When we go out we are for days, I've been out for a week sleeping here and there. But that guys sets up all his trucks with light bars, strobes in the lights just light u have. He takes real pride in that and he's out there with us the whole time. He was out one night at 3:30 putting a alternater on my 750. But I tell u what after you have been awake for 30+ hours straight there is nothing like seeing those lights after dark coming at you. I've never had a seizure but I gotta tell you I think that is about as close as you'll get to it while knowing what's going on. Any that's nice little set up there. Stay warm in the cold and cool in the warm.
I was sent to your video to see LED lights because I want to put some on my L3800 before winter so I can be seen along the road in the snow. WOW! did I ever find what I wanted! I worked 32 years in the fire service on major Interstates over the US and lighting was always a big issue for safety, you my friend could write a book on what to do. Thank you for the great video and I maybe in touch for more information.
Wow. Amazing what you've done to improve your tractor's comfort, safety and convenience. I'm sooo jealous (in a good way). Thank you for sharing with us. You've definitely inspired me to begin modifying my John Deere 3320.
Thank you Robert. I'd love to see a Deere modded up. Glad you enjoyed seeing this and if it inspired you to do the same then the time it took to do this video was all worth while.
Last evening while at the dinner table I mentioned your tractor modifications to my wife and daughter. My daughter (18 y.o.) asked: “Did he install a phone charger”? Lol. Anyway, it got me thinking. It’s hard to hear your phone while operating the tractor, even if it’s on ‘Vibrate’ and inside your pocket. So, I thought about utilizing your LED parking brake warning light strip (or adding a second one, maybe with green lights), that would be triggered when the phone started ringing.
Just letting the imagination juices flow…
Robert
Well it's a good idea. I can charge the phone via my DC USB charger and my sound system has Bluetooth so hearing the phone isn't an issue. It answers automatically and I just talk into the mic. That being said you and your daughter would make a good "think" team for my research & development dept lol.
I'm working on my Kubota right now, and taking your advice on additions. Light bar front and rear, stobe LED lights, and backup camera. Thanks for the inspiration! I don't think mine will be as nice as yours though! So cool!
+Daniel Drumheller
That's cool Daniel. I'm really happy to hear I've inspired you. To me that's the ultimate compliment. I'm very sure yours will be nothing less than perfect. Good luck and happy tractoring.
That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations on doing such a great job! Out of all the different tractor videos i have seen this was defiantly the coolest!
Thank you very much! Happy to hear you enjoyed seeing our video. We'll get some more up as soon as we get some snow. Cheers and thanks again!
and the trailer for your welder. OMG
Hey Thanks Global. I appreciate that. Happy to hear you enjoyed seeing the mods. Stay safe and thanks for commenting :)
Man that's one sweet set up!
125K views! You've done an awesome job with your 5740, thanks for sharing.
Thank you. Glad you like it.
Cant wait to get my new Kubota and do some lighting mods. Nice work man!
I enjoyed your video a lot of great improvments on that machine for sure.
Thanks. Happy to hear your enjoying the video's. The BX is a great machine but I enjoy putting my own personal touches to it ;)
You are outstanding on the mod's that you have put on the tractor. That is one heck of good looking tractor!
+Jake Schisler
Thanks Jake. The tractor is a one of a kind with mods on it not found on any other tractor. Some of them I haven't even shown yet. It I's so comfortable to operate. Almost hate to get out of it. It wasn't that way when I bought it though.
Beautiful
The lights and mods are incredible. I love the park break indicators. A little nod towards a special car named "Kit" I think :)
The factory lights are irrelevant next to the new light bars. I bet it's a pleasure to use now. It must be nice to look at all your ideas and craftsmanship take shape into a very practical work of art. The mods look like they were factory engineered. Well done Dad.
Cool lights. Really enjoy your videos and thanks for sharing. You have given me great ideas for my Kubota B2620. Wish I would have followed my dad's advise and learned how to weld.
dgsports69
Thank you very much. As for the welding. It's never to late to learn. If I can do it, You can do it. Keep well.
If you are feeling a disturbance in the force, it is me bowing to you. 15 years of running heavy equipment, I have come up with tons of improvement s I'd like to make to the iron I've run. Great fab work, everything looks flawless, if I ever own what I run, I'm definitely stealing some of you ideas
Great tips thanks! i just bought a Massey Ferguson 4610. I am putting strobes on her and your tips helped alot. Nice job.
scottdavin27
Great Scott. Glad you got a few ideas out of the video. Congrats on the new tractor. Happy tractoring.
what a great vid. so many ideas i have for my little compact tractor. keep up the good work. KCCO
Everything you have added looks like it came on the tractor from the factory!! It looks great mate!
Sam Bull Thanks Sam. Glad you enjoyed seeing it. Thanks for watching!
You did a very job with your 5740!!! I have a 4740, and would certainly use some of your modifications!!
Wow Paul, you do excellent work, and this tractor is a testament to it. Very nice, and inspiring me to make some additions to my recent tractor purchase. Thanks.
Thank you very much Shane. When someone states that I've inspired them I consider it the ultimate compliment. Congratulations on the new tractor. Hope you enjoy every hour on it.
Supper nice I always dreamed about one like this tractor, never thought I'd ever see one ! Outstanding !!!👏🤑💈
Thanks Robert. Glad you liked it. 👍
Great job, nice video I made a lot of these same mods on my new l6060 and then I seen your video and it gave me a few more ideas, sure appreciate it, you can always make a great thing even better.
Thank you very much. Glad to hear you might be able to use some of this. That's what it's all about, Sharing Ideas.
Thanks Frank. It sure is a bright light. Great for snow clearing.
That looks great you did a great job with the video you are a great fabricator the shackle bumper impressed me you de graped it well that thing is sharp I am a johndeer guy but looking to do some of the same to my tractor my neighbors think I am crazy just wate til it snows they will appreciate it.
Great Video, you are one talented person! Keep up the good work mate.
Thank you for watching and your kind comments.
Your tractor is jam up buddy!! I have a M7040 and I really like your front bumper step things with the lights in them. Great job for sure!!!
+FF5754
Thank you very much. Happy to hear your enjoying our mods. Thanks for watching and commenting.
OmG! I thought I was the only person with a tractor fetish and I'm a city boy. That's awesome Paul and Kathy. I love tractors and farm equipment. Never owned one or driven one.
Oh I can see a tractor in your future lol. You were bitten bad by the tractor bug and the cure is to go get your tractor lol.
GREAT UPGRADES YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING THANKS FOR SHAREING
bud moore Thanks again Bud. Happy to hear you liked it :)
Excellent work and great video.
+peter sideris
Thank you.
I love your videos you have the best mechine and keep up the good work
@basketmm Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed the vid and the mods I've done. I'm looking forward to getting out in the snow. What are you getting for a tractor? I bet you can't wait lol
Paul, outstanding video of your mods.. I just ordered the same back up camera and will be looking to do some light bars as well to my new L5740. Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring me !!! Ken (PRF on tractorbynet)
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@A Sharma Well thank you very much! I appreciate you taking the time to post on my video and a nice post too. Made my day. I'm happy with the tractor. It's worked great and the custom mods make it so much more comfortable and safe to operate. Thanks again for your nice comments. Cheers from Newfoundland
Your kindly welcome and thanks for taking the time to view them ;)
Hey Ken glad you enjoyed the video. Congrats on the new 5740. Man your going to love that machine. I put the air ride seat video back up as well. Been doing some editing on all my photos and videos. It caused a Hugh fuss but It had to be done. If you have any questions just post them on the related video and I'll try and help. Good luck with that new beauty ;)
I have a kubota 5030 it's a beast I love that little tractor best thing about it is the cab with ac/heat
I Mohammed from Egypt I am very happy with all your videos because you are a genius and you like working everything yourself
mohamed kamal
Thank you Mohamed. I'm very happy to hear you like our videos. I thank you for your kind comments. Thank you very much. Cheers.
Paul
@Eric Butler Thanks Eric. I like your suggestion but man there's not much room in these tractors for wiring or switches. That was one of the biggest issues I had with the lighting part of the mods. I went the way I did because it was the only way I could find the space for a clean non cluttered install. These lights won't be on all together and some won't be used much at all but it is nice to have the option to use them if I need them. Thanks for your comments and your sub :)
Thanks for sharing the mods you made. :)
This is one hell of a machine
Thank you Landon.
@dizzle1174 thank you dizzle. Glad to see you enjoyed the vids. I got the rear LED light bar off of eBay and its the same manufacture of the alley lights and top front LED light bar that I bought from Exploration Outfitters. I got the eBay one last because it was less expensive and the dealer took care of the duties into Canada. Thanks for commenting my friend :)
Fantastic video, you my friend should be working for Kubota as an idea man. Really nice and ingenious mods to the tractor.
A first class job all the way, VERY nice!
@ve2mlm Thank you Michel. Happy to hear you like my work. I just love Quebec. Thanks. Cheers, Paul in Newfoundland
Awesome machine!
Amazing Video and presentation. Make some more ,it is very informative and you have great suggestions for both safety and working smart. Thanks so much. keep up these wonderful well planned videos for us . Much appreciated
Paul Kennedy
Thanks Paul. Glad you enjoyed it. We've enjoyed doing the videos and appreciate you and the other viewers taking the time to watch them. Happy tractoring.
HOLY SHIT! You are my hero! My wife watched a little of your video and said, "OMG it is your twin!"!!!! Nice job man!
+grobinson8
Ha ha. I think my wife had a heart attack when she heard twin. She couldn't take another one of me lol. Thanks for watching ;)
HAHAHA! Thank you Sir for putting on the videos. :) I have not watch you one yet about why you do not care for Kioti but we have been a Kubota family for years and our 5740 has been nothing but problems. We just ordered a Kioti RX7320. We checked out the new 7060 Kubota and everyone we looked at (brand new on the lot) had issues with paint or the plastics or something. We did a lot of research and I could not find anything bad about the upper end Kioti stuff so we will give her a try. Thank you again for your video!
+grobinson8
I have to say I'm very surprised about issues with the Kubota 40 series tractor especially the 5740. I've owned the 4240 and the 5740 and they've been great. I will say you did th right thing not getting into the newer 60 series. I'm not a fan of that series. As for my thoughts on the Kioti. We'll take a look at this video I did back in March of this year and let me know what you think. It sent shock waves throughout the tractor world ;)
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Paul I enjoyed this video so much. Love your new tractor and all the mods you have made to it. I've got the same problem with my parking brake on my B2650. I'm surprised I've any brakes left on it. I'm racking my brain on how to gear up a switch some how on it but no luck so far. Maybe you could show how you did it on yours on an upcoming video you will.
All the Best....
Thanks Sam. I'll see if I can put a little video together for you next week explaining how I did it. Thanks for watching.
I really like the modifications to the tractor and the implements. You must be an engineering genius and have materials readily available. I especially like the lights, I can never get to much lighting. One thing I would have to watch carefully is the position of the new LED lights on top, where I work there are sometimes low hanging limbs that could damage them. Great video and narration.
Gerald Skaggs
Thanks Gerald.Glad you liked the mods. Don't know about being a genius but I do enjoy improving on things. This tractor is really only used for our snow clearing needs but it do get used sparingly at times in the summer to move a little fill for our back property so it don't get involved with any limbs so I don't have any worry's in that area;)
Thanks for watching and commenting. Great hearing from you.
great work
Thanks. I'm happy to hear it's helped you out ;)
Wow, it's beautiful!
shankdrummer06
Thank you.
Thank you. Happy to read you like it :)
nice work, well done.
Thank you.
Well done.
That looks awesome Paul, you are like me couple of kids in a light store.
also nice tractor.
John M. Evangelis Thanks John. Oh ya. I like lights lol.
That is awesome
Paul where did you get those led light bars?
Hey Paul, very nice work. My only suggestion is a switch box. Whelen makes some pretty sweet switch boxes with sliders on them you could program for different functions like we have on fire trucks. But really nice work on the tractor !
Nice vid and thanks. Can you give info on the back up camera and monitor, and how you mounted it.
Thank you Stan. Glad you enjoyed seeing it. Appeciate you commenting on it.
Paul Short love the videos im more of a johndeere guy myself but you have beautiful equipment and your upgrades are so clean they look like they are out of the factory. just a question for you what are all your services? i mean how do you make your money other than snowplowing. Thanks, Nick
I had the parents of a young fellow contact me about the light bar on vehicle we had. The rapid strobing pattern on the light bar would trigger a seizure. We made sure to turn the lights off when we drove by his residence. We were not sure if it was the intensity of the lights or the pattern but we felt off was the safest option when he was around.
Hey Paul. Love your tractor videos. I just bought a Grand L 4060 with the cab. I plan to install a light bar and rear amber flashers like you have on your cab. My question is how do you run power up to that area in the cab? Is there already unused accessory wire in the roof of the cab that I can tie in my light bar? I have rocker switches I'm going to use. I just wondered how you ran all those accessories to the roof. What's the easiest way to get access to that area? Does the head liner drop down for access to this area? Did you drill a hole in the roof to install the light bar power cord?
Thanks again for your help.
I like that led light for the front
Greg the front one is 20". It is 120 watts and I believe 5 Amps. Check out LEDstores on eBay and they have them. Good to deal with. Glad you liked the video. Thanks!
Very nice tractor and great light and warning set up. Love all of the metal fabrication. Can you use any green warning LEDs in Canada?
Terrific fabrication
Thanks Pete. Much appreciated!
You mentioned the 'air ride seat'
where is that seat available?
Do you happen to know if I could use that seat on a Kuboda B7100?
Thanks for you attention to my questions.
Paul how wide is the light bar on the front of the tractor, also looking to know how many watts the unit is? Looking to put one on mine any help would be welcome. great video..
Can you provide information on your rear LED light bar? Make/model or where you recommend to buy? I just have a baby B3200 and would like to have something on my ROPS.
have to say that all of your fabrications dont even look aftermarket, they look factory, good work
Thanks Tyler. Much appreciated!
This is the coolest tractor
Blake Albertson
Thank you Blake :)
On the new LED lights did you go with spot, flood or combination? Also could we see a video with the chute lights on and how they look?