Thank you!

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much, I'm glad I added it. I have already needed to use it this weekend.

You are absolutely right, Mike. I tried that this weekend and couldn't agree more! Thank you very much.

Thank you very much!

Thank you!

Great advice and thank you for watching. I checked mine over and it seems to be OK. I think the quality control is lacking from certain manufacturers these days.

As a welder all my life I buy hundred of them in many sizes from Princes auto for things I build for people an my self. Never have had any problems with any of them. . In tim case the 1.5" one he used is not going to hold up at all. The ones I have put on other peoples I use the same 2.5' OD same as this tractor mfg supplies when factory ordered. That rod on his 1.5 od is only 3/4" or the 1' gripping any big rock takes a good hard clamp an that rod will bend even at a 6" stock and will not have the power to hold

Thank you very much, Gary!

Thank you very much, Ben.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Working in remote locations with sometime very little tools over the years has groomed me to do more with less. I really appreciate the compliment !!👍 good luck with your future endeavors, I'm sure you will do great.

Thank you very much, it took a bit of thinking but it worked out. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.

Thank you very much, Mitch!

I really appreciate the comment and the thumb. It is very convenient when I am working around brush.

Thank you very much, you have a good evening as well.

@@timschison52 good ole princess auto thats who i deal withfor my tools and equipment and my kubota dealer

@@michaelmactavish4445, they definitely come in handy!

@@timschison52 yeah my kubota dealer gets hydrulics supplies from princess auto as well when it take while get stock from kubota wich is nice plus my dealer sells hoses for $15 and $16 and $20 for the biggest size wich pretty cheap but deeres here theres about $290 to $300 a a hydrulic hoses wich rediculas wich deeres rediculas with there price bad as there small 25hp 1025 r here in pei for $82,600 with no loader and attachments included wich rediculas for small little 25hp tractor

@michaelmactavish4445 , I find all prices on parts are skyrocketing and other certain manufacturers I'm sure are gouging. I guarantee JD does not make their own hose but sure can charge like they do.

Thanks!

Thanks Mister, your son has a great name. The hydraulic thumb came in really handy this weekend for me. I was talking just a bit if topsoil of around my carport and hit a stone. I was able to get the teeth of the bucket underneath it and closed the thumb on it without leaving the seat. I was happy to have it 😊. We finally started getting some very nice weather here.

Thank you very much, I have the thumb hooked up to one of the two rear remotes that I ordered with the tractor at the time of purchase. They are a factory option installed by the dealer. They have come in handy. Thanks as well for the welding rod tip, I'll be looking for the 222 from my local distributor and will definitely give them a try.

The article 222 is a sheet metal rod. Low Penetration sure it has the same 70,000 Tensile strength on sheet metal but it's mainly used reviews dickle body repairs there's exhaust systems white gauge metal rod iron railings. If your having sticking problems an spater problems you ether have your machine set up wrong. Or a cheap welder. Unless you have only a strait AC MACHINE you have to ask for the Ac 7018 witch is uncommon as the standered 7018 is a DC REVERCE HOOK UP. and is ment for heavy steel not sheet metal. Like the 222 is made for

Thank you!

I could have integrated it with the third function and just added a two way normally open switch and mounted it to either control for the backhoe. But I chose to go with the easy route because the only time I use the thumb is if I get a big stone when I am digging and the newly added cylinder saves me from getting off the seat. I don't use it as a grapple very often. Thank you for watching the video. 👍👍

I could have if the ports would have been in the right location but unfortunately I had to rotate the cross tube on the cylinder end 90 degrees. Thanks for watching and I hope that clears it up. 👍👍

Thanks very much for watching!! I agree with you about the bushing, unfortunately with the cylinder that I purchased the ports were 90 degrees off of where they had to be so the cross tube on the cylinder end had to be removed regardless. The cross tubes were only 10 bucks, so I figured it was the most economical solution.

Thanks!👍

I'm sure it could be done.

Kubota doesn't offer one for the Kubota Bh70 backhoe, so I can't answer that. That is why I had to make my own. 👍

@@timschison52 no aftermarket? I'm with you and would have made it, but after a cost benefit analysis. Also, not everyone can.