Owner operator Installing Front idlers on a Kubota skid steer

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Bet there were a few people (like me) screaming “turn your bucket around”….then you heard us. You still got it done without …I know you’re glad to have the noise gone. Getting your son engaged is huge! You’ll never regret it

[@njonebale7889]

He just needed his son and a shale bar, would of took two minutes, but the video was priceless!

[@donaldduncan1374]

That's funny. I was right there with you yellin" at the computer. That's why I have Takeuchis with a pin grabber couplers. Kubotas can't turn the bucket around with their system.

[@timmymalone5444]

All you needed was a good helper. Made life so much easier.👍👍

[@tonycole613]

Dirt Boss turn your bucket around and use your teeth on the bucket to hook under the track would’ve been easier specially by yourself trying to do some awesome job enjoy the video At the end I see you recruited a good helper stay safe God bless

[@markalexander5124]

What I admire about you is, no hissy fits, jsut battle through and get the job done. This is so foreign to kids today, you did good to have your boy with you to see, not how its done but the attitude and fortitude to getting it done.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks means alot

[@maxobara1496]

Second one went a lot smoother for sure!! Lots of your UTube buddies like flipping the bucket around to help get those tracks on. Nice work, nice that your help (Max) came down to help!!💪👍🇺🇸

[@heatherlane9270]

Oh hec - this is one job where safety is paramount. Made it in the end. Good learning/training video.

[@blackdogexcavator21]

It's always a good day when the mini boss shows up. That's when stuff gets done.

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

The squeeky wheel gets the grease from the DIRT BOSS. Nice video Mike, enjoy your videos!

[@ianbirkmyre4622]

Great to see Max keeping you right 😁

[@berty1422]

Superb DB. A school day for everyone! Excellent methodology doing pairs of idlers and not just one. Good teaching your Son the correct way to approach a job and he does everything you say. Not easy at that age, he is a brilliant kid. DB you got a knack for explaining stuff as you do it. I reckon your channel will really take off. Onwards and Upwards dude!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks 👍

[@alittlebitofeverything5090]

Good job Mike. I like how you show the parts where you find a better approach to fixing it as opposed to editing them out because you know you aren't the first to do things the harder way!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Absolutely awesome when Max shows up to help daddy. Thanks for sharing Mike

[@edwardgarea7650]

If you’ve proved anything in this video, it should be a warning to those who think they can merely get a machine, so into business for themselves and everything will be just fine. Machines wear down and break. We have to care for them, and even if we do, they can still break down as time wears them down. I really enjoyed watching you repair the machine, a two-man job you were forced to do with one missing. Again, your narration makes all the difference. And I loved your assistant, the redoubtable Max, who gets to work with his hero. Can’t wait until he’s old enough to work with you. Also classy of you to give Amy a shout out. And Max’s plug for her at the end was precious.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@wingman8447]

Great instructional video. Max is on his way! Junior Boss. Thank you.

[@northeasterndirtandpropert7974]

I noticed what I believe to be J.H WILLIAMS ratchet on that job.I have lots of those tools in my toolbox because of a family connection in N.Y. where they used to make those tools.Good quality tools made hometown proud many years ago."take care of your equipment,it pays your salary".Nice work Mike.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I've had that wrench for many years I got it from an old-timer hand it down to me

[@maguinun3]

Great job BOSS, you are the best, thank you ,

[@erikcourtney1834]

Haven’t finished the video yet but put the track on the drive sprocket and rear idler first. Then the front idler. Flipping the excavator bucket around to do this helps tremendously. Great video Mike. Skid steer is going to be enjoyable to operate again😉

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I figure that out!

[@johnkniffen7778]

"This is Daddy's cologne." best statement EVER!!! If you know, you know. It gets the real girls turned up.

[@richardsedorski1206]

Great vid dirt boss max is doing fantastic.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@alexosborne5629]

Squeakless operating now Mike !!! Like how you show on the job learning so we can all learn with you, I'm sorry I was just a bit out of arms reach to give you a hand.... my bad...... Anyway Max more than made up for my shortcomings, a good listener who is willing to get stuck in, you can't ask for more Dirt Boss !!!! 😃💪

[@georgeenriquez612]

Great video Mike. Also it’s always great seeing your little man leading you a helping hand.

[@proven6270]

20:55 ALWAYS good practice & wire brush up ALL threads ( 4 any bolt I take out and re-use) and 100% grease on the threads....Can also EZ drill and tap & put in a Zerk too 👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Great point!

[@ta3355]

DB in high form…‘that’s Daddy’s cologne’. Right on and too funny. Lovin the Dirt Boss on NFL Sunday!

[@mrs.dirtboss]

Awesome Max! Our Boy 🥰 Good job Dad 👊🏼😊

[@mrs.dirtboss]

@@waynesmith7556 He does love it! Thank you!! 😊

[@pilgramgrain3230]

Really impressed w all the skill, talent, and experience, thanks for your work!

[@dalepremo3695]

Great video - always especially good when Max is in them. Thanks for the tip about the fridayparts and now NO MORE ear piercing squeal!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I'll tell you some of them squeaks went right through my brain it felt like actual pain!

[@ProudPapaw88]

Great video. Very educational on how to. You save yourself a lot of money doing the work yourself. Great job Dirt Boss. Thanks for sharing.

[@markrielly6094]

Way to stick with it... great job not losing temper.

[@aussieearthmoving392]

Great vid mate thanks. I have to do the same to my svl75. I heard your sqeaking in the basement gravel video and knew the sound straight away.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes everybody thinks it was lack of Grease I'm like nope stay tuned to the next video I'm glad you caught that good luck with your fix

[@jaboy123]

Daddys helper. Great video and good tips.

[@mikeembrey9176]

blocks on both sides in the rear instead of just the middle works a lot better more stable just saying but you got it done have a great week 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@bluegrallis]

@ 34:19 "It's gross!" No, it's Grease 🤣🤣🤣

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Boss, with a helper like Dirt Buddy a guy can trim a lot of time off of a job and improve your heart health at the same time! I enjoyed it too!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

That's a fact

[@SparkysGarage]

Another great vid Mike!

[@royyazzie6028]

Do line boring on the front idler roller plus a new pin to go on it 👍

[@henryg683]

Great to see Max helping you out!!! I was wondering where he was in the beginning of the video when you really could have used his help!!!! Awesome job as usual Mike I’ll see you in the next amazing video of DIRT BOSS!!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I know I was waiting for him all morning then I said whatever I'll do it!

[@d51fernandopiske]

Boa tarde amigo like ótimo final de semana abraço

[@corydriver7634]

Good job Max.

[@bahopik]

Company I work for, bought an svl90 brand new and it was making that clunking noise since new and still there at 1k hours

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes its typical still does it with the new idlers.. thanks for letting me know

[@bahopik]

@@DIRT-BOSS no, thanks for letting me know, I thought new idlers took care of it

[@tomroe2861]

What a fight. Great job

[@casycasy5199]

after you got it of the idler i would have left the track on .just replace the idler and put it right back on.nd id use never seize on all the bolts.take your bucket of and just use your thumb.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I did that for the other side I didn't take the back of the track off much easier I just did this on a wim really didn't think about it.. there's always going to be better ways but good tips

[@brianflynn1522]

Daddy’s cologne!

[@drmstudio5050]

👍 Great content! 👍

[@markg.2501]

Hey Mike, Is there a core charge on those old idlers? Just wondering if they get rebuilt or they're just off to the scrap yard. What a beautiful day that was right?..I was out all day setting my plow up for winter....Plow, chains...checking fluids ect. ect. and other various winter related stuff around the old homestead just thinking....why can't we have this kind of weather more like 6 months of the wear. Thanks for the video Mike

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No they become scrap no core charge but I'll hang on to them cuz the bearings are just bad I can replace that with some seals

[@njonebale7889]

D-Boss! Great video, got a question, was there a way to pull the shaft out from the roller so you could just replace the bearings and sleeves, instead of buying the whole unit? I know you were battling with the first track removal and install when I was sitting on my couch multitasking watching the eagles and you, but when I do those tracks I loosing the idler and jam a shale bar in the top of the roller and you get Max to track forward and roll the bar up and over and jump on the bar to pop it off, to install jam the bar in behind the idler and pry up while tracking forward…you need two people, but always have it on the sprocket first so you can track it on. Regardless D-Boss! got BIG on it!

[@anthonycash4609]

Wow I have the SVL95 , and you said you only had 1400 hours on yours and booth front idler 's are already worn out. Seams like you should have gotten more hours than that out of them. I also watch skidco on KZbin and he has the 75 Kubota skid steer that is still under warranty and he has already replaced one front idler and one bogie wheel I think. Wonder if Kubota has got something going on to cause all these under carriage problems.

[@njonebale7889]

Built with cheap chinese parts, that’s not many hours to have to replace it, should of gone 2500 hours minimum.

[@anthonycash4609]

The side to side loud noise that you said drove you crazy , my machine is brand new with only 120 hours on it and mine does the same banging noise side to side that you described in yours. I have a big question mark on mine now. Mine has side to side play in it also. I'm just not sure what is acceptable play in Kubota standards .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes crazy not sure myself I will be test a new TL12 soon

[@mikekopie9897]

I have the same machine with the same amount of hours. Mine had 450 hours when I bought it. Had the same banging noise from vertical movement. Contacted Kubota about it and they sent me weld in shims. Noise is now gone and since put on a thousand hours. Also had it deleted. Has more power and burns less fuel with no B.S. problems.

[@anthonycash4609]

@@mikekopie9897 did you do your on delete , that's what I want to do to mine as soon as the warranty is off it but not sure how to do it on a Kubota

[@anthonycash4609]

@@mikekopie9897 my only problem with the weld in shims is if you have to replace the front idler again and it's a few 100thousands wider then your in a pickle. Not really sure on that. Did you shim booth sides of each idler or just one side of each idler. Definitely going to call my dealer tomorrow.

[@mikekopie9897]

@@anthonycash4609 I only had to shim one side of the idler. My issue was vertical up and down movement. It was a shim kit I got from Kubota with several shims of different thickness. I just picked the one that didn't bind up the idler from moving horizontally in and out and welded it in. I did not do the delete myself. You got to know what you're doing there. A lot of meaningless junk has to come off and wiring jumped out. The ECM also has to be reprogrammed. The B.S. filter gets punched out and becomes a muffler as it should be. Cost me $2500, money well spent. Besides extending engine life there's less crap to F up. Hope explanation helps.

[@SovaKlr]

If the tensioner won't move drive it into a tree stump. Something will give.

[@TheContractorman2003]

Was this making a bearing drag sound intermittently? My 90 just started?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes at first some days it squeaked some days it did not then squeaked all the time

[@TheContractorman2003]

@DIRT BOSS ..thanks so much! Love your videos!

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

The final drive was on first

[@davidj4662]

👍

[@bobmottau7668]

You need help with these. Where is your old helper?

[@fuddmethen]

11mins in, was that a sneeze, or a grunt? 😂

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol

[@LAKESIDEBOB1]

You said the Kubota has 1400 hours on it, in 2020 you said it had 1300 hours on it; so only 100 hours in two years is that correct?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I can't recall that conversation it almost has it's actually close to 1500 but the key to low hours is shut the freaking key off The minute you get out of the machine I don't let my machine sit there and idle ever

[@edstevens9357]

Sometime you need a 3rd hand

[@DIRT-BOSS]

For sure

[@johnbusath711]

👌🤓

[@bobbymcbulge18]

Rebuild those idlers when you have some spare time.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I was thinking that just probably bearings & seals correct?

[@njonebale7889]

@@DIRT-BOSS yes exactly, probably 50 bucks worth of parts, two seals, two bearings and bushings and sleeves.

[@texasproud3332]

Seems like every time someone is having problems with skid steer it’s always kubota

[@DIRT-BOSS]

This isn't a problem this is maintenance.. front idlers are wear item

[@mattwisniewski4896]

need chris to help you

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Chris?

[@christopherhembury2706]

Dude next time you need a hand with those tracks call me up I’ll come help you Chris from Long Island no one should be doing that by themselves…. It sucks KZbin dirt life Long Island…

[@Cedarsman.]

Hi Mike, after lot of experience that i saw it on many channels, the conclusion was that Kubota is a class C skid steer , and it have lot of mechanical problems and noise voices , i suggest that you replace it . (Just an opinion) 🤗

[@mikekopie9897]

I own Kubota, Case and Cat equipment. They all have their issues. I've personally seen small Kubota diesels on refer units with 18k hours on them with nothing done other than oil change. That's pretty impressive in my book.

[@scotahyuen2996]

; n😊

[@_Gundy_]

I think you could have saved time by watching a youtube video before doing this...

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@_Gundy_ what fun would that be