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Machinery Forum Safety and design concern on Kubota [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by John - NY on October 28, 2002 at 04:30:41 from (24.97.221.154): For the third time the clutch activation arm (lever) that connects to the round shaft that actuates the clutch within the bell housing on my Kubota L305DT broke. The shaft is a piece of flat stock welded to the round shaft that extends into the clutch bell housing. The first time the weld cracked I rewelded it, but that weld eventually broke again. The next time I welded it, I put considerably more heat to it and yesterday when it broke again, the weld held but the arm (flat rod) cracked below the weld. Not only does this problem interrupt my work, but it requires me to tow my tractor to the shop for repairs. The other concern is the safety concern involved when the rod unexpectately breaks causing the tractor to move without control. Someone could get killed or property could be damaged. Has anyone heard of this problem and how does someone contact Kubota about this? Follow Ups: Re: Safety and design concern on Kubota RickB. 04:24:33 11/03/02 (0) Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Safety and design concern on Kubota Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.