If one is looking to save money and has the tool’s, ability and knowledge. Then $145 is not bad. But if you factor in the labor of your neighbor I think you are way over budget. Gordon’s labor at a low price of $50 an hour doesn’t makeup the difference. My solution after looking at the options was a Broken Anvil Metal Works grill guard. For $340 shipped I received a guard that’s heavier duty already powder coated and needed only 2 holes drilled and has the added protection of keeping debris from coming from underneath.
Good morning Reg. That is an excellent option. I had not heard of Broken Anvil but will check them out. Thanks - great info for folks! For reference the company is Broken Anvil Metalworks - www.brokenanvilmetalworks.com/ - they look to have some great looking 1/8" bolt-on inserts for the L and MX series Kubotas, as well as a few other tractor brands. Thanks again Reg!
Good Evening GP 😇 Outstanding Steel Worker At ( Steel Supermarkets ) 😇👌👍 I miss so much the team work that I had with Joe doing his steel projects 👍👌🧐Ho The Drummer In You Show Off ( flipping you spray Can in the air !!! ) 🎵👍😇 I realy like The Big Vice bench 💪👍😇 You are a great actor GP 🤣👍 Great discussion about all the advantage and consequences having or not having an Bush Gard 👍😇👌 OUTSTANDING SUPER GUY 👌😇👍I realy like that video GP Cheers 👍👍😇😇👌👌🍻🍻
When I was a tractor newbie, I owned a JD 3320. While cleaning up the "jungle" a branch went through the front of the tractor broke through the front of the tractor and barely missed the battery. My dealer repaired the front grill and then installed a grill guard. When the Kubotas were ordered, I had the dealer make and installed grill guards. They will save the tractor at some point. Watching Guy brings back memories of Jack Hardy welding and making things out of steel. Thank for the video.
Very nice bush gaurd Gord. You sure are fortunate to have a great neighborhood like Guy. His skills are invaluable for sure, you guys make a great taem.👍
Hi Gord! That’s a truly amazing looking grill guard! Professional grade for sure. Kudos to Guy for lending his fabrication skills to the project. Thanks for sharing!
Nice looking brush guard GP! Wow, $40 for a can of Kabota orange spray paint! I think I would’ve gone the cheap route and used black. Guy is a skilled craftsmen and a very good neighbor! Have a good weekend everyone, from Northwestern Vermont.
You were so lucky that all you did was break the plastic grill. It could have been so much worse. Guy is an excellent fabricator, you are lucky to have him! But he is lucky to have you too when its time to cut split and stack firewood! Excellent video, Thanks GP! Cheers!!
Good evening GP… That looks Great.. Thank you Guy for helping out Gord.. Guy sure has a lot off talents and knowledge… I must say I have never seen a angel square like that one.. Interesting… Thanks for sharing GP.. As always stay safe and always be kind.. Cheers
Great Job Guy and Gord !! That will be a great addition to the Kubota while doing ANY work with the tractor. You never know when something can and will grab ahold and hurt something. You do need a grill guard that will take a beating and Guy built a good one. Thanks for sharing with us and we all need to be a neighbor like Guy and remember him before he needs help, he may be to proud to ask when he needs a hand. You all stay safe up there and get ready for winter it will sneak in and catch up on what it has missed so far this season. Fred.
Good day Fred. So true. I am very fortunate and you are right - he never asks - I kind of have to force help on him sometimes. LOL. His wife always smiles about it. Have a great week and thanks for the kind comments!
Awesome job and awesome Guy.... When I got my Kioti CK4010, I fabricated a forestry roof and grill guard before I ever went to the bush. I had seen enough videos showing the damage and I knew it was not a matter of if but of when. Still wish I had a protection plate underneath .
Gord, what a great project. That grill guard looks really nice, well done! I too have one of these fine Kubota LX series tractors and like you, I purchased a grapple. The very first day I used the grapple, I realized that the parts behind the grill were at extreme danger of being compromised. I purchased a grill guard from 511. It went on super easy, 15 maybe 30 minutes. So with my new grill guard, I went to work. Within the first hour of using the grapple, being careful, learning how to use it without stressing the FEL, I did manage to take a tree limb into the grill guard tipping back a grapple load. It did not dent grill guard, but it did leave a good sized smudge of tree sap on it. I was thankful I put the grill guard on. I am always amazed at how clean your tractor looks. You must take it thru the GP outdoors tractor wash after each use. Do you do much paint touch up on your tractor implements as they always look new. How many hours do you have on your tractor now? Take care, keep making these great videos.
Good morning Craig! Happy to hear you got the guard on early and just in time. Justin makes some really nice guards. Honestly, I do my maintenance for sure, but I rarely ever wash it. LOL. I have about 300 hours on it now. The implements are holding up well so I have not had to touch them up at all yet. Enjoy your tractor and thanks for the comment Craig!
Very nice looking guard Gord, I wish you had it on over at Husky Bob's. Many thanks to Guy for helping you with this project. Please don't add anymore "character" to your LX like Guy's.
Have a grapple and brush guard because of this channel. Brush guard has taken quite a few hits over the years, easily one of the best investments for the grapple, along with the 1,400lbs of ballast I’ve added. Lucky to have a neighbor as nice and skilled as Guy.
How's she goin'? Bush guards are worth the money for sure. Guy is a craftsman and did a great job on this grill guard. Too bad you messed it up with the 'Orange' paint!! LOL Thanks for sharing this project!! Take care!!
Greetings Gord, Lee here, Guy did an awesome job on your guard. Great to have some peace of mind now when working the loader or grapple. You and your family keep well, later.
Wow GP, that is one fancy custom bush guard! Well worth the time & way less expensive (& probably more sturdy) than OEM. At 39 (dollars or Canadian), I might have done with simple & less expensive outdoor black or some other color. Yikes, and I remember when orange tractors were the value brand compared to green. Those were the days.
I fell a blonded Ash tree last Sunday and was thinking about you when I was cleaning up the top with the grapple. Need to get something on the front of my L3901. Great video as always GP.
Great video GP. Your weather is just as nuts as ours is. 2 little snows and now there is nothing on the ground. Got the tractor out once and that turned out to be a waste of time for only about an inch. We would like some snow but not 5 or 6 feet. Have a great weekend and looking forward to your next video. Peace from west central Illinois
That looks great very nice job by you and guy very smart great protection for the front of your tractor hey Gord you must have watched Paul and kathy short they have a UA-cam channel from Newfoundland they do a lot of mod’s for kubota tractors anyway thanks for sharing take care have a great weekend
Looking nice!!! Will be strong too! When you look at all the components that limb could have broken, that gives me vertigo! Lol! Everything gets crazy expensive when buying parts alone. Thanks!
GP, you're right on. The exact same thing happened to my Kubota a month ago. Pushed into a pile didn't see the limb pushing into the grill. I have the exact same damage you do Fortunately it did not damage the radiator. Ironically had the metal sitting in my garage to make a grill guard for over a year and never got around to it. You can bet I will be getting around to it now. Lol.Thanks for the video
You certainly don’t have to sell me! I smashed in the grill of my last tractor and it was like $300-400 US. First thing I did when I bought my new 3046r was put on a brush guard and I’m sure happy I did!
Looks awesome GP. Great work by you and Guy. Great having guy there to give you a hand. Love those projects? Mine is in the works for my newest tractor. Have a great weekend GP👍✊
👋Hi Gord. That looks fantastic. I’m so glad you took my advice. And I’m sure others suggest as well. I’m wanting to do the same As you did. I don’t have a grapple. But still had a stick make it’s way and pinch into the grill. 😥Lucky nothing was damaged.👍Great video well done. 😊
Good to know , thanks, couldn’t find it anywhere, even NAPA didn’t have Kubota Orange, guy at a counter said, “if you find it, let me know, I need some too”
Great video Gord! I welded rolled expanded metal to the back of my grapple itself...much wider protection area and doesn't have a dimming effect on the headlights.
Great Video Gord - and what a nice, tidy and organized shop Guy has. The guard looks great, and you can tell your friends you used CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) to make sure it fits and looks like a genuine Kubota part !
Very sharp looking GP! I gave my guard a good wallop last summer but it saved the grill but last fall I had a branch go behind the guard taking out a headlight. Ouch$$$
That is a strong looking grill guard. I couldn't agree with you more Gord, about it. I haven't taken delivery yet on my LX-2610 and already shopping for a grill guard! I would make one myself, but don't have a welder ... at least yet.
If one is looking to save money and has the tool’s, ability and knowledge. Then $145 is not bad.
But if you factor in the labor of your neighbor I think you are way over budget. Gordon’s labor at a low price of $50 an hour doesn’t makeup the difference.
My solution after looking at the options was a Broken Anvil Metal Works grill guard. For $340 shipped I received a guard that’s heavier duty already powder coated and needed only 2 holes drilled and has the added protection of keeping debris from coming from underneath.
Good morning Reg. That is an excellent option. I had not heard of Broken Anvil but will check them out. Thanks - great info for folks! For reference the company is Broken Anvil Metalworks - www.brokenanvilmetalworks.com/ - they look to have some great looking 1/8" bolt-on inserts for the L and MX series Kubotas, as well as a few other tractor brands. Thanks again Reg!
WOW something different
Hi Frankie!
Guy does some excellent work. This project is definitely on my to-do list.
The bush guard looks good and very durable. Everyone needs a neighbor Guy.
Love your new Tractor grill Guard .
Nice job! Guy sure knows his stuff.
The first option I'm buying when I order my tractor. Thanks!
Cheers Tim!
Need to add a fancy lightbar flush mounted into that grille gaurd!
GP, what a great friend & neighbour you have in Guy... and i'm sure he feels the same about you.
Paint booth? Looks great. Thanks neighbor Guy!
Good Evening GP 😇 Outstanding Steel Worker At ( Steel Supermarkets ) 😇👌👍 I miss so much the team work that I had with Joe doing his steel projects 👍👌🧐Ho The Drummer In You Show Off ( flipping you spray Can in the air !!! ) 🎵👍😇 I realy like The Big Vice bench 💪👍😇 You are a great actor GP 🤣👍 Great discussion about all the advantage and consequences having or not having an Bush Gard 👍😇👌 OUTSTANDING SUPER GUY 👌😇👍I realy like that video GP Cheers 👍👍😇😇👌👌🍻🍻
LOL! Thanks very much Dave. Yes, it must have been fun to get together with Joe. Have a great weekend Dave!
@@GPOutdoors 😇👌👍
When I was a tractor newbie, I owned a JD 3320. While cleaning up the "jungle" a branch went through the front of the tractor broke through the front of the tractor and barely missed the battery. My dealer repaired the front grill and then installed a grill guard. When the Kubotas were ordered, I had the dealer make and installed grill guards. They will save the tractor at some point. Watching Guy brings back memories of Jack Hardy welding and making things out of steel. Thank for the video.
Morning JH! Thanks - glad you are prepared. Have a great weekend out there!
Guy did very nice job on that guard.
Great look ! You're really lucky to have a neighbour, a friend I must surely say, like Guy !
Phil
Hello Gord
Nice job on guard with great neighbors
Be well
You too Kevin - thanks!
That looks great. Very nice job, Guy.
Nice looking Grill Guard!! Ive gotten one from 511 and even bend it helping a neighbor!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Great Job Gord. You and Husky Bob Created a fine part for the Tractor. keep up the good work.
LOL!
Very nice bush gaurd Gord. You sure are fortunate to have a great neighborhood like Guy. His skills are invaluable for sure, you guys make a great taem.👍
You're one lucky guy to have Guy for a neighbor. Of course you don't need me to tell you that
:)) I am very fortunate - cheers Don!
KUDO'S to Guy !!!! What a talented man. Awesome job. Thanks for sharing.
Great Job. Appears Guy can build anything.
That guard will serve you well!. Am I the only one who still looks away at Welders Flash? Then it dawns on me....its a video. Cheers
LOL! Guilty as charged...:))
Guy hooked you up real nice!! The whole project just looks ready for work!👍
Grill looks great! nice work guys!
Great looking bush guard Gord. Guy did a great job, and your paint job looks perfect as well.
Friends like that are hard to come by ,he is good at what he does xx
Pass to guy good job on GP bush fabricator. Kubota paint must be made from gold !
Will do - Cheers!
Sharp looking and great team work
Excellent job "Guy" and "Guys"! haha Very nice job. Hind sight is 20/20 they say.
Morning Ross!
Hi Gord! That’s a truly amazing looking grill guard! Professional grade for sure. Kudos to Guy for lending his fabrication skills to the project. Thanks for sharing!
Great job and the pride in a job done well. Good to have friends too huh Gordon? Cheers !
You bet SD! Enjoy your weekend!
Nice looking brush guard GP! Wow, $40 for a can of Kabota orange spray paint! I think I would’ve gone the cheap route and used black. Guy is a skilled craftsmen and a very good neighbor! Have a good weekend everyone, from Northwestern Vermont.
Allis-Chalmers orange is the same shade.. can pick it up at any tractor supply
You were so lucky that all you did was break the plastic grill. It could have been so much worse. Guy is an excellent fabricator, you are lucky to have him! But he is lucky to have you too when its time to cut split and stack firewood! Excellent video, Thanks GP! Cheers!!
I think so too - thanks Michael! All the best!
I hope. He's teaching you a little basic welding and fabricating at the same time.
Brush guard turned out great Gord! Have a great weekend! Hope you get some more use out of that snowblower soon!👍
Morning Jeff - me too. Enjoy your weekend!
Awesome in many ways. Well done gents!
Good evening GP…
That looks Great..
Thank you Guy for helping out Gord.. Guy sure has a lot off talents and knowledge…
I must say I have never seen a angel square like that one..
Interesting…
Thanks for sharing GP..
As always stay safe and always be kind..
Cheers
Hey neighbor, can you just weld this up for me? It'll only take a couple of minutes. Lucky you have a good neighbor.
LOL! Yup, he caves in everytime....he is awesome. Have a nice weekend!
Nice job Guy and Gord, looks great.
Will make one on my L2501! Thank you GP!
Cheers Richard!
Very nice work and front tractor grill. Thank you for your video
That's an amazing brush guard!
Cheers Chad!
Came out great GP! And at a very reasonable price, minus the paint, Lol! Guys a talented man. Cheers!
LOL! Morning Doug. Yup that paint price was hard to swallow. Hope you are keeping well - all the best to your family!
Great Job Guy and Gord !! That will be a great addition to the Kubota while doing ANY work with the tractor. You never know when something can and will grab ahold and hurt something. You do need a grill guard that will take a beating and Guy built a good one. Thanks for sharing with us and we all need to be a neighbor like Guy and remember him before he needs help, he may be to proud to ask when he needs a hand. You all stay safe up there and get ready for winter it will sneak in and catch up on what it has missed so far this season. Fred.
Good day Fred. So true. I am very fortunate and you are right - he never asks - I kind of have to force help on him sometimes. LOL. His wife always smiles about it. Have a great week and thanks for the kind comments!
@@GPOutdoors I know Guy really appreciates the unasked for help. Keep him covered!!. Fred
Good job Guy!!!
Wow, nice work! Looks great!
Awesome job and awesome Guy.... When I got my Kioti CK4010, I fabricated a forestry roof and grill guard before I ever went to the bush. I had seen enough videos showing the damage and I knew it was not a matter of if but of when. Still wish I had a protection plate underneath .
These little projects take a lot of time and effort!
Nice work!
Nice project Gord! I hear Kubota is coming out with one. I will definitely put one on mine.
Gord, what a great project. That grill guard looks really nice, well done! I too have one of these fine Kubota LX series tractors and like you, I purchased a grapple. The very first day I used the grapple, I realized that the parts behind the grill were at extreme danger of being compromised. I purchased a grill guard from 511. It went on super easy, 15 maybe 30 minutes. So with my new grill guard, I went to work. Within the first hour of using the grapple, being careful, learning how to use it without stressing the FEL, I did manage to take a tree limb into the grill guard tipping back a grapple load. It did not dent grill guard, but it did leave a good sized smudge of tree sap on it. I was thankful I put the grill guard on.
I am always amazed at how clean your tractor looks. You must take it thru the GP outdoors tractor wash after each use. Do you do much paint touch up on your tractor implements as they always look new. How many hours do you have on your tractor now? Take care, keep making these great videos.
Good morning Craig! Happy to hear you got the guard on early and just in time. Justin makes some really nice guards. Honestly, I do my maintenance for sure, but I rarely ever wash it. LOL. I have about 300 hours on it now. The implements are holding up well so I have not had to touch them up at all yet. Enjoy your tractor and thanks for the comment Craig!
Very nice looking guard Gord, I wish you had it on over at Husky Bob's. Many thanks to Guy for helping you with this project. Please don't add anymore "character" to your LX like Guy's.
LOL! Cheers Mike!
Have a grapple and brush guard because of this channel. Brush guard has taken quite a few hits over the years, easily one of the best investments for the grapple, along with the 1,400lbs of ballast I’ve added.
Lucky to have a neighbor as nice and skilled as Guy.
Cheers Gunner! All the best!
Great Job!
How's she goin'? Bush guards are worth the money for sure. Guy is a craftsman and did a great job on this grill guard. Too bad you messed it up with the 'Orange' paint!! LOL Thanks for sharing this project!! Take care!!
LMAO! Morning Grampie! Yup, I knew I should have used red. Hope you and Nanna have a nice weekend and you are both doing well. Cheers!
@@GPOutdoors Don't get me wrong GP, Orange is an OK color but red is where it's at buddy!!! LOL
Nice job GP. You can’t put a price on doing fun things with guy or a good buddy! Cheers
Morning Sam!
you can tell Guys a true craftsman .great job it looks great.
Cheers C2!
Gord, you and Guy did a fantastic job...that is a BEAUTIFUL grill guard! Way to go!!! Cheers 🍻 👍🇺🇲 🇨🇦
Good morning Chris! You bet - Guy did a great job - it turned out really nice. Have a great weekend!
That grill turned out really nice Gord. Must have if you doing any kind of brush moving too.
Hey Kev! Yes Guy did an awesome job I think. Hope you are keeping well. Cheers!
GP , Awesome looking brush gaurd. great work on the build (Guy) and ouch on the paint cost.
LOL! I'll say. Cheers Ray!
Greetings Gord, Lee here, Guy did an awesome job on your guard. Great to have some peace of mind now when working the loader or grapple. You and your family keep well, later.
He sure did Lee. :) You too - all the best and thanks for saying hi!
Interesting project.. I went with Matt at Lown Performance. Great products..
Super nice man and very knowledgeable for sure. Very nice , strong guards - Cheers!
Great job GP. I made one similar for my Kubota
Wow GP, that is one fancy custom bush guard! Well worth the time & way less expensive (& probably more sturdy) than OEM. At 39 (dollars or Canadian), I might have done with simple & less expensive outdoor black or some other color. Yikes, and I remember when orange tractors were the value brand compared to green. Those were the days.
I need to do mine! Don't have a friend who welds, wish I did! Good job though guys! Anything to protect your tractor!
Looks great Gord! Nice job Guy!👍
Great video Gord. It looks really good. It's great to have good friends who are willing to help out!
Great video.
Guy is one heck of a fabricator! You're lucky to have him as a friend!!
I sure am. Have a great weekend!
As usual great stuff.
That is one nice looking guard GP. Love doing mods on my equipment also
Great job!. I need one of those.
That really came out nice. Also, very good and concise explanation of how you did it.
Nice nice nice, you gave me ideas to make my own, Thank you Gordon 👍👍
:)🙂
Great video, Great work from Guy !!
I fell a blonded Ash tree last Sunday and was thinking about you when I was cleaning up the top with the grapple. Need to get something on the front of my L3901. Great video as always GP.
Great video GP. Your weather is just as nuts as ours is. 2 little snows and now there is nothing on the ground. Got the tractor out once and that turned out to be a waste of time for only about an inch. We would like some snow but not 5 or 6 feet. Have a great weekend and looking forward to your next video. Peace from west central Illinois
All the best Curt!
Very cool!!! 👍👍👍
Looks Great GP 👍
Cheers!
Looks great!!!!
I keep thinking about it. This may be the push I needed.
Good luck Tony!
That looks great very nice job by you and guy very smart great protection for the front of your tractor hey Gord you must have watched Paul and kathy short they have a UA-cam channel from Newfoundland they do a lot of mod’s for kubota tractors anyway thanks for sharing take care have a great weekend
Hey thanks Tom. Yes indeed - some interesting accessories but I checked - no grill guards. Have a great weekend!
Looking nice!!! Will be strong too! When you look at all the components that limb could have broken, that gives me vertigo! Lol! Everything gets crazy expensive when buying parts alone. Thanks!
Cheers Joe!
Awesome
GP, you're right on. The exact same thing happened to my Kubota a month ago. Pushed into a pile didn't see the limb pushing into the grill. I have the exact same damage you do Fortunately it did not damage the radiator. Ironically had the metal sitting in my garage to make a grill guard for over a year and never got around to it. You can bet I will be getting around to it now. Lol.Thanks for the video
Whew! Glad it didn't make it far. Good luck with your build Rudy!
@@GPOutdoors thank you sir!
It looks great 👍. I think that you will be happy with it. You definitely don't want to have any issues with the engine parts.
You certainly don’t have to sell me! I smashed in the grill of my last tractor and it was like $300-400 US. First thing I did when I bought my new 3046r was put on a brush guard and I’m sure happy I did!
Looks awesome GP. Great work by you and Guy. Great having guy there to give you a hand. Love those projects? Mine is in the works for my newest tractor. Have a great weekend GP👍✊
Good stuff Bob! I am sure it will turn out great. You too!
Excellent job and it looks fantastic from my house!🤣👨🚒
LOL! Cheers DA!
You are a good man!🙏👏👍🇸🇪
Thanks very much. Have a nice weekend!
👋Hi Gord. That looks fantastic. I’m so glad you took my advice. And I’m sure others suggest as well.
I’m wanting to do the same As you did. I don’t have a grapple. But still had a stick make it’s way and pinch into the grill. 😥Lucky nothing was damaged.👍Great video well done. 😊
You bet thanks BJ. Have a great weekend out there!
In Canada. Home Hardware stocks Kubota "Implement" Orange paint. Cheaper than dealer supplied paint.
Thanks - I didn't know but great info for folks - thanks Bob!
Good to know , thanks, couldn’t find it anywhere, even NAPA didn’t have Kubota Orange, guy at a counter said, “if you find it, let me know, I need some too”
Great video Gord! I welded rolled expanded metal to the back of my grapple itself...much wider protection area and doesn't have a dimming effect on the headlights.
Fabulous Job with the grill and once again very informative video. Well done GP. Love your videos, great stuff!
That looks great, GP. I hope you have a great holiday and hope the New Year goes great for you. Cheers!
Thanks so much Gary. I hope all is going great with you and your family. Cheers!
Gord, you might consider changing the name to “GP & Guy Outdoors!” 🤭🤣😂 Just kidding! Beautiful job and super video! Thanks from 78° Florida
LOL!
Great Video Gord - and what a nice, tidy and organized shop Guy has. The guard looks great, and you can tell your friends you used CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) to make sure it fits and looks like a genuine Kubota part !
LOL! Good morning Gerry!
Very sharp looking GP! I gave my guard a good wallop last summer but it saved the grill but last fall I had a branch go behind the guard taking out a headlight. Ouch$$$
That is a strong looking grill guard. I couldn't agree with you more Gord, about it. I haven't taken delivery yet on my LX-2610 and already shopping for a grill guard! I would make one myself, but don't have a welder ... at least yet.
Good luck and congrats on the new tractor David!