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Read articles →A suburban owner fabricating a custom diamond-plate skid plate to shield the Kioti CS2520's cooling fan from springy saplings during firewood work. The video walks through inspecting the undercarriage, templating from construction paper, cutting the plate, tapping existing frame holes, and re-routing the wiring loom. Practical detail on hardware sizing and fit is included. Most useful for CS2520 owners dealing with similar brush or woodland terrain.
Posted by The Thrifty Suburbanite channel, presenting as a hands-on suburban property owner solving a real problem with their own tractor.
The frame underneath is open, so saplings that spring back after being run over can hit and break the fan blades.
Clamp a paper template to the two flat cross bars, probe for the existing holes, transfer the marks to the diamond plate, then tap the holes with an 8 by 1.25 bottoming tap.
Four 8 by 1.25 by 1.6 bolts for the plate, and longer 8 by 1.25 by 2.5 bolts with a flat washer and nut to hold the wiring loom in place.
The hydraulic filter guard area is the lowest part of the tractor, so hitting a stump or rock there could cause damage.
