Case Study: Sweeper to fit a Kubota LX Series Compact Tractor

The customer for this sweeper is required to use the tractor for general sweeping and maintenance all year round and grass cutting in the summer.

The tractor needed to run other attachments on the back and a mid mowing deck, whilst enabling a sweeper to be connected on the front.

The Front linkage we supplied, allows interchangeability between attachments, simply by pulling a pin and changing one attachment for the other.

The Kersten KM45 front sweepers may be powered by either PTO or hydraulic drive. Both solutions are available on the Kubota LX series but there are pros and cons of each. On the LX there is plenty of hydraulic flow, so the most cost effective option was to run a completely hydraulic system using services at the front of the tractor. This avoids the need to remove the mowing deck.

This sweeper was fitted with a collector box and gully brush. The 5 row spiral brush has plenty of space between the rows to allow movement of voluminous material like snow and requires less power than other brushes to do so. The brush can be manually angled from left to right in this case. There is an option to fit hydraulic angling, which can be operated from the cab.

The items used in this project were as follows:

1. KM 15045 H Front mounted sweeper
2. ABR brackets to fit front sweeper to the Cat 0 front linkage
3. SSB 15045 K collector box
4. ASH 4045 M Gully Brush
5. Front Linkage for Kubota LX

The KM 45 series of sweepers are supplied with garage stands to enable the machine to be wheeled around when not connected to the tractor.

Mounting a sweeper on the front of a tractor provides far greater manoeuvrability than mounting on the rear 3 point linkage and prevents driving over the material to be swept first, which could compact it under the tyres - making it harder to sweep..

However a rear mounted alternative for the LX series could be the KM 15052

Kersten sweepers are great at maintaining hard surfaces by removing detritus and debris which reduces weed growth and is fundamental to Integrated weed management.

Contact Kersten to chat about your requirements.