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I've searched other BX2200 power loss threads and found none matching my situation. This one has about 900 hrs on it. I've had it for 20 years. Garage kept. Nothing remarkable aside from being well kept for at least the last 700 hours and 20 years. Generally very reliable. Have fixed many...

I have a MF DL250 loader. The pivot point round ball (inside the base of the joystick) broke off of the pin. Web sellers say this is very common. I have not gotten home yet from the working trip where it broke, do not have the brand/model/part number off the joystick yet. Anyone have a good...

Which Kubota models tractors have DPF filtering and which do not? Is there a list or simple tabular reference as to what models do and do not have DPF filtering -- both filtering and fluid requirements ? I am hearing that 25.5HP is the threshold. What about BX2670 and 2670-1 for example that...

VMC Orsi RB415B Boom Mower fits farm tractor 3pt hitch 60 hp or more; 17ft reach. PTO driven. Separate pumps for cutting and positioning. Very rubust. Has 48" rotary cutter on extendable arm. Second owner. Very low hours, est. 75 total hrs. Garage kept. Incl. cable controls, stabilizer bars...

This is a learning/education thing, NOT trying to solve some specific current problem. Over the last decade or two I have seen several TBN threads that talked only slightly or indirectly about axle placement along the length of trailers. I have never seen a good discussion much less tutorial...

My MF 2660 has about 550 hrs or slightly less on it. 2010 model bought in April 2011. Never ever a minute's trouble with that Perkins. Probably the most reliable thing about the tractor... Anyway on 11/27/22 at about 38 degrees outside air temp I started it up with no problem and went about...

Just to the right of the "1/10" explanatory printed mark beside the hour meter is a tiny window with a small vertical white mark that seems to alternate from white to black (or gone) when the engine is running. It is not fast but kind of blinking on and off and on ... maybe 2 or 3 seconds...

Anyone have a black grille for the B2710? Know of a source? New prices are ridiculous.

The deck that is normally listed for the B2710 is the RCK60-27B (aside from the 72 inch which is not what I'm after.) I have B2150's with the RC60-21 or RC60-21B decks. My question is: Will the RC6021 decks work on a B2710 using the same suspension and attachment hardware between the deck...

Had a disagreement with a tall stump hidden by even taller grass ... and an added excuse of dusk lighting... the tractor is a MF2660HD low profile made in 2010 and sold new in early 2011. Neither the thick parts book nor the owner's manual show this style wheel at all so I do not have an...

I have one RCK60B-22BX deck on my own BX2200 and another on my daughter's machine. The daughter's machine was treated rough by a previous owner but in good operating condition since I acquired it for her in late 2014. Her deck is noticeably much more noisy than mine. I'd call it a "rumble" more...

Here in MD on 16 Feb 22 I paid $180 more for home heating oil (HHO) than the same 300 gal would have cost for off-road diesel (ORD). The price difference was 60 cents a gallon! At the time $3.84/gal vs $3.23/gal. Priced with 2 different suppliers and both had the same differential within...

Never mind why I have 3 Kubota B2150's. The first 2 are stick trans and the latest one is hydrostatic. The latest one obtained this summer from the midwest required only minor mech stuff to get it serviceable using the MMM (and whatever else I decide to do with it.) Now for the problem...

I see many people using "00" Grease for older gearboxes with chronic leaks , esp where replacing seals would cost nearly what the old hog is worth, etc. I have been using Tractor Supply "00" Grease in an old JD 413 hog for years but finding it harder to locate lately. Several questions: 1)...

This is my daughter's BX2200D with a 60" MMM. I bought it used four or five years ago and it has been a good machine (as is my own BX2200 just like it except for tires.) The Problem: The deck will not raise and lower normally. Hydraulic lift worked fine for years. Now the deck will not...

Of all places to find out, I just read the current issue of TIME. On pp. 10 of the Aug. 17/24 issue I found a tiny note saying that the USDA released parasitoid wasps starting in 2007 and as of 2018 these kinds of wasps have been released in 26 states to combat the invasive emerald ash borer...

I have need to replace two front tires on a Kubota B2150. The original tires (AG tread, R-1) are marked "6-12 NHS" and "Carlisle Super Lug" model. They are probably 30 years old. In shopping for replacements, I see some 6-12 tires marked "ONO" that are also Carlisle tires and are radials...

Anyone know where you can get replacement parts for Pacer sickle bar mowers ? The rotor driven by the main shaft on the mower has a heavy sleeve that has twin half-balls on it that are clamped by the metal on the pitman arm and drive the pitman arm. The sleeve and or pin inside it are worn out...

The impetus for this post/thread is that I think FEL buyers/users would be much better informed if data were available regarding the torsion and rotational load capacity of the FELs on the market. Loaders get used for SO many things, whether appropriate or not, and a lot of people shopping...

I have a Kohler engined Gravely walk-behind or riding sulky machine. It has been erratic lately, backfiring at times and refuses to run full rpm. Also does not idle well & usually quits. Runs well at mid-range rpms. Already drained gas bowl, used Seafoam additive, use non-ethanol gas, replaced...

If you search using Google or in Amazon for 'Lube Shuttle grease guns' or for 'Air-Tec' there is quite a bit of info on these wonderful sounding German made tools. But only one company and that in Europe. There are 2 or 3 You Tube videos on the advantages and convenience of these guns. Most of...

OK, one of my foolish past decisions is revealed. I bought a pallet of bolts at an auction. They were in boxes covered with plastic and mostly not visible. As a result I have literally a few thousand bolts (slightly more than I need shall we say ...) All stainless except some brass as noted...

Anyone seen a used skid-steer compatible brush grapple for sale within 150 mile radius of southern Maryland ? Ideal would be clamshell type 66" wide or even 60" wide, with heavy tines, rear hyd cylinders, etc. Closest model to desired unit would be the 66" Extreme Duty Root Rake Clam Grapple...

Last year I bought a "Lane Shark" FEL mounted 44" brush cutter, hydraulically driven, runs at many angles, nice for clearing fence rows, overhanging limbs, etc. Great tool. Readily driven by a utility farm tractor and NOT requiring the high flow hydraulics of a skid steer. OK, fine. NOW, I...

After a 7 year break from my post in 2011 regarding MF 2660 brakes (see quote next) I will follow the quote with a question. QUESTION: Since the above drama, many other bugs were fixed on the tractor and it has become a solid lovable workhorse. [The dealer is long gone, went out of...

The TBN forums badly need a "like" function -- some way to register enthusiastic agreement with a particular Post. It should NOT require a full fresh post taking up all that real estate and wasting so much time and resource on everyone's part. I'm no designer but a BIG red checkmark appended by...

I bought a MF2660 in early 2011 equipped with a Perkins 1104D-44T engine. The engine has been very trouble-free. What I cannot find is thorough information about the engine. I find it amazing what is NOT easily found on the web, NOT in the Service manual which I bought for over $200, Not in...

I have around 350 hrs on this 2011 low-profile, 81 horse, open station utility tractor used mainly for pasture clipping, bush hogging, and loader work for removing debris and limbs/logs while cleaning up a hilly old 100 ac farm. I use the 4WD a high % of the time due to steep ground and...

My cousin and I have a 1954 Massey Harris Pacer which our family bought new to replace the two horses as they approached retirement age. It has been a remarkable machine in 100 different ways. The one I write about here at the moment is "Unwanted Engine Stoppage." The Pacer 4 cyl Continental...

These are impressive, being gas powered but remotely controlled mowers. Three models 22", 32" and 48" models. Can operate on very steep slopes, etc. I have expended a reasonable effort trying to find the ballpark prices for them to no avail. Obviously they are high as poison or they would not be...

I have posed this question or similar ones before. It remains a puzzle to me. If you scan through all the "MF Owning and Operating" threads not 5%, I'd even say 1%, relate to tractors over 60 hp and of those at least half are older than 10 year old machines. That's OK but don't the people...

I'm interested in a wide bucket (existing std bucket is 47") for the LA211 loader on my BX2200. Probably a 60" or so would be good. Could very well be light duty as the intent is snow removal and light material, not heavy stuff. I've seen Long brand 60" blades to replace the bucket on the LA211...

B&S engine on model 1232 rear engine rider Gravely. I'm not where the machine is but once a month and try to get parts lined up for each visit. The engine data from a photo says Family: YBSXS.5012VP 274826. I do not have the Model, type, and code from the engine at the moment. The...

This is a 1232 Gravely rear-engine rider. I was guilty of cutting too tall wet grass too long and burned off the belt. Not the first time. Happened 4 years ago too. Working fine right to the point of the belt demise. Shut it off, replaced belt. NOW the engine starts fine with the brake...

We have a 1954 Massey Harris Pacer which has been largely restored, runs well and is full of nostalgia for us original-owner family members who are left. Right now trying to get the "cutter bar" or mid side sickle bar mower back up and going. Bar has been straightened, new bolts, etc. The...

I have a 76" "pinch bucket" which is great for clearing an old farm, etc. However it often takes 5 or 6 tries to get a firm clamp on a tree, log or large limb. Before I go fabricating my own teeth, do you folks know of an off the shelf set, like a tooth bar, that would fit the clamping edge of...

Where is the new 4700 series being built ? Japan or ?? The literature shows no cab models (which is fine with me since I can't use a cab model...) . Things I like in advance are the bevel gear front drive (much better maneuverability than my 2660), choice of 12 speed manual or hyd shuttle...

The MF2650/60 tractors all have a very odd (and I say poor) design feature which is that the 3pt position control lever only moves about 3/4 inch from all the way down to all the way up for a typical implement like a 7ft bush hog. Mine for example operates between the 4 and the 5 on the marked...

My family owns three (two BX2200 and a BX2230) 4wd Kubotas. Two of the three have leaking power steering cylinders. Mine started leaking when it was about 20 degrees outside and I began doing snow removal. It stopped leaking after some warm up and TLC. Only minor seepage since. The other one...

Model 297 Bush Hog brand. Normal pasture clipping and some brush but nothing huge. Might have 50 to 70 hours on it. Using 81hp tractor to run it, well within specs on everything. Never hit anything catastrophic (like a big stump or boulder...) Found a horizontal hairline crack in the...

Has about 800 hrs on it. Bought used from dealer who said it had a lot of water in the fuel system. They replaced all the filters, drained the fuel, cleaned it out and seemed to run fine when bought. After maybe 5 or 6 hours usage it began to bog down and balk at mowing (60" deck.) Struggled to...

I have been using an Orsi RB415B 3pt mounted cutter on a MF 2660 tractor. Would like to trade info with other users of this and similar equipment. There are quite a few brands out there and sizes ranging from small cutter bar "sickle mowers" to ones over 3500 lbs. Mine is around 2500 lbs...

There have been several threads (last year) with titles that sounded like paydirt but inside were only fluff and generalities. More comfortable seats, luxury vs plain, etc. Also ALL were into cab models rather than platform models. I am interested only in the non-cab models. 1) Can someone give...

This is a near-new tractor hours-wise. An April 2011 purchase with around 165 hrs. now. Sat over the winter only started and ran some once a month. In Nov. 2013 the lift was used with no problem with a roughly 2500lb object (boom cutter) mounted. Had been used all summer. In early April 2014...

In recent years skid-steer adapters have shown up on front end loaders of most brands of farm tractors. Some have even become "standard." Great variety of attachments besides just buckets. Also potentially wild problems. Multiple manufacturers now offer swing-boom or articulated arm cutters...

Dealers in MD and WV seem to have all gotten one 4600 (usually a low end 4608) since these came out this spring. Anyone out there own a 4600 yet who can say with experience how they perform on steep ground? Points of interest: 1) Do they have brakes that will hold the machine on a steep...

As many of you know, the relatively recent (over the last 3-4 years) Brazilian-made MF2600HD series is out of production & not made anymore. The replacement is said to be the 4600 series. My rumor mill has it that the 4600's will be: - Made in Japan - Use the SISU Finland-made diesel engine...

DL250 loader mounted on an MF2660HD low Profile tractor. The machine has about 90 hrs on it, though I've had it since April 2011. In all that time I noticed the bucket could not be "forced tip down" to do things like smoothing soil or sand or gravel in reverse. It curls up fine but only...

I have been using this forum off and on for over a year. In that time no one other than myself has ever posted a single thread on these tractors. No one has ever responded to the 6 or 8 that I have posted who owned one. Response was always from non-owners. Are there THAT few of these machines...

The same NEW tractor reported on in spring 2011 with poor brakes (fixed) and fuel starvation on steep ground (fixed) and clutch not fully engaging (fixed maybe ...) had yet another disease: In trying to pry a blown down tree up out of the ground with the corner of the bucket, the loader frame...

Anybody bent one besides me ? My DL250 loader holds the bucket about 2" lower on one side than on the other. Investigation with the bucket off shows the loader itself is skewed low on one side by that amount. No welds broken, no paint cracked, no loose bolts, all pins are in right place, no...

When the 3pt position control is near the top (near but not in the constant pumping area) one can produce an horrendous clanking noise that resembles or exceeds the worst rod bearing noise you ever heard. Initially I did not know it was dependent on the position control and was near panic on a...

My 2660 low profile tractor picking up a Bush Hog model 297 uses only about 3/4 inch of control lever motion to raise the hog. This makes control of the implement way too touchy and difficult. Most of the range of the position control is unused and useless with only the top 3/4" used. This...

I have interest in adding an auxiliary hydraulic pump and control valve to a MF2660LP tractor. I currently use a front-end-loader-mounted rotary cutter for brush, fence rows, and odd-ball places where I can't get the bush hog. There are two reasons for wanting to add an aux pump: 1) The...

I found out the hard way as follows: The fuel tank is 1/3 full (half way between 1/4 and 1/2 tank by guage on the level.) I start up a hillside cutting grass with a 7 ft bush hog. Part way up the engine loses power, sputters and eventually dies. Will not restart. Given the lousy brakes on...

According to my local Kubota dealer the only new loaders available for the B2150 Kubota are the Woods brand AND Woods does not make one for the standard transmission model, only for the HSD. The claim is that the frame is different, etc. Anyone know of a source for FELs for Kubota B2150 ?

I have a new (made in 2010) MF2660LP tractor. The brakes are inadequate. They will not hold the machine on a very steep grade with a 215lb man putting all the weight he reasonably can on the pedals. For example, you cannot drag the wheels on a steep downhill. You dare not start up or down a...