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Long story short, I am getting rid of my 42" cut zero turn because of issues on modest slopes. I am looking to replace it with the Cub steering wheel type ztr. I'm fine with the 42" cut I currently have, due to tight spaces, lots of small trees to circle, and not that much grass really to mow...

Ha! What you don't see is that the floor is COVERED with tools. Got them off and attacked the surface, covered with dirt, mouse turds, sawdust. I swept it and then swabbed it with Simple Green. Once the magnets come this week, I'll hang them and unload a couple wrench rolls, plus lots of...

Wall Control is sturdy steel pegboard available in various colors, and it's helping me get control of my workbench in the tractor shed. I picked orange to honor my Kubota, with some blue fixtures like the paper towel holder. Nicely painted, Wall Control looks more expensive than it is. Internet...

At least with a tractor, you have a slim chance of shooting between the wheels if it's freewheeling. Why does it not have a deck over the tracks at the door? Is it looks, because it does look cool? Or because a deck would cause a massive snow/ice jam?

When I got my new B2601 two years ago with my first R14s, I asked the salesman what psi I should run. "Twenty pounds, all around!" he said. Not sure what the sidewall says, but it turns out that's about what my owner's manual says for R14s. 20 up front seems to work good for the loader—when...

Thanks Roadworthy and oosik. There were several niggling problems with my tractor from dealer setup, but I am pretty sure the plastic dipstick had two indicator pegs. My theory is there was a flaw in the plastic. I'm thinking I "should" change the fluid and filters but that if it was going to...

Arly, I told my wife about all this and she speculated that bananas might be so easy to digest, compared with apples, say, that they hit your system all at once.

Today I was doing a fall service on my B2601, and when I checked the hydraulic oil I noticed the tip of the dipstick appears to have been sheared off. There are supposed to be two indicator pegs—as I recall and from watching YouTube videos of others' services—and the bottom one is gone. The end...

ArlyA, you know more about diabetes than me. But for those who are not diabetic, or maybe are pre-diabetic like I was: a medium banana is 105 calories. Compared to much of what people eat, including fatty meat and processed carbs, that is a low cal snack or meal component. Seven corn chips are...

Daugen, I don't know about Truvia. For sweetening I use Stevia, made from a South American plant that has zero calories but is very sweet. Apparently our bodies don't know what to do with it and dump the calories. I use Stevia sold by Splenda, the artificial sweetener company, for no particular...

I drink herbal iced tea! Raspberry Zinger for me, and I love it.

DM, my impression from my low carb brother and all the stuff out there is that replacing carb burning with fat burning ONLY works if you go all in 100%. This is extreme, where fatty meats and cheese are fine but not any oatmeal or a single piece of fruit. Speaking of fruit. I cannot see how it...

My new young doctor, an internist, took me to the woodshed a year ago about being pre-diabetic, at 99 fasting glucose, and obese. It was the kick I needed. I got heavy 15 years ago in a perfect storm of stress. I'd manage to take off 10-15 pounds in the last few years but would put it back on...

Tihanks, Tim! They are not cheap, and the salesman told me the prices are fixed, no negotiation. But I came across the paperwork for the former owner's old JD 345 rider I've been using and that's 27 years old: $7,300 plus. You can buy quite a ztr for that, though I doubt most will last that...

Thanks, RJ. After looking at some others on another lot after posting, I think I share your perspective. The Kubota does cost considerably more. But the stamped decks on a few others seemed so cheap it made me wonder about the rest of the mowers.

I am interested in this smaller zero turn because we have a tight, irregular lawn for the most part. But I wonder what the pros and cons are of this being at the bottom of the 231 lineup. It has a Kawasaki engine, 21.5 hp, which seems fine for my needs. It seems that in other brands the smaller...

I agree it's getting late to put in a lawn and would be tempted to sow cheap annual ryegrass as a cover crop. But if you go ahead, or when you do, straw is your friend. Especially if there's any slope. Straw holds moisture for the seedlings, breaks the force of raindrops, adds organic matter...

Yes. But the question has moved on: water dispersion vs. water coalescing additives? Apparently most consider it a moot point. Which is my theory: coalescing the water or dispersing it both work as long as the tractor's filter/filtration and bowl function as designed.

Not mine!

Also: JD has a red ring in the bottom of its fuel bowl in the 1025R that floats when there's water. Has anyone tried using one in a Kubota?

Smokey and others, I wanted to circle back to this issue of water dispersers vs treatments that coalesce water. I cannot find a definitive answer, only conflicting opinions. My theory is that both work—if the fuel filter material does exclude water, it should work with dispersed OR coalesced...

Smokey, I use Hot Shot's Secret Diesel Winter Anti-Gel. It does not say on the bottle it disperses moisture, but some of the promo material on Amazon says it does. So I don't know. The reason I use Hot Shot's is because of its rankings in the Project Farm tests on Youtube: Project Farm Diesel...

My tank holds 6 gallons. In winter, I try to fuel up by half a tank. It can be hard to get 3 gallons in, but it's about that much, plus or minus.

I appreciate all the advice. I was going to dump the fuel bowl but wasn't sure if that'd help. I asked the tech who was here and he said what's there is just fuel. Not sure he understood my issue or if I understood his response. Sounds like I should go ahead and dump the bowl, whether I change...

Frost seed red clover and ladino clover. This may increase hay drying time but will end up bringing more grass on. I would NOT seed grass. There is enough grass seed in your soil to last till kingdom come. Check your fertilizing effect by taking a soil sample. It is possible you are not...

When fueling up about 3 weeks ago at the corner station, a clump of snow fell into my fuel tank. The clump must've been somewhere on the handle above the nozzle. I didn't see it until it fell. It sat before my amazed eyes for an instant between the nozzle and the rim of the tank opening. The...

As I said, my tractor will squeeze under my door with the ROPS up but tends to catch slightly on the lip of the door going out. The weird thing is that my tractor should not be able to get in the garage at the height Kubota lists for it. That must have been taken with ag tires. I got R14s. I'm...

Bill, how much had you cut down the ROPS?

Thanks, Root Cause. My manual does not explain this setting. It does say Kubota recommends the ROPS and seat belt in almost all applications. I am only about 5'-8" now and the bent position is probably okay protection. It just looks so different/so much lower than fully raised. As you indicate...

When fully raised, my ROPS will barely squeak under my garage door. But backing out, it will pucker the bottom lip of the door. These photos show my ROPS in the second position. Does this look safe to you? It doesn't feel nearly safe to me. But if it's not as safe as fully raised, it makes me...

I have a 27 yoa Deere riding lawmower and a new Kubota B2601. So I am in both dealerships. So far, Deere has been great at keeping my old rider going. I know it's going to break down once a year at its age, and it will be very expensive to repair it. I tried a local shop but it was expensive...

Later I talked to the woman he and I were digging out. She said he'd said, as she recalled, he'd said it was a 1950s tractor that had belonged to his father.

Making hay is far more costly than most realize. It includes labor, which is undervalued in farming, and replacing what hay takes from the land. I farmed part-time for 15 years and know it's tough to break even. My eyes were opened when I took soil tests on our new home place. Where the land...

It appears from this and posts here and elsewhere that Kioti has targeted Kubota effectively. Enough gripe about the treadle pedal, for instance, that that's a no-brainer place to offer an alternative. I think a lot of Kubota but it, and its dealerships, need competition and not just from JD to...

That Canadian trend on weather surprises me because people need actual temps. However, when I want to brag to my wife, it's great to tell her it feels like 110 I've been out working in. But I can make that up! TV and radio news folk do talk fast and have a sense of urgency. I think it keeps an...

Thanks, Hay Dude. I really hope I can do that! My impression is that button placement is operator's choice, at least for those two locations front or side. So maybe that means what you suggest will work . . . PS: Stalk is round.

I've been irritated recently because when lifting my blade or bucket from the ground, my loader stops, jerks, and stutters. Come to find out, I'M doing it! My 3rd function buttons are on the front of the joystick knob (see photo). My fingers tend to at least brush the buttons when I lift my...

Thanks, Gary. I think a lot of the wear on my rubber edge came from using it on gravel. Not from my asphalt. It does a good job on fluffy snow but if I let it get packed, I have to wait for some melting.

Gary, do you typically take the rubber all the way down onto the pavement. If so, are you in float?

The Good Works video RJ referenced makes a good case for the UHMW poly blade. Longer lasting than steel!? Quieter, slicker, and won't mark surfaces. A 5' one for my tractor looks like about $300. Something to think about after I flip my rubber edge. Here is his web page on ordering...

Thanks, RJ. I know of Good Works. He is just selling implements now, per recent video, so should still be in the scraper edge business too.

Thanks, Lou! I am sure this will be less expensive too when it comes time to replace my rubber edge. It can be reversed once. But at the rate I am going, that's going to come before the end of this winter.

Also, can the polyurethane edges be easily cut with a power saw? I have a 5' blade and the FallLine ones are 6'.

O.M.G.! He doesn't look buckled in, either. Insane, though he must've done it before. If he's not buckled in as well, dang. That makes me cringe as much as operating on that slope. Props for wearing a mask tho!?

Is yours the FallLine brand that Lou linked to? It would help to know of all options. Lou's reference looks real good though. Maybe the one sold by FallLine is sold by all others, idk.

I am fighting the underlying cause, grubs, too. If I dig a small hole in this yard, I find 1-3 big fat white grubs. Look like Japanese beetle grubs I see pictured. Am using Milky Spore organic control. Get it from Amazon in granulated your can use in a spreader. Seems to be working. Haven't...

Yesterday late afternoon I was plowing snow with my shiny B2601 and saw an ancient tractor coming down our subdivision road at me. It was a JD that looked like 1930s vintage, with a thin old rear blade. Geezer at the wheel looked like he was out of the 1930s too. Am surely exaggerating on...

I appreciate this thread because am doing my first plowing with a front blade and thick rubber edge from Kubota. Problem is, I wore about 1" off in my first use! I think the problem was more from gravel than my asphalt. I have some gravel but also helped the neighbors with a long gravel drive...

We ended up getting at least 6". Which means about 8" in my drives because there are enough trees along and around them that wind slows and snow drops. Now, I know that 8" is trivial for many on here. But it was plenty for me to handle! And we're in hill country, so many driveways are sloped...

Bob, what is the advantage of a pusher over a front blade?

So plow as it's hitting, don't wait till it's all down?

I appreciate all the advice! I spent two hours plowing this morning. Got about six inches off the top of our asphalt drive, leaving packed snow I think we can drive on. Not sure if it's worth the work and time to get the asphalt bare now. Supposed to be 38 tomorrow and 46 Wednesday. The freezing...

No, I have a lot more to do. I got off maybe half the snow. My drive needed lots more passes. But after my extracurricular plowing and the problem with my loader, I was out of time. Am hitting it early.

Had pretty good traction with my R14s and got a bunch of snow moved. Did not get as much done as I'd hoped after doing my drive once and three neighbors' drives and a bit of our road. Had a loader problem, one of the front stand legs came loose, jammed into the ground when I backed up, and got...

View from our front door. The ridge is where I shoveled the sidewalk a couple of hours ago and put on deicer. Ha!

Yep. It is sleeting now. Freezing rain forecast in one hour. After that, I venture out.

Wow, you got set. I have R14s and they seem to have great traction. It's probably more weight up front I need and that's hard to get. Don't think there's room for a front weight rack with the loader on. I do have over 650 lbs in weight rack and hitches on the back. Plus loaded rear tires.

I did deal with snow for 10 years in southern Ohio, a little snowier than here. All I had then was a hd Bush Hog brand box blade on my 33 hp tractor. So all snow work in reverse. Didn't bother me then but it seems beyond crazy now in my late 60s. But this is also why I have such a learning...

Yep, no chains. They are rare here because heavy snow is rare. Or was. We'll have one snowy (for us) winter out of 3 or some such.

Yeah my plan is to use it before/as I plow going downhill. Then to drive back up over the plowed area in 2WD. the problem I was having that Hay Dude addressed was losing steering control while plowing uphill in 4WD on basically cleaned pavement.

No, Mike. It's start at 1 o'clock today and plan to go back out. Or try to get it all off at 5 p.m.

If I was able to get the drive down to bare asphalt before the rain, it seems I'd create a disaster. Vs using the snow to help get rid of the ice.

Can't tell how many of you are addressing my main question: timing. I know, per the hourly forecast, that freezing rain is coming on top of 4" snow for about an hour. Then back to snow. My theory is wait till after the rain and attack.

Also should have said my drive is asphalt and very steep. Hay Dude helped last time with advice to stay in 2WD on pavement and not plow while going uphill.

I have a 5' front blade on my 25 hp B2601. My first use, after last snow I explained, was a real learning curve tho the rig worked pretty well.

Thanks all and to MossRoad. I don't think the 4 p.m. freezing rain will turn our 4+ inches to mush because it is too cold. It probably will affect the top some and make a crust. But I lack experience removing snow so I am kind of freaking out.

Also, unlike last time, the ground is cold. So of course is pavement. Icing will happen anyway I think but it's not like it's going to happen much before I get out today or tomorrow. Well, with this freezing rain, and then more snow forecast, I do think I should get out at least after that.

No where to go tomorrow. BUT I have started plowing a bit for neighbors when I do get out. Guys, am not concerned with this snow about melting underneath—will get going before that. The issue is when to attack this snow when I know freezing rain on top is coming. Am thinking I should wait till...

We will have at least 4 inches by the time the freezing rain hits, if that info helps.

So now I am really confused! I am a Florida boy and using a plow for the first time. Last snow, what happened was bad. Got a few inches of nice fluffy snow. Next day was bitterly cold and we had the grandkids. And The Wife barked at me about leaving her. When I went out the next day, were icy...

We are getting heavy snow now in SW VA. Snow is really piling up. Then we are supposed to get "heavy freezing rain" at 4 p.m., then back to snow. What do you all think of this strategy: let it pile up and wait till 5 p.m. to plow? Hard to see it keep piling up, but if I go out and plow...

Ralph, Joe Batt and Vigo make a good suggestion: rear forks. Kubotas will lift a lot more with the rear, and the rear forks can be easier to put on and detach. They also can easily accommodate a homemade platform and become a carry-all. I had a set for years that I used for moving round hay...

This may have been mentioned already, but I read a story today about a Virginia guy whose car broke down in the storm, he tried to walk home, got lost, and froze. He called his family and told them where he thought he was, but the deputies couldn't find him. They found his body yesterday not far...

I can vouch on this brand for covering implements. Got one when Jeff mentioned it before, and it is now in service, covering my bucket. It is very thick and heavy. I drape tarps and lightly secure them so there's lots of air circulation. For covering a tractor, I actually might want a lighter tarp!

Have enjoyed this thread and thought I would share this article from today's New York Times. Very interesting story and comments section. Many layers to this incident. Dog Is Hailed as ‘Real-Life Lassie’ After Leading Police to Truck Crash

We got about 3" here, 40 mins west of Roanoke. I got to use my blade. Semi-optional except if you get most of it off the sun should help clear it better. I'm taking credit for my daughter and son in law getting a UPS delivery right after I plowed their driveway...

Our Kroger is cleaned out of bread and milk and more! I put my new blade on as insurance against actual snow . . .

60 degrees and cloudy today. Last night we got 1 3/4" rain—the most in one event since 2020. It was the second measurable precipitation we've had since October. And the only other was 1/4". Had drought all summer, too. We are under a winter storm warning for tonight. 4-5" snow forecast and...

Anyone who never walks or rides, or hasn't in a long time, tends to lack awareness of walkers, bicyclers, and riders. By awareness I basically mean respect for how vulnerable they are and feel. My wife and I walk on the unpaved country road adjacent to our house, and while most drivers are...

I recently got a heavy duty Heavy Hitch stand for my hitch. Unless you are able to unload the weights as Pleease suggests, when removed the loaded hitch is unsteady even with weights on inner and outer racks. I have grandkids around. And my homemade 2x4 stand was inadequate. It seems like...

I used a box blade here for a while and for many years elsewhere. Heavy Hitch began to appeal to me because it had weight and a receiver hitch, plus I could use a ripper in the receiver. What I found was that the hitch felt much less in the way, felt very compact, and was heavier than my...

Xfax, I picked up a load of fence posts Thursday and the only way they got them on my little trailer was with a loader that bent in the middle like that. I told the girl that she could have never done that with a tractor because there was a huge tank right behind her and she didn't adjust for it...

Funny how we grow tired of some Youtubers or come to hate some of them. I don't watch Mike Morgan enough for him to fall into either category! He's kind of slow and talky at first, and some love it. But he really helped me with one video showing how to dribble out gravel from the front bucket...

I guess being able to angle like that is a blade's advantage over a box blade. I can just tilt my box front to back and side to side of course.

Yes! And though the underlying washboard issue may have been caused by too little weight, I agree with those that say rippers set shallow are the cure. No reason to rip deep and turn up problems. Shallow scarifiers will take out that ripple. I saw my father frustrated by this problem decades...

I like my filled R14s. Have not had a chance to test them in snow yet but they handle our hills well. And have been fine for what I mostly do, loader work. My tractor feels very stable, which I attribute to rear spacers giving 6" more width. I run 20 psi all around, per salesman's advice and...

My granddaughter Rory and my Henry!

I'd like a flail but issues of cost, availability, shipping, and service have held me back. For what it's worth, I lean toward the Italian flail: Del Morino Funny Top series. Partly because Messicks and Good Works are both selling them, which indicates parts and support may endure. No...

On the Morgans, I think Kubota just big-footed RK. They gave/semi-permanently-loaned Mike an MX tractor, a BX tractor, and a big excavator. Savvy marketing by Kubota, and how could RK possibly compete from their product lineup?

I've got to join the chorus of the shocked that a ROPS, or even what buyers would assume is a ROPs, would fare so poorly. Multiple rollovers or not. Now the ROPS on my B2601 looks heavy enough that collapse wouldn't happen. Having written that, I can only hope Kubota figures you may have loaded...

I forgot one time to engage 4WD going down a hill. Not good. Gets your attention. I've wondered though if the tractor being much heavier from loaded rears, also carrying an implement or rear weights, overpowers the brakes? Mine seem weak as it is. Edited to add: I am NOT questioning my...

I run mine at rated speed, about 2,800 rpms. I reckon that's just below full throttle. My Kubota manual says not to run it at full speed so I don't. My understanding is it's important to run hydros at rated speed so the hydro won't overheat.

I really respect this guy's thinking in his choice of a L2501 gear drive. I have my first hydrostat and it'd be hard to go back to gears. But I did fine with three geared tractors.

I've read up more on the L2501 and disagree with myself. The tractor appears to have been envisioned primarily as a gear tractor. As such, the brakes on the right and clutch on the left are the traditional layout. When they make such a tractor hydrostatic, they don't move the brakes. I am not...

I thought Kubota had moved all the brake pedals to the left side. I suspect that design team forgot or never knew, in the age of hydrostat, about split turning brakes. They must have thought if you foot was off the treadle pedal it had to be up, braking.

I knew of a doctor died that way, towing a log with a chain, getting hung, and tractor flipped backwards in a flash. No ROPS.

That is an awesome tractor. As for the treadle pedal, I am getting used to mine after 8 months. Reverse takes effort in the B2601! I may have weakened the spring by chocking the pedal with a piece of 2x4. But I think it's mostly that my body has adjusted.

Minor question; minor issue. But one I face anew. I bent the top link that came with my tractor so got a new beefy one from Heavy Hitch. My old one had a zerk fitting in the middle of the tube. So you keep some grease in there to help lubricate the threads as the top link's ends are screwed in...

I don't understand adjusting the hydraulic power. Most owners can't do that or don't bother. So differences in hydraulic power seem basic to the nature of the tractor as sold. Modifications can be done in any area, but stock tractors are what should be compared.

Awesome project and photos, Muhammad. The plantings on the original site were beautiful, and I am very interested in the re-landscaping. One thing I'd suggest is some kind of ground cover on the big hill above the retaining wall. I think it would help hold the hill and certainly should stop...

Oh, and I see where I got the idea that weights are necessary on both racks of my dual hitch. The Heavy Hitch web site says for the standard cart: Dual bracket hitch, but load must be balanced with an equal amount of weight on each side of hitch This is NOT what users typically say or picture...

Are you still happy with your Heavy Hitch Weight Cart? I am looking at it for my B2601's dual offset rack Heavy Hitch. Also at their new heavy duty cart, which costs $100+ more. I think the regular duty would work, but I may have to keep it outdoors so it needs durability. I don't have enough...

Kubota seems very restrictive in my owner's manual. But on their web site they clarify that weights over than 10-30 or 15-40 can be used: Kubota | Lubricant & Grease Maintenance Schedule I switched my tractor to 5-40 and it's doing fine. Have not had a cold start yet but I now keep a small...

I think there's something to this imprinting on color. If you are born into a Deere family, only green JDs will feel right. As a kid, I thought tractors should be red, as I recall. We'd left the farm and I was growing up in a Florida beach town—never saw a tractor! Then for his retirement...

Incidentally, a lot of posts in this old thread mention using water to soften the soil. A fencer whose video I watched on YouTube says the trick is water and Bentonite. That's a natural, volcanic clay sometimes used to seal pond bottoms. Somehow it melds with the existing dirt or something and...

I am worried about this issue! Am looking at post hole diggers (PHDs) and Danuser is the only one I've come across that offers auger bits for different types of soils. That makes sense to me. Does it matter? I don't know, but it seems weird that all economy and most other post hole diggers seem...

Would a track loader really smooth the ground for future mowing as well as a Harley Rake? If it's been competently finish graded with a dozer, I wonder about the need for a track loader vs. the rake. Maybe the OP can explain? There are videos on YouTube of smaller tractors handling 72" power...

I'm looking at augers and Danuser is the only one I've come across that offers auger bits for different types of soils. That makes sense to me. Does it? My tractor is a 25.5 hp Kubota B2601, so compact. Our soil here is tight clay full of shale. I mean all sizes of shale, which is from...

Sir, what brand is this. Fantastic setups.

Also I should have said that members here gave me the idea of keeping my old rider for my lawn mowing needs and getting a tractor for tractor stuff. I could see that even a 1025R or BX were a bit too large for my yard's tight spaces and slopes. I really wanted to go ONE engine. But for the price...

A couple of months ago, I gave up trying to buy or even order a Woods Brush Bull from a regional dealer. Their proposal came down to this: Not in till at least September, full price and it may be higher than the current list price. The salesman mumbled about steel prices and high demand...

Panik, it's just not as wide as I was used to. I did have the rears set out 6" so that helps. But I have a bush hog, not a finish mower, and use it for fields beyond the house. Three years mowing it with the low rider before I got the tractor have made that old machine standard. It's small and...

To follow up on my old post, today I dragged out this cart to show the slope but I also put my iPhone on it and used the Level function to determine this is an 18% slope. By now, I've been mowing it steadily for four years. I alternative going across it and running up and down. Have had no...

Question for those of you who use a bucket level indicator frequently. If I add one, I wonder how to deal with my bucket issue of going a little too high or too low when picking up mulch? I use the decal on the bucket, now. And I am almost always on a slope when scooping. My mulch pile is on a...

Sounds like I was wrong and the EA bar is not that much heavier than the Piranha. I like the bar in the original post, has that gnarly old school look!

I have the PTB and would not want one heavier. I have a 25 hp Kubota and when a smaller tractor loses 50 lbs of lift to the tooth bar, it can feel significant. I LIKE my PTB and believe it helps, on balance. But the EA bar is much heavier, as I recall. The PTB is plenty strong. Can't hurt it...

Very old or abused diesels and vehicles may spring leaks, I understand, because they were already leaking or their seals would have leaked had they not been so dirty. I switched my first tractor, a little Kubota B6100E my father had used in his nursery business for 10 years, to synthetic with...

I totally agree. Most tractor dealers are sorry. In many ways. An underlying problem is they think they are selling equipment. They are FIRST selling information, or should be. They can move a lot more product that way. And they should be selling service too, which starts with asking and...

To the OP, it is a shame you cannot bond your family to the 1025R! You have to respect their reticence, however, in the end. I am mostly a Kubota guy but was amazed by Tractor Time with Tim showing how much tighter the 1025R's turning radius was than the smaller BX's. I am not sure about cut...

Thanks, fried1765. Great explanation. I've only used a box blade but can see how what you describe with a blade could be very useful.

Fried, can you explain what angling accomplishes instead of or in addition to tilting for crowning? I have never used a rear blade.

This is a great thread. I am learning a lot about crowning a drive. What I have to add from my experience is that it made a huge improvement when I finally got enough crusher run on our long driveway. I think an underlying problem with many drives is there is simply not enough gravel to raise...

Tractor Mike shows crowning in this video:

Bear, I am just up the road from you, in Riner. I know one problem with the road I mentioned is that in spots there is solid rock. The gravel won't stay on it! My daughter's driveway has the same issue, and when there's a big rain there goes the gravel. For those who do want to try crowning...

I maintained a looong, uphill gravel driveway for 10 years in SE Ohio with a box blade. I didn't worry about forming a crown. Car tires took care of that. Part of my goal was always to take out the crown cars made. Now I learn here I was doing it all wrong. Probably was. Sure loved my heavy 5'...

The B2601 is not being replaced by the LX. What happened is over the years the B tractor series grew and the tractors grew. Kubota ended up with "small Bs" and "big Bs." So it split the big Bs off as Lxs. I made my B2601 wider by ordering 3" wheel spacers put on when I ordered it. The safety...

My question is similar but even more specific. Has anyone used the Piranha toothbar to shear off small pines? I have some 2" up to maybe 3" pines and cedars I want to thin. I'll uproot them if I have to. But I would rather cut them off. I realize this will leave a small low stump. That's not a...

Wouldn't installation require a new swivel base for the seat and perhaps a new seat? Does the ROPS need to be changed as well?

Could the OP or someone address what's involved in adding the backhoe in terms of other necessary mods? Like seat and maybe ROPS. I was looking at my B2601 and adding a backhoe seems like it would come with lots of extra work/costs.

They seem to be back: Howse Implement | Howse Implement

I think Howse is back in business. At least their web site is up and soliciting direct orders from consumers: https://www.howseimplement.com/

I tend to agree with Jeff on sizing. For 10 years I farmed part time, raising sheep on 50+ acres and eventually 20 in SE OH. Ran a 33 hp 4wd and it was fine unless the 20-acre field needed mowed and then it was slow with our 6' King Kutter. Took it down over a few days, got the neighbor to help...

I started with tractors when my father sold his Florida nursery in 1988 and gave me his 10-year-old B6100E. Later I got a larger Kubota to mow more grass faster on our acreage in Bloomington, Indiana. We moved to southeastern Ohio where I raised sheep for a decade. wrote Shepherd: A Memoir, and...

To round this off, I heard back from an Amsoil tech at the company who said I should not look at the four-ball wear test as strongly, as it pertains more to gear oil now. It's dated but still popular so companies do it. He said the test to look at in that regard is the high temp/shear viscosity...

Why can't you recommend Amsoil, Massey? What do you use?

Ralph, yes, the 15w-40 in the Amsoil data shows good wear protection, probably lingering as you say. But look at the much more modest cold cranking. That is where start-up wear occurs. This wear apparently cannot be measured like the four-ball wear test, but it is presumed. And 15w-40 has the...

Right, 5030. But I think max rpm feels like it's close. Wish someone with a B2601 would tell me what wide open is. It runs well at the rated rpm of 2,800 but not sure they've allowed much after that.

I agree. The manual for my new B2601 can freak me out over its conservatism. For instance, the manual says: For five minutes, allow engine to run without any load. Below 32F to 14F, warm up for up to 10 minutes. @ 14F to -4F, warm for 10-15 mins. Below -4, warm for over 15 mins. In time, I...

I'm oil shopping. I find the Amsoil table comparing their heavy duty diesel engine oils in the brochure attached interesting. (Page 2, Typical Technical Properties) They give the results for all the major tests. My primary concerns are cold cranking (starting a cold engine, not necessarily in...

I was disappointed in my standby Mobil One in the Project Farm tests of 5w-30 gasoline type oils. Mobil One placed 12th. It's a "good enough" oil. But it's marketed and sold as better than that. The top performers, in order, were Amsoil, Red Line, and Penzoil Ultra Platinum. I can't wait for...

Ralph, are these quarts? I only seem to see it in gallons. I can't figure out the best way to measure out gallons into 3.3 quarts so as not to overfill.

I think all quick hitch systems add about 4". If an implement claims to be compatible, the pto shaft is supposed to be long enough. I immediately checked mine on my new cutter yesterday and it was fine.

Here is Good Works Tractors video on the Worksaver, which looks just like my Woods hitch:

Yep, it appears we have sister hitches! My eye needs practice on judging welds tho. We have pollen here this year that is heavy as yours. I think that yellow is from pines, at least here.

The Woods Quick Hitch I just bought looks identical to the Worksaver to me. I wonder if Woods just rebrands Worksaver? I bought at a Massey-Woods dealer. Worksavers appear to be $50 to $100 cheaper than Woods online, but that doesn't include shipping. Mine was $400 and came with a top link...

Here is a photo of mine hooked to cutter.

Thanks, Midnight, what a great illustration of how to use the adapter.

Very thoughtful rig! Not sure where you are located and that would be interesting to know. Here is SW VA it is already as dry as July. I have seen only four measurable rains in my gauge here since February! And the big one was only 3/4". Actually last night we got our fifth but only 1/4" and...

I thought I'd round off this thread by reporting on the Woods Quick Hitch. So I got it and it fits perfectly my three rear attachments: a Land Pride box blade, a Heavy Hitch, and a Land Pride rotary cutter. I am pleased and relieved. Now, did I overpay for an El Cheapo model in disguise? Maybe...

I saw one on my dealer's lot yesterday. It is a very nice looking little tractor. It made me nostalgic for my first two gear Kubotas. And reminded me of an old man I knew in the early '90s in southern Indiana who made his living with one that looked just like it. He ran a little notice that he'd...

Thanks, DL, I'd seen that and just watched it again! About the only hitch he didn't have in the lineup was a Woods. It does look a lot like the Speeco but is about 15 lbs heavier so I think it and the Woods are different.

The Woods Quick Hitch has an adjustable top hook. Also supposedly a couple pieces of steel/bracket for a floating top link. I haven't seen it in person so don't know if that's on it or an option. My good news from late yesterday is the salesman says I can borrow the hitch and see if it will...

I have been planning to get a Land Pride Quick Hitch, partly because most of my rear attachments for my B2601 are Land Pride so far. However, I am looking for a Woods Brush Bull cutter and the regional Woods salesman has a Woods Quick Hitch (TQH1) he's eager to sell. The price beats Land Pride...

Great thread. I probably should make a separate post for this question I have about instructions in my owner's manual for my new Kubota B2601. Here is the issue. Under 1ST 50 HOURS BREAK-IN FOR NEW TRACTOR: Don’t operate at full speed [big emphasis]* Don’t operate faster than necessary*...

I did not buy a loader with my JD970 and then also balked at spending $4,000 to put one on. I was doing a lot of farming at the time and could have used a loader. But I got by okay with rear implements. My indispensable implement was a nice box blade. 5' Bush Hog brand, 500 lbs. I never saw the...

I keep my Heavy Hitch about midway. The other day I accidentally lowered it and actually bumped off a weight on the ground.

For years I cut heavy pasture grass with a 6' King Kutter and my 33 hp JD970. It did beautifully. Now I sharpened the blades every year and rarely mowed down brush. It was a stout, medium duty cutter. I don't remember my pto power, but thick grass was no problem. Of course I hit the occasional...

I am in severe hill country and opted for permanent rear tire fill. Having the option makes sense. But with no level ground, I go loaded!

Yes, and when I get a quick hitch that'll add an additional 70 or so pounds. I have a 400 lb + box blade that sits farther back that I can use. I prefer the closeness of the Heavy Hitch though even so.

No sir, if I understand. The bottom hanger is made for the weights to hang on it extending back toward the tractor. The top hanger is in the way if you try to turn the bottom weights around. On the top hanger, the top weights don't seat all the way down if installed facing back toward the...

Got my Heavy Hitch today and love it. Incidentally, the sway bars on my B2601 do prevent getting a full rack of weights on the inside. I hadn't checked into that, so I have some extra weights. I don't think my eventual Quick Hitch will put the Heavy Hitch back far enough to squeeze in extra...

Milo, it looks like you have a custom/different mast on that cutter and a Land Pride 15 Quick Hitch. Can you explain how you got yours with that setup from Woodmaxx or others? The Woodmax web site says their flails are QH compatible, and they sell their own hitch, but a rep told me their mowers...

I heard back from Heavy Hitch, and they said they used the Land Pride QH 10 and 15 when designing. So those tend to work well with their hitch. No guarantee but it sounds like the double weight racks at least stand a good chance of working best with the LP QH.

Tim has a different quick hitch, the Harbor Freight. He indicates it's a cheap hitch, which kind of implies it's not a problem for other brands, but that's not quite saying it. I have asked Heavy Hitch on Facebook . . . Thanks.

Does anyone know if the SpeeCo or Land Pride Quick Hitches #10 or #15 will work with the Heavy Hitch dual offset weight rack? My concern is whether the top of these hitches will interfere with weights hung on the inside rack bar (closest to the tractor)?

Hi All, Have just started kicking a few tires. I contacted three VA Kubota dealerships and one got back to me with a quote. I wonder if a B2601 for $15,000 and a LA435 loader for $4,225 and a 54" midmount mower for $2,400 is a decent price? If I do cash, Kubota and cash incentives total...

Hi folks, I am shopping for a rotary cutter for a JD 1025R and saw this dual-wheel model at Rural King. What I liked was that it appeared noticeably shorter than the regular single-wheel model. More compact and close to the tractor. My concern is whether it would be more likely to bog down in...

My experience has inclined me to buy the smallest possible tractor and weight it up as much as possible. Part of that experience goes back 18 years, when on our property in southern Indiana we had a pond dug. Had a great old excavator named Walt Taylor dig it, mostly with his little dozer. He...

I have been tractorless for over a decade but am now living on 7 acres and next door to my daughter's 20 acres in SW Virginia. I have owned three tractors, two Kubotas and a Deere. All were satisfactory and had no problems. The mistake I made was not getting a loader. Could have really used it...

Hi all: I am in the VERY early stage of trying to decide what Kubota model to get for my new property. In looking at dimensions, I wonder why the ROPS on the BX models is so tall? 87.2 inches on the BX2370 and 2670. My garage and outbuilding doors are 7 feet/84 inches, which means I'll need to...

Hi all, I am going to look at a Walco Douglas 72 inch rear discharge mower, new priced at $1,500. Also an air tunnel side discharge 72 inch Bush Hog, a demo slightly used for about $1,750 (he has new for $1,950). The same dealer has both lines and offers good service. I am going to see them...

Hi all, I need to be able to mow my pastures after rotational grazing by my 50 ewes, now with 75 lambs, and sometimes take down the grass that hasn't been grazed when it is getting too tall and shading out clover. I have a base of tall fescue and want to be able to mow it to 2 inches---this...

Has anyone compared these two tractors closely? Their hydraulic specs are almost identical as far as gpm and capacity, making me think loader operations would be the same, but the 5030 does have a higher 3 pt lift capacity. Also, how much difference does the extra 5 hp of the L5030 make in...

Hey, I love the Kubota forums and decided to tell a story that's been on my mind for some reason. About 15 years ago on our property in southern Indiana we had a pond dug. Had a great old excavator named Walt Taylor dig it, mostly with his little dozer. He noticed I had a Kubota and to my...