B2150 - Good Price

[MMH]

I'm looking at a B2150 w/ a LA351 FEL & 60" belly mount mower. It has 1330 hours & AG tires that I would guess are at 70% for the rears & 50% for the fronts. Overall appearance is OK - some dings & faded paint, but does not look like it's been abused/neglected. The tractor is at a Kubota dealer who seems like a pretty decent dealer. He is asking $8600 for the tractor & I do not think that he will come down much. Is that a decent price?

 

[powerstroke444e]

Great tractor I would say one of the best 24hp tractors Kubota built. Price don't sound to bad, if you it fits your needs go for it you will be saving a ton over new.

 

[Yandaddy1110]

I would say $8600+tax for a potentially 20yr old B xx50 series tractor is too highly priced in any condition.That loader is not stock for that tractor, it had to be modded to fit. 2150s were very popular tractors and I see them regularly for sale w/loaders for less than 7k. Just my asked for opinion.

 

[Yandaddy1110]

Did a check ,LA351 were used on B2150s.

 

[tractorworks]

Do a search on tractor house and they list 12. Makes it look like a very good price. I have one with belly mower and love it. Check the condition of deck (gauge wheels brackets etc, they get pricey). I have the 72 inch deck and often times wish I had the 60 inch. I also have a B2910 and you can see where some things were made less expensive. Sometimes older is better.

 

[brain55]

Great tractor I would say one of the best 24hp tractors Kubota built. Price don't sound to bad, if you it fits your needs go for it you will be saving a ton over new.

I certainly agree with this statement. In my opinion this is the last model with a decent hydrostat. Not to mention it has the 4 cylinder engine too.

Brian

 

[logan97]

I certainly agree with this statement. In my opinion this is the last model with a decent hydrostat. Not to mention it has the 4 cylinder engine too.

Brian

Brain would you mind elaborating on this subject. ( last decent hydro-stat, 4 cyl engine) do you have any opinions about the newer loaders? And what year was this tractor made ?

 

[brain55]

My experience is that the hydrostats after the Bxx50 series don't hold up as well outside of a homeowner environment. If you are putting 50 hours a year on one of these machines you will probably never notice a difference. The environments I'm referring to, are where customers put 50 hours a month on their machines. The later Bxx00's (like the B1700, B2100, B2400) and Bxx10's (like the B2410, B2710, B2910) aren't as well built. I don't have any experience with the newer Bxx30 series machines. The hydrostats in the earlier machines, like the B7100's, B6200-9200's and B1550-1750's seemed to hold up better in my opinion. This is only my opinion, I don't have any empirical evidence to back this up, just my repair experience.

I don't remember years. We never refer to years in any of the literature involving these machines. Let me see, I left the last dealer I worked at, at the end of 2000. The Bxx10's hadn't been out that long, the Bxx00's had a short production life. So I would guess they were built mostly in the early to late 90's.

Brian

 

[logan97]

Brain do you prefer the 4 cyl over the 3 ?

 

[powerstroke444e]

My experience is that the hydrostats after the Bxx50 series don't hold up as well outside of a homeowner environment. If you are putting 50 hours a year on one of these machines you will probably never notice a difference. The environments I'm referring to, are where customers put 50 hours a month on their machines. The later Bxx00's (like the B1700, B2100, B2400) and Bxx10's (like the B2410, B2710, B2910) aren't as well built. I don't have any experience with the newer Bxx30 series machines. The hydrostats in the earlier machines, like the B7100's, B6200-9200's and B1550-1750's seemed to hold up better in my opinion. This is only my opinion, I don't have any empirical evidence to back this up, just my repair experience.

I don't remember years. We never refer to years in any of the literature involving these machines. Let me see, I left the last dealer I worked at, at the end of 2000. The Bxx10's hadn't been out that long, the Bxx00's had a short production life. So I would guess they were built mostly in the early to late 90's.

Brian

Well put, I would say the newer series is not as bullet proof but still great tractors that my be a little more user friendly. The old ones were able to handle the worst operators in the world.:thumbsup: