B26 Questions and Price Check

[powerstroke444e]

I have a 60" box blade and 6' regular blade a 48" landplane 5' brushhog plus, and it handles them fine I have also put it on a 7' mower conditioner behind it with no issues. It takes 5 min or less to switch from hoe to 3pt.

 

[Carl_NH]

Carl and Gary - I mis-read the Woods brochure yesterday but luckily caught my mistake last night. The upgraded Woods backhoe is an additional 3K. For my projects, the hoe is pretty important. At this point, I'm leaning heavily towards the B26.

Question for you guys - do you ever use the B26 3 point? I'm curious how strong it is...can't remember how beefy the stock Kubota 3 point arms are. I would like to use a box blade the 3 point to try cutting in the driveway, spreading gravel and for re-grading maintenance after the driveway is in.

I use the 3PT - 6' landscape rake, 6' Rear Blade (for grading and snow) and 5' Rear Snow blower. No need to worry about how strong it is - it will handle it. From a realistic user experience, I leave the BH on April to November and use the bucket to grade loam and stone, unless I have a big job needing the landscape rake or back blade I will change out the BH for a 3 PT implement. When you get good with the B26 you can grade and level spots in a driveway easily. Now, would I do a half or 1/4 mile with the loader no, I would swap out and use a box or rear blade.

Now many others on TBN use the 3Pt with Top and Tilt or 3 PT trenchers to make trenches and pipe ways, and FEL spades to plant trees, and they work.

If you are anticipating a lot of change out of 3PT then get the Harbor Freight (or similar) 3PT Quick Hitch $99 that allows you to back up and connect to the device quickly - of course after the BH is off. The BH takes 5 min to remove and I built a dolly that allows the SB or BH to be rolled right up and attached/detached quickly.

Regarding the "strength" of the machine, all the components of the Kubota TLB series are "upsized" if you look at the axles, the frame and then as Gary states the underbelly is totally protected. This is not the case with BH added to tractors. When I was buying comparable machine (for lift and digging) was the Kubota L3130 and it still lacked the undercarriage protection that I wanted and didn't meet have the digging specs of the B21.

 

[tdfontaine]

Welp, went into the dealer to buy the unit based on the loan terms they originally gave me. Turns out the sales person gave me the term and interest rate for NEW equipment which make the monthly payments for USED equipment to be over $200 outside my comfort zone. I'm bummed out about the whole deal because, after looking at the B26 again and hearing all the great comments, it seems like the right machine for me. I feel like the sales person did a little 'bait and switch' with the financing or at least he didn't give me all the right information. At this point, I'm looking into financing through a local bank however it's doubtful that the terms will be much better than Kubota financing.

 

[powerstroke444e]

Most dealers have local banks they work with to get stuff financed, would ask them about.

 

[Carl_NH]

Welp, went into the dealer to buy the unit based on the loan terms they originally gave me. Turns out the sales person gave me the term and interest rate for NEW equipment which make the monthly payments for USED equipment to be over $200 outside my comfort zone. I'm bummed out about the whole deal because, after looking at the B26 again and hearing all the great comments, it seems like the right machine for me. I feel like the sales person did a little 'bait and switch' with the financing or at least he didn't give me all the right information. At this point, I'm looking into financing through a local bank however it's doubtful that the terms will be much better than Kubota financing.

TD

This is a "consigned unit" as I recall so the dealership doesnt own it but agreed to sell it for the owner. So the Kubota financing is likely tough to do - find the dealership owner and explain the situation and ask for his ideas or solution to this situation. The dealer has no carrying cost, finance costs, but I suspect the unit and owner may have a balance with Kubota finance now..

You need to figure out if dealer does or doesnt want to be the middle man and sell it - if he wants the role, then get have him work the Kubota financing numbers you were told or tale over the existing loan.

if he doesnt want to finance this through Kubota at a reasonable rate then get the real owner contact and buy it directly with some % down and a local bank for the balance. I would expect to pay $2-3K or 10% less than the dealer price as a private sale.

Good Luck in your endeavor,

Carl

 

[Lopez69]

Hi all..I just like opinions and thoughts on a b26 build..b26/laurin cab/BH/FEL/64" SB/3 thrd function valve/ hydraulic thumb....no chains or foam in tires...dealer and I suggested that we test load the b26 first...
The 3thrd function is for a bolt on grapple I'm thinking of getting...also is there an issue by adding 2nd rear valve,for hydraulic chute rotation..since it'll have the bt820 bh............someone stated that might be an issue....any one have knowledge about this?

 

[rScotty]

Welp, went into the dealer to buy the unit based on the loan terms they originally gave me. Turns out the sales person gave me the term and interest rate for NEW equipment which make the monthly payments for USED equipment to be over $200 outside my comfort zone. I'm bummed out about the whole deal because, after looking at the B26 again and hearing all the great comments, it seems like the right machine for me. I feel like the sales person did a little 'bait and switch' with the financing or at least he didn't give me all the right information. At this point, I'm looking into financing through a local bank however it's doubtful that the terms will be much better than Kubota financing.

I don't have a B26, but I've had over 50 years experience with tractors plus an mech. engineer's viewpoint. All of the TLBs by Kubota share a common heritage. They are universally excellent machines. Strong enough and versatile. If you have a chance to get one that has under 100 hours that is pretty much same as new. The paint will tell the story there.

We live in the Colorado foothills north of you and so I have a good idea what you are wanting it to do. In my opinion the B26 has a an acceptable blend of the kind of power and versatility that you want. It is a good fit on our our typical sandy/rocky foothills land. Frankly I would rather see you get the L39 or L45 just because they are heavier and therefore better on side hills ..... but the B26 will do plenty of what you want to do. We can talk about a few mods that would make it even better for Colorado.

As for the $200, the right machine is worth a whole lot more than a few hundred dollars. Again it comes down to condition. Under 100 hours is nothing. It is still new. So if it is clean, my advice is to go the extra. You won't be disappointed and will get the price back in use right now and ultimately in resale. The 3 point hitch and the BH thumb are huge bonuses.
Luck, rScotty