It’s been too long since i’ve been on these forums. Last time I was on here I was complaining with other JD 2305 owners of the poor design of the transmission/PTO. So after yet another major drivetrain issue with my JD 2503, I’m going to send it to the salvage and get a sturdier tractor.
We have 10 to 12 acres that is about half pasture half woods. We use a 4 foot brush hog to keep the pasture presentable and use a landscape rake and the FEL to try to keep fallen limbs under control. We use the land mostly for recreation… four wheelers, go carts, nature walks, etc. We’ve leased the pasture in the past to 3 horses and will probably I have other animals when I retire in 3 to 5 years. The JD 2305 has done most of what we need but has always been a little under powered for what I would like it to do.
I’m pretty sold on Kubotas and if I gather right the B2601 is being replaced with the LX2610 so the are very similar. One thing I’ve always thought would come in handy is some type of grappler attachment on the FEL. It seems like that’s something that I could add in the future but was wondering what people thought of either of these units supporting a grappler. Right now we have dead limbs fall from our old pecan trees that we have to pick up manually, throw in a trailer, and dump by a burn pile and use the front in loader to push it together. I really like the idea of having a grappler to pick up brush and chainsawed sections of limbs to either take straight to the burn pile or drop on the trailer with a grappler.
my last consideration is probably not as serious as I’m making it out to be. I’m used to going in the woods to clear four wheeler pads with that thin JD 2305 and any replacement will be wider and less maneuverable in those situations. I think I just have to get over that and will be thankful for the extra work power of the larger tractor. However I am thinking of getting the thinner or four tires to minimize the width of the tractor. Thoughts?
I hope to be more active on these forums as I think if I had asked a question about my JD running rough I might have avoided the serious damage I just incurred.
We have 10 to 12 acres that is about half pasture half woods. We use a 4 foot brush hog to keep the pasture presentable and use a landscape rake and the FEL to try to keep fallen limbs under control. We use the land mostly for recreation… four wheelers, go carts, nature walks, etc. We’ve leased the pasture in the past to 3 horses and will probably I have other animals when I retire in 3 to 5 years. The JD 2305 has done most of what we need but has always been a little under powered for what I would like it to do.
I’m pretty sold on Kubotas and if I gather right the B2601 is being replaced with the LX2610 so the are very similar. One thing I’ve always thought would come in handy is some type of grappler attachment on the FEL. It seems like that’s something that I could add in the future but was wondering what people thought of either of these units supporting a grappler. Right now we have dead limbs fall from our old pecan trees that we have to pick up manually, throw in a trailer, and dump by a burn pile and use the front in loader to push it together. I really like the idea of having a grappler to pick up brush and chainsawed sections of limbs to either take straight to the burn pile or drop on the trailer with a grappler.
my last consideration is probably not as serious as I’m making it out to be. I’m used to going in the woods to clear four wheeler pads with that thin JD 2305 and any replacement will be wider and less maneuverable in those situations. I think I just have to get over that and will be thankful for the extra work power of the larger tractor. However I am thinking of getting the thinner or four tires to minimize the width of the tractor. Thoughts?
I hope to be more active on these forums as I think if I had asked a question about my JD running rough I might have avoided the serious damage I just incurred.
