B2650 to LX3310 worth it?

   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #1  

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If all you want is more HP is the upgrade worth it?

I bog down mowing on the B2650 when i am out in the field mowing with it using the belly mower raising the deflector shoot helps. The grass is 5-8" tall and dry.

Same with the a 5ft bush hog in tall thick grass that is as tall as the tractor it will bog down. I only mow/bush hog in M drive.

The LX3310 has 7 more pto HP, i never have been impressed with the belly mower of these tractors they work but don't seem like they get rid of the grass very well.
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #2  
My guess is that moving up to the LX would not improve your results much. I'd move up to a larger model such as the L 3901 with more PTO HP....or change (lower) my expectations. IMHO.
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #3  
I bog down mowing on the B2650 when i am using the belly mower in the field. Raising the deflector chute helps. The grass is 5-8" tall and dry.

Same with the a
5ft bush hog in tall thick grass. The tractor bogs down. I only mow/bush hog in M range.

"I'd move up to a larger model such as the L 3901 with 30/HST transmission, 32/gear transmission PTO HP."

I recommend a minimum of 30 PTO horsepower on a heavier, one increment wider tractor if you spend most of your tractor time mowing with a five foot wide PTO powered implement.

Another Kubota model to consider is the L3560.

We never know your field conditions and grass toughness as well as you.

 
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   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #4  
You may want to sharpen your blades... I am puzzled by your experience. 5" to 8" tall grass no matter what stage (dry wet, WORST is swamp grass!) is mowed without much strain by my B2150 MMM which is 24hp vs your 26hp. Same pulling a 5 ft bush hog. I strongly suspicion that "old horsepower" are bigger horses than the "new horsepower" ratings. I also suspect that the 4 cyl like my B2150 will outperform the newer 3 cyl of same supposed horsepower. All that said, something is very odd if you have ANY TROUBLE mowing 5 to 8" dry grass. [Maybe you misspoke or just loosely talkin?] Sure grass and weeds up to tractor high will challenge your tractor with a 5ft hog at times but for that you either buy a bigger tractor or slow down & run in a lower range. BTW, you have one more disadvantage in my admittedly biased opinion: using an HST. You would have less bogging down with a stick transmission.

But back to your original question: I agree with Mr. Oddballs, if you want to overcome your issue with power you are going to need a lot more than adding 7 hp.

p.s.: while rattling on here, I have never seen better mower decks than the Kubota MMMs. I have mown some horrendous stuff (not all the time, but on occasion) with my 60" MMM on the B2150. On top of the rough stuff performance, they do a super smooth job on reasonable height lawns. I have two of those decks which are heavier and more durable than the floating decks on the smaller BX2200 but even those are GOOD decks...IMO.
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #5  
Last fall the company i work for got a cabbed lx3310 for finish grading because my normal machine is too wide to fit in a fenced yard with posts 8ft on center. While im happy to have it, im actually pretty surprised how weak it feels. we have a b2920 that feels like a little beast and an l3200 that also feels very capable but in comparison the lx just feels like it has a hard time getting out of its own way. I haven't mowed with it yet but just last friday I cut 3 acres of 12-18 inch tall grass with a 90 inch finish mower set to 3.5 inches behind the l3200 and it was a bit slow but still fine. Im hoping I'll be able to put a mower or brush cutter behind the LX soon to see how it does. In theory it should be very close to the same. If you are really wanting to upgrade and don't have serious space constraints I would look at any grand L. The refinement is far above any of the other compact models. The transmission in those is honestly the single reason we haven't switched to a different brand (our local kubota dealers are terrible).
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #6  
If all you want is more HP is the upgrade worth it?

I bog down mowing on the B2650 when i am out in the field mowing with it using the belly mower raising the deflector shoot helps. The grass is 5-8" tall and dry.

Same with the a 5ft bush hog in tall thick grass that is as tall as the tractor it will bog down. I only mow/bush hog in M drive.

The LX3310 has 7 more pto HP, i never have been impressed with the belly mower of these tractors they work but don't seem like they get rid of the grass very well.
Drop the FEL and try that first.
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #7  
I had the chance to use a L4701HST MFD w/loader w/loaded R4 tires this past weekend with a KingKutter 72" finish mower.

Comparing it to my BX2200 is like night and day. Ride is much better, the taller grass barely made any hesitation on the engine, and it's what I'm looking for. 22 HP versus 47 HP is exactly double PTO of what I've got.

I'd marginalize for a L3901, but after experiencing the L4701, I'm sold on a double HP tractor to have in conjunction with the BX2200 for those tougher days.

Now I just need the inflation to go away... or find a VERY good deal.
 
   / B2650 to LX3310 worth it? #8  
I’ve bushhogged some dry grass as tall as the hood with my L2501 and a 5’ rotary cutter. Is it fast? No. I do sharpen my blades regularly.

I have a spot in one field that is thick. Even at approx 12” tall I can feel the tractor slow down a bit.

gonna try an 84” woods finish mowe this weekend…..I’ll just slow down a bit.
 

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