Kanook
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- Joined
- Nov 22, 2009
- Messages
- 274
- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
- Tractor
- Kubota RTV900 Kubota B2650 factory cab
I moved up to the B2650 cab model from a B1700 with a SIMcab. Needless to say available pto hp took about a 40% gain in my case. My main reason was because the old tractor had a rear mounterd snow blower and this old body in the tractor seat was complaining about the continual twisting to look backward and the dealer gave me a very good trade up to the 26.
The factory cab came equipped with all the front and rear work lights, flashers, turn sigs, smv sign at the back, wipers front and rear with washer, and of course radio,heat and ac (which helps keep the windows from fogging up in winter)
The self installed SIMcab on my old unit did an very good job of keeping the winter out and I certainly have no complaints about it considering its cost...but it can,t compare with the factory unit.
In my situation the physical footprint of the tractor is important. The driveways I clear are country estate (their term not mine..I call them well and septic) and require in most cases some very delicate manuvering that the B series vs larger platforms allows. The B2650 although larger than the old B1700 has a smaller turning radius.
I hang a Landpride box blade off the backend to pull the snow away from garage doors etc and then back over the pile and then drop the blower and continue forward. (the box blade doesn't spill snow out the sides)
BTW...I was told by a mechanic that K (and others) purposely under rates the B2650 hp to keep it under the threshold that would require DPF technology (26hp). I guess only a dyno could say one way or the other.
Just my 5 cents worth. (we round up/down here now when paying cash)
The factory cab came equipped with all the front and rear work lights, flashers, turn sigs, smv sign at the back, wipers front and rear with washer, and of course radio,heat and ac (which helps keep the windows from fogging up in winter)
The self installed SIMcab on my old unit did an very good job of keeping the winter out and I certainly have no complaints about it considering its cost...but it can,t compare with the factory unit.
In my situation the physical footprint of the tractor is important. The driveways I clear are country estate (their term not mine..I call them well and septic) and require in most cases some very delicate manuvering that the B series vs larger platforms allows. The B2650 although larger than the old B1700 has a smaller turning radius.
I hang a Landpride box blade off the backend to pull the snow away from garage doors etc and then back over the pile and then drop the blower and continue forward. (the box blade doesn't spill snow out the sides)
BTW...I was told by a mechanic that K (and others) purposely under rates the B2650 hp to keep it under the threshold that would require DPF technology (26hp). I guess only a dyno could say one way or the other.
Just my 5 cents worth. (we round up/down here now when paying cash)
No damage yet, though.