Buying Advice BX2360 vs B2620

[susogoatfarm]

Here was the pre-tax quote from the dealer:

BX2630
w/o loader - 10,260
w loader - 12,685

B2620
w/o loader - 12,675
w loader - 15,625

before tax - the diff is $2.9k
after tax - the diff is $3.1k

I will check with Barlow's

 

[susogoatfarm]

That was BX2360, I put BX26, sorry typo - The total for BX2360 w loader is $12,685

 

[tractchores]

If I were to ever need to dig post holes (thank you for bringing that one up - hadn't thought about that before) - would the B2620 handle it or does that require a step up to the B2920? If the BX and B2620 are similar in PTO hp, could the BX be used to dig post holes as well as the B2620?

Thank you all so much for all the excellent info!

I think the issue with the post hole digger on the BX is the height of the tractor / geometry of the 3 pt hitch. I'm just going off what I've read, but I believe there are some limits or complications with certain implements on the BX because of the lift height of the 3 pt. I believe the B2620 and b2920 are totally identical except for the engine and PTO HP. The b2620 and b2920 are different than the b2320 (bigger hydraulics and maybe a few other small things).

 

[bp fick]

I think the issue with the post hole digger on the BX is the height of the tractor / geometry of the 3 pt hitch. I'm just going off what I've read, but I believe there are some limits or complications with certain implements on the BX because of the lift height of the 3 pt. I believe the B2620 and b2920 are totally identical except for the engine and PTO HP. The b2620 and b2920 are different than the b2320 (bigger hydraulics and maybe a few other small things).

Actually all the tractors are the virtually the same, with the same hydraulic pump capacity and power, while all three are different in engine horsepower.

However, the same heavy duty LA364 loader for the B2620/2920 is available and mounts right on a B2320. Dealers tend to automatically just mount the standard LA 304 on the B2320.

There are guys here on TBN that have that option in place.

 

[bp fick]

Here was the pre-tax quote from the dealer:

BX2630
w/o loader - 10,260
w loader - 12,685

B2620
w/o loader - 12,675
w loader - 15,625

before tax - the diff is $2.9k
after tax - the diff is $3.1k

I will check with Barlow's

Susan, this is why the B2320 is a nice landing zone between the two and the price would split the difference, almost precisely. This is why whether your other dealer wishes to stock them, this is why Kubota makes them and other dealer indeed sell a lot of them.

FYI the engine of the BX series is rated at a different RPM than the engines of the B series. The BX2360 and the B2320, while both "rated" or marketed as 23 hp, they differ in cubic inches or size. The 23 hp B2320 engine is the same engine Kubota uses in the BX2660 and "rates" it as 26 hp.

Isn't tractor shopping fun? Are we having fun yet? :laughing::laughing:

 

[tractchores]

Actually all the tractors are the virtually the same, with the same hydraulic pump capacity and power, while all three are different in engine horsepower.

However, the same heavy duty LA364 loader for the B2620/2920 is available and mounts right on a B2320. Dealers tend to automatically just mount the standard LA 304 on the B2320.

There are guys here on TBN that have that option in place.

Thanks, I was mistaken. Here's the data sheet for the current model year that shows the differences. Doesn't look like there's many, tire size and engine being the main ones. http://www.kubota.com/product/B2320/pdf/b_series_spec.pdf

 

[bp fick]

Thanks, I was mistaken. Here's the data sheet for the current model year that shows the differences. Doesn't look like there's many, tire size and engine being the main ones. http://www.kubota.com/product/B2320/pdf/b_series_spec.pdf

Yup, and even the tire size is tad mis-leading, in a way, in that the R4 is very, very popular and in the R4s, they all use the same wheel and tire. Which then causes the other little specs to match up, when all are wearing the same "shoes and socks".

That chart specs them with either Ags or turfs. When you do a "build my Kubota", you'd see the identical R4 is installed.

 

[TigerfaninAR]

I asked BP and John Thomas lots of questions before I decied on my B2320. I really think the BX would be plenty capable however, I like the larger size of the B series.

Same here. I had thought the BX2360 would get the job done and it probably would have but after many questions and more research I went with the B2320. So glad I did.

 

[Will_C]

Like several other posters, I have owned a BX2200 -one of the first ones that came out in 2000- and now own a B2620. It's hard to tell you what to do with $3100, but three things in your post make me think a B would be better:

1. Your property-the woods you mention would be better suited for a B-perhaps the specs say 4" of better ground clearance with the B, but it seems much greater.

2. Use of 3 point hitch-the B is much easier to attach/detach implements, and you have much more lift clearance.

3. You are not planning to mow lawn- the BX tractors are great mowing machines. I bought a ZTR the year before I traded for my B-so I knew I was not going to mow lawn with the tractor. I really don't know why anyone would consdeir a BX if mowing was not an imporatant part of the equation.

Will

 

[Cruisin]

Sue, If you hang around here you'll find great folks that are always willing to spend your money:laughing:
Also, oft opined, "Bigger is always better"

Your list of chores doesn't indicate anything that the BX can't handle nicely. If your Zero Turn can make it through, ground clearance certainly won't be a problem. The BX will indeed be the most nimble in the barn. The BX2350 will handle a post hole digger although it might take a shorter auger than the B2620.

As for the B2320, a local dealer described it as a "BX with big wheels" (his words, not mine) The loader performance of the B2320 and the BX2360 are almost identical. The horsepower is the same. Although the B2320 has a larger displacement engine than the BX2360, the gearing is such that the power output is the same. Horsepower is horsepower. The weights of the tractors are very close to the same.

The B2620 has 3 more horsepower. That might let you use a slightly larger rotary cutter. You said both are rated for the same size, so maybe not. The loader has more lift capacity if that's important to you. The Bs have a 3 speed transmission instead of the BX's 2 speed.

I have a BX24 which is essentially the same tractor as the BX2360 except mine is older and has the back hoe. It's mechanically the same. It works just fine and I have no desire for a larger machine.

Best is drive the candidiates around until you reach your own decision. Your money, your property, your chores and your tractor. All are great machines. Once you decide, never look back!