FEL on B7500

[apcaruso]

Hi,

Thanks DLC for posting the tire information.

I have a lot of experience with the bar-turfs in both mud and snow and they are outstanding. This tire set-up is one of the standard configurations offered by Kubota for the B7500 and B2410. It consists of a wide, bar-type tire on the rear and a slightly aggresive turf type tire up front. The layout of the bars on the rears is not as aggresive as on an ag tire and the tire is probably twice the width of the ags. The rears pull very hard in the mud and snow and sometimes I have to use directional braking to get the front end pointed in the right direction if the suface is very slippery and I'm traversing a slope.

I do mow roughly 1.5 acres of carefully finished lawn and unless the ground is really wet I do not have any problem with the tires tearing the ground. They don't slip often, however if they do they will remove a chunk of lawn. They are filled with calcium chloride and I plan on having them emptied once I finish some heavy landscaping to make them a little more lawn friendly with regard to soil compaction.

I've including a photo taken in March of a 2 1/2 foot snow fall. My daughter is standing in front of the Honda and you can see the Kubota in the background. I currently do not have access to other photos but will try to send one tonight of a closeup of the tires.

AC

 

[PapaRoakes]

Just wanted to express my thanks to Jim and AC for the valuable info. I called the dealer and they have the bar-turfs (31x15.5x15) and will come out to my place and swap them out with the turfs sometime this week (free of charge!)

PapaRoakes

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Seeing the picture of your B7500, is it safe to assume you clear the snow using the FEL?. I just purchased a B7500 with seemingly the same configuration including the Bar/Turf setup, and am trying to determine if a loader will be adequate. I live in upstate NY, where typically we don't get hammered often. Usually 4-5" at a time.

 

[theboman]

I have a Woods 1006 on my B7500 and a 60" belly mower. Light loader work is fine just as in the literature, but for hardcore loader work it's recommended to take off...who want's to beat up a $1,000 mower for 10 minutes of work?
Oh, I am a newbie on here, and a new B7500 owner (15 hours). I have been reading the vast amount of info here and all other places. Thanks for a great site!

 

[apcaruso]

dpm,

To clear snow I use the FEL and rear blade. If the snow is not too deep and/or wet the rear blade works great riding over it forwards. The biggest problem I find with the blade when pulling it forward is that while having the blade angled, as the snow gets heavier it starts to push the tractor side ways. If it starts getting deep, say over 8" or so, I find using the rear blade is much more effective by spinning it 180 degrees and pushing the snow in reverse. ( I know that there has been some discussion on how this effects the 3pt by putting the lower arms in compression rather than tension, however I just take it slow and it hasn't been a problem ) For deeper snow I primarily use the FEL and the blade for light cleanup. I found with the loader you can clear just about any amount of snow and it really just depends on how much time you have to get the job done.

AC