Finally got the 7060 home

[Brown Dog]

My buddy had his exhaust stack shortened 12” to be slightly shorter than the ROPS folded down, to get in Poultry Houses.

He’s really liking the Orange Unit

We got all four of his R4 Tires Filled today with 200gals of Fluid (25% AF mix) 1,600lbs Heavier

We still gotta order some rear weights for Superb Traction & Ballast.

 

[Brown Dog]

Brought it home and moved the front tires side to side to get maximum width out of it ... Its perfect, now both front and rear are right at 84 which is the same width as the bucket.

The left front tire does contact my down exhaust at full crank, but its not bad, and I think I can modify the pipe and it will be just fine.

Do you have a pic of Down Exhaust Pipe ?

 

[JHurt]

Do you have a pic of Down Exhaust Pipe ?

I just saw this post. I don't, but if I remember I'll get one and post it for you.

 

[JHurt]

 

[Brown Dog]

:thumbsup: thanks

 

[JHurt]

:thumbsup: thanks

If it would quit raining around here I would use it enough to burn the rust out!

 

[TexasBoy]

If it would quit raining around here I would use it enough to burn the rust out!

Sure would love to see how you did that, would love to get rid of the factory stack location

 

[JHurt]

Sure would love to see how you did that, would love to get rid of the factory stack location

I ordered it that way from the factory. It didn’t cost that much.

 

[JWR]

The so-called low profile tractors (often intended for either right of way steep mowing or for tight quarters in poultry facilities) usually have low-level horiz exhausts rather than vertical stacks. My MF2660 low-profile is that way with exhaust going out under the rear axle like the old Fords and Fergusons.

Very likely your local muffler shop or someone with tube bending capability can fix you up with low level exhaust exit replacing your vertical stack. Otherwise, I suspect Kubota parts people can find low-profile tractor exhaust for a nicer (more expensive) solution.

 

[Brown Dog]

I’d think you could buy the downpipe from Kubota & install it yourself.

That’s what I did with a JD. It blew feathers too bad in chicken house So I shortened the stack about 14+ inches & reinstalled it.

 

[JHurt]

Pulled trees for a few hours this weekend! Have around 28 hours on the tractor, and it did it’s first regen right at 25 hours yesterday. I’m just absolutely loving this tractor so far!

 

[TexasBoy]

Pulled trees for a few hours this weekend! Have around 28 hours on the tractor, and it did it痴 first regen right at 25 hours yesterday. I知 just absolutely loving this tractor so far!

So did you do a stationary regen, or just keep working ?

 

[JHurt]

So did you do a stationary regen, or just keep working ?

I just kept working. Made a little different noise from the engine and smelled a little hotter, but didn’t lose any power or change anything.

 

[TexasBoy]

I just kept working. Made a little different noise from the engine and smelled a little hotter, but didn’t lose any power or change anything.

How long until it was finished?

Thanks for the info !

 

[JHurt]

How long until it was finished?

Thanks for the info !

I didn’t time it, but I would say 5-10 minutes.

 

[JWR]

One other small complaint I have is the PTO switch. In its current location when I am holding on to the handle on the fender my arm lays right across it and kicks it off once in awhile. In Kubota痴 defense your probably not supposed to be on a bank so steep that you are holding yourself in the seat with that handle.View attachment 618488

By the way: It is cheap and easy to add a secondary driver's grab handle on top of that fender -- higher and a little more forward where your arm would not rest downward on the PTO control. I certainly use those handles a LOT on both fenders.

If you have regular need to mow steep ground, why are you not moving the rear wheels out as far as they will go ? (Or have you already done that?)
I am NOT buying the claim by the dealer that Kubota prohibits moving the FRONT tires outward. That sounds totally bogus to me. Do they claim that is just that specific model?
In later posts, SO GLAD you are having a great experience and enjoying the new 7060. That tractor is a beautiful size match for so many universal needs around a farm or business. Plenty big enough to handle large implements, heavy enough to do serious FEL work, light and narrow enough to be practical to transport on normal people's trailers. Great choice.

I'm glad I got my MF2660 before the regen disease hit the industry. I am SO GLAD I never even have to think about it much less deal with it. It sounds like yours is (so far at least) not a pest even in the regen dept. No doubt all the mfrs , Kubota included, went to major battle stations making sure that problem did not kill their products.

 

[JHurt]

By the way: It is cheap and easy to add a secondary driver's grab handle on top of that fender -- higher and a little more forward where your arm would not rest downward on the PTO control. I certainly use those handles a LOT on both fenders.

If you have regular need to mow steep ground, why are you not moving the rear wheels out as far as they will go ? (Or have you already done that?)
I am NOT buying the claim by the dealer that Kubota prohibits moving the FRONT tires outward. That sounds totally bogus to me. Do they claim that is just that specific model?
In later posts, SO GLAD you are having a great experience and enjoying the new 7060. That tractor is a beautiful size match for so many universal needs around a farm or business. Plenty big enough to handle large implements, heavy enough to do serious FEL work, light and narrow enough to be practical to transport on normal people's trailers. Great choice.

I'm glad I got my MF2660 before the regen disease hit the industry. I am SO GLAD I never even have to think about it much less deal with it. It sounds like yours is (so far at least) not a pest even in the regen dept. No doubt all the mfrs , Kubota included, went to major battle stations making sure that problem did not kill their products.

I'll have to look into adding that additional handle, thanks for the info! I already have the rear wheels/tires as far as they will go. It actually states in the owners manual that the front wheels like mine should not be changed. I have no idea why. We see stupid stuff like that in the automotive industry all the time.

 

[JWR]

As long as you have the rear tires out as far as they will go, the front ones do not matter from a tip-over standpoint because the front axle is pivoted in the middle. Lining up with your bucket or a mower, etc. were plenty good enough reasons for you to move the front tires out wherever you wanted.

 

[JHurt]

As long as you have the rear tires out as far as they will go, the front ones do not matter from a tip-over standpoint because the front axle is pivoted in the middle. Lining up with your bucket or a mower, etc. were plenty good enough reasons for you to move the front tires out wherever you wanted.

I moved them side to side and they matched the bucket and the rear tire width. If I have some sort of failure that Kubota deems because I did it, I'll just chalk it up as part of the experience.

 

[JWR]

I can barely recall some controversy over Kubota front axle failures and TBN arguments over whether it had anything to do with front wheel spacing, overloads using a FEL, etc. I remember thinking it was obscure and nothing I would ever worry about.