Kubota B series loader feedback wanted
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savageactor7
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We've never taken the FEL (loader) off our B model and have suffered no negative consequence as a result.
When mowing with the 72" Woods 3PH mower the FEL is...about 6-10" off the ground. For us wood burners the FEL is too useful to be without...even for a short time.
When mowing with the 72" Woods 3PH mower the FEL is...about 6-10" off the ground. For us wood burners the FEL is too useful to be without...even for a short time.
I'm talking about mowing the lawn. I know what you mean about the useful factor. I have a JD970 and I'm going to be replacing that with a bigger tractor/loader at some point. The B2620 will be used around the house and farmyard. Keep burnin'. I've been burning wood for many years and still not sick of it.
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Always mowed with the brush hog on my 2005 Kubota B7510HST with the LA302 FEL (4-ft wide bucket). No problems. If you're mowing a flat field that you are sure has no potholes (like your hayfield), just raise the FEL bucket to the up position and go. Otherwise mow with the bucket a few feet off the ground.
Good luck and be careful out there.
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I put 200 hours on a B3300SU before selling it to buy a heavier L3560. I NEVER removed either the bucket nor the FEL in two years.
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Since you clarified mowing the lawn indicating a MMM, it is no big deal to remove the loader for mowing. It just takes a few minutes. Reattaching is just as quick. Even quicker than removing the MMM. If you are in a big hurry and you don't have a lot of tight trimming, try it with the FEL. Enjoy your new tractor.
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I mow with the mmm on my B2620 with the fel on. Just be careful around the house and trees. Sure it would be easier with it off but I use the loader a lot. Either way don't let that stand in your way from getting it. You can try it both ways and you'll know whether the switching is worth it.
k0ua
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Just remember when taking off any loader, do it on the driest flattest ground you can find. and if that means driveway or garage, than do that. Nothing more trouble than taking a loader off on sloped ground, or soggy ground. You can fight and cuss a job that normally takes just a few minutes into a job that can take prybars and hours of messing around. Be sure you bucket is down and perfectly flat also. Taking off and putting back on a loader is an easy job if done right. There are times to leave the bucket on when mowing, and times you will enjoy it off. It just depends on the terrain, and whether you need to stop to pickup debris as already mentioned. Free advice, worth what you payed
k0ua
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That is another great way to do it too. As you get rid of the danger of hitting things with the bucket, and make the tractor two foot shorter, and it only takes seconds to take off and put back on the bucket. But if you think you need the bucket to use as a "feeler gauge" on high grass/weeds, and you don't know the territory, or need it to stop and pickup debris, then leave it on.
art
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To remove the bucket unless a quik attach would be about the same as the loader. Most people can easily remove them in less then five minutes as well as reattach in about the same time. Do make sure as noted above that you find a level area not just for the loader but the immediate approach as well so all is level.
k0ua
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Yes, I was referring to having a Quick Attack on the bucket. either the proprietary Kubota one or SSQA on the larger tractors. I found removing the pin on buckets pretty easy, but putting them back on.... not so much. I think it is easier to remove and replace the loader in that case.
haveissues
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Either way, as others have said it takes me about a minute to take off and 2 or 3 to put back on.
chim
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Since having tractors with an FEL I never FINISH mow with the loader attached. The tractor is nicer to maneuver around obstacles without it. It's probably part of the reason I don't tear up the grass on turns.
When I was doing some mowing with a bush hog it was always attached for the purpose of balance and finding objects before hitting them with the cutter.
It's easy to get the loader & frame off and on. I've had days when it was on and off a couple times during the day. No biggie
When I was doing some mowing with a bush hog it was always attached for the purpose of balance and finding objects before hitting them with the cutter.
It's easy to get the loader & frame off and on. I've had days when it was on and off a couple times during the day. No biggie
agree with chim, easy on easy off fel, to make things easier i built a cart using 2in square tubing with 4in steel casters to hold fel when off so i can move it out of way while not in use and easy to wheel over to tractor to install.
k0ua
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Normal Bill
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I mow my lawn with a b2320 and always take the loader off. I can move pretty quickly and maneuver through tight turns without tearing up the lawn as long as I take off the loader and set it in 2wd.
The loader comes off and goes on easy as long as you are on a flat level area. I made that mistake only once and now always take it off in the shed. But, really, it only takes 10 minutes or less to attach or remove once you have done it a few times.
The loader comes off and goes on easy as long as you are on a flat level area. I made that mistake only once and now always take it off in the shed. But, really, it only takes 10 minutes or less to attach or remove once you have done it a few times.
