Kubota B7100 Loader Question

awager · Oct 16, 2015

Hello

I have an older (late 70's I think) kubota B7100 with a manual transmission. I have found a great deal on a 1640a loader that was on a B6100 manual transmission.

Does anyone know if this loader will fit on my tractor?

Thank you!

Andrew

GPintheMitten · Oct 16, 2015

Don't know for sure but can you weld? It shouldn't take too much to adapt if you weld.

jix · Oct 16, 2015

Hi Awager--and welcome to TBN.l I don't know, but I do not think so. I just sold my B7100 last week It was a '76 gear tractor with some hydraulics. Of course it could be modified to fit if you don't mind the expense, The B7100 is only 13 HP and the hydraulic pump was pretty small, so the loader would be slow and probably could only manage about 600 lbs lift. The trouble is, the gosh darn gears are difficult to use in LO range (very slow on the move, esp in reverse). HI range is too fast, too jerky and too weak. I would not think it worthwhile to try to fit a loader. I retrofitted a custom built metal heated cab to mine at a cost of 4500, then traded up to a Kioti 2510 HST with loader and front mount 55 inch PRONOVOST snowblower. I AM GLAD I DID THAT. I got 14,000 for it on trade, so I didn't lose any on it. (CDN dollars)The little Kubota was hard to use because of the gear tranny. not all nice to use, insufficient PTO power, especially with a 4 foot Meteor rear mount blower Turning at 1100 PTO RPM. That tractor has three PTO speed ranges, Which kept the chute from clogging, but was hard on shear pins, big time

Parts, especially tranny parts are difficult to get except as salvage parts from a scrap dealer in the Midwestern USA. Kubota no longer supports that model, but they will soldier on forever in the hands of diehards. Mine had only 640 hours on it TTSN.

The clutch is first to go because it is underpowered for a lot of work. Mine had a hydraulic dozer blade 4' wide. It was mostly useless because the little tractor just could get enuff traction to push anything even with chains on the wheels. It would dig wheel ruts in a hurry though. I won't miss it. It was a ***** to climb in and out of too. Too many things in the way of my old man feet in winter boots. It started good in cold weather, bui it ate shear bolts by the dozens if you ran the PTO above 540 RPM. It needed about 1100 RPM to blow sticky snow and the TPH rockshaft needed new O rings to keep the blower up off the ground for only a few minutes. It was a PIA.

Jix

4570Man · Oct 16, 2015

I have a B7100 HST used solely to mow. These tractors or at least mine doesn't have power steering. It is a workout steering without the loader. I would skip the loader even if it was free. What is the exchange rate for Canadian dollars to USA dollars? I paid $3500 for a garage stored 4wd b7100.

KubotaSam · Oct 17, 2015

If the loader came from a B6100 it will fit your B7100. The lack of power steering on a b7100 is just something you will need to get used to. The loader will work fine. Kubota still sells most parts for the B7100. They are a great little tractor.

Bird · Oct 17, 2015

I bought a new B7100 HST with the B1630C loader in 1995 ($10,850). It was a dandy little tractor and I got a lot of work done with it, BUT as 4570Man said, the steering was a workout without power steering, especially with a load in the bucket. And you needed to be careful or you could get a broken finger or thumb if the front wheels hit a rut or something that would jerk the steering wheel around unexpectedly. And of course the FEL was not a quick attach and was never removed.

After 4 years, in 1999, Kubota came out with the B2710 with power steering and quick attach front end loader, and I traded up to one of those.