kubota snowblowers

[kingoflawns]

Im happy to report that kubota has improved the snowblowers big time. The new 28 series has a completely new subframe and cutting edge design.

 

[Skidmark25]

I have a 7610 with a LA352 FEL and have not done my research on front mounted blowers yet - been kind of busy.

I was told that you could leave the sub-frame attached for the front mount blower on the B series and have the loader on as well (no blower of course, just the sub-frame. I did'nt believe the sales guy when he told me this it was at a fair and I was concerned he was just trying to tell me what I wanted to hear.

My Q for the kingoflawns is - does it look like the sub-frame can stay on with eh FEL attached?? I don't have a MMM so that isn't a concern and I understand that ground clearance will be less in the front - I don't need to tractor in the woods in the winter anyways. . . .

 

[kokopelli2]

I have a 2910 with both blower and fel, and I can tell you that I am able to have the subframe and fel on at the same time.

 

[Tractor_Jim_CT]

does anyone have any pictures..

what's the price you paid on the blower

will it fit a bx23?

is it easy to install?

thanks

 

[RayMunising]

Deeeeeetails? Anybody? I've need more info. How can I dream of owning this new improved blower without more to go on? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[kokopelli2]

well mine wont fit a bx, but they do make one.

as for cost i recall the blower being about 4300 with sub frame, and now i can put on the blade and broom if i felt like buying them.

 

[Tractor_Jim_CT]

Not trying to be a wise guy, but for $4300 one can buy two snow throwers with electric start that can throw the snow 45-50 feet and not worry about installing on the tractor. If one didn't start, you could use the other one as backup.

 

[RayMunising]

Why is a tractor mounted snow blower better than 2 walk behind blowers? Answer: Because in some conditions a walk behind simply isn't up to the task! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[hwp]

I'll just sit in shirtsleeves in my heated cab to plow and salt my driveway and then watch others become frozen snowpersons with their walk-behinds. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Mike_C]

I don't understand the pricing. I can buy a 36" walk behind with an engine on it for $600, so I would expect a 48" attachment to the tractor (that does not have an engine) to go for $800, but the Kubota one for my BX-22 seems to go for around $2500. Why?

 

[kevincook]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( but the kubota one for my BX-22 seems to go for around $2500. Why? )</font>

I think you answered your own question /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The bottom line is that the quality is much better and the blower will likely last a lifetime for most users.

Kevin

 

[tarscraper]

More than likely it is a simple matter of supply and demand. The kubota snow thrower is a specialty item. Not many are produced (compared to MTD,TORO, ARIENS). There is also a lack of competition so the markup is way over what MTD could charge say..Walmart. Plus you have to buy through a controlled dealer. Let's face it. Its pretty much price fixing. If that kubota snow thrower costs more than $1000 to make I would be shocked. When you figure all of the above in then you get 3k+ prices. Where else can you go if you want a front mounted snow thrower? No other real options.

 

[RayMunising]

I agree with everything you said tarscraper. There is one alternative though that I've been considering and that's Erskine. They have a great reputation and their blowers supposedly make Kubota & JD blowers look like toys. You can check them out at www.erskineattachments.com (don't know how to do a link). They are the only generic front blower that I know of and they work off the rear PTO so you don't have to have a tractor that has a mid-pto. Which interests me because I really like the L3400 which doesn't have a mid pto. The only problem is they aren't any less expensive than the Kubota blowers. I'm considering either a B7800 with a Kubota 60" front blower or a L3400 with a Erskine 60" front blower. I've got to believe the L3400/Erskine combo would be unstoppable!

 

[kingoflawns]

I expect this kubota blower to be unstoppable as well, i spread deicing materials on the 3 pt with my sitrex spreader so erskine was not an option. My 1st kubota blower was a 2560 on a B7500, that was a good matchup, however, i had to have about $300. in custom welding modifications to beef her up to commercial duty. I blew through drifts that were half way up the windshield on my curtis cab no problem. Based on my experience with the 2650, i expect the 2782 with the increased hp of the B3030 to move mountains, my primary concern is that my cd player doesn't skip! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif