Kubota Treadle Pedal...

[rScotty]

I wonder how many different versions of the treadle pedal that Kubota makes?
Some I like and some don't work for me.
I really like the one on our Kubota TLB. It's easy to use because the heel of the foot rests on the floor board so it is stable for small movements. I only have to move the foot slightly for forward or reverse and the floorboard provides a solid reference. It's a natural motion and comfortable for bigger, older feet.
rScotty

 

[chim]

I wonder how many different versions of the treadle pedal that Kubota makes?
Some I like and some don't work for me.
I really like the one on our Kubota TLB. It's easy to use because the heel of the foot rests on the floor board so it is stable for small movements. I only have to move the foot slightly for forward or reverse and the floorboard provides a solid reference. It's a natural motion and comfortable for bigger, older feet.
rScotty
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When I was shopping in 2002 I tried a BX and thought that pedal was absolute junk. At that time I already had the Ford 1210 and it has a single pedal. It worked just fine then and still does.

Since then I'm on the third Kubota - B7500, L3200 & L4240. All have had treadles that worked just fine. There were some slight differences between them. I much prefer them over the side-by-side pedals on a Montana I used at work several times.

 

[scootr]

I think the treadle pedal is the biggest flaw on my Kubota. 2 yrs in I'm getting used to dealing with it but that doesn't make it any less of an engineering failure ergonomically speaking.
Does it work? Yes
Is it comfortable to operate? No
Would I suggest it to a friend? Absolutely not.

 

[chim]

This is what mine looks like. 4240HSTC. Saw some that were shaped more like a boomerang.

 

[texas42]

I have a B2601 I purchased about 8 months ago, really like the tractor except the treadle pedal. Had a JD 2320 previously and liked the two pedal arrangement much better.
Would have bought another JD except the local dealer lost their JD franchise to a larger dealer over 30 miles away.
The way I use the Kubota Pedal to reverse is lift up with my toe under the front of the pedal. Not the most comfortable but I make it work.

 

[aesanders]

I have a B2601 I purchased about 8 months ago, really like the tractor except the treadle pedal. Had a JD 2320 previously and liked the two pedal arrangement much better.
Would have bought another JD except the local dealer lost their JD franchise to a larger dealer over 30 miles away.
The way I use the Kubota Pedal to reverse is lift up with my toe under the front of the pedal. Not the most comfortable but I make it work.

The 2320 was my tractor before my LS. Was a very comfortable layout for a small machine. I don’t think any current models this size improve upon it.

 

[Soloz2]

I don't have any complaints with the treadle pedal on my b2601 after over a year.

 

[Hoobie]

I have an mx5100 with 1600 hrs. The treadle is perfect for me. love it. I do a lot of backing and manoeuvring doing woodswork and farm work. When backing I twist around to the right to see backing up and my heel fits the treadle perfectly.

 

[jrsavoie]

We definitely don't like the pedal on our 2021 LX2610.

There's not much of anything I like about it.
My wife likes it. It's her tractor, but I still end up messing with it more than I like.

We haven't had a Kubota yet that I found comfortable.

We have a Toro 223D Groundsmaster, with a 72" deck that we both find very comfortable.
We also have a 220D. Mtge pedal is a little different and we don't care for it. We haven't run the 325D or the 329D, enough to pass judgement on either

 

[GS1100GK]

I have no issue with the treadle pedal on my B2601. Even lawn tractors are incorporating it too. My Cub Cadet LX1 even has one so I guess I am just comfortable with using them.

 

[5030]

I thought you worked PT for a Kubota dealer and even did deliveries for them. You would think you would be used to all of this....

I have zero complaints with my treadle pedal. I didn't like it when I first got it after being used to the JD's dual pedals, but now it's second nature...

I do but my use of it far as delivering units is extremely limited and I usually winch a unit up on the rollback anyway, very rarely do I drive them on under power. I have much better control using the winch and cable.

My comments about the Treadle Pedal is more about longer duration usage than delivering units for the dealer and I still don't like it, I find it to be cumbersome and ill fitting for my foot.

I have noticed that on new units with hydro's, the 'whine' is less that before. I wonder if Kubota changed something internally or added some kind of sound reducing baffles or something???

Candidly, I don't know but it seems to be less, least on new deliveries.

 

[jyoutz]

I do but my use of it far as delivering units is extremely limited and I usually winch a unit up on the rollback anyway, very rarely do I drive them on under power. I have much better control using the winch and cable.

My comments about the Treadle Pedal is more about longer duration usage than delivering units for the dealer and I still don't like it, I find it to be cumbersome and ill fitting for my foot.

I have noticed that on new units with hydro's, the 'whine' is less that before. I wonder if Kubota changed something internally or added some kind of sound reducing baffles or something???

Candidly, I don't know but it seems to be less, least on new deliveries.

I’ve posted this before but the solution to long duration use at a constant speed is the cruise control kit.

 

[scootr]

The cruise control is seldom my choice. I prefer the option to instantly cut the forward movement vs reaching for a lever, which is why my foot is on the pedal when I mow.

 

[5030]

My other issue with the F series mower I bought (used) is the previous owner went from a spring suspension seat (Kubota vinyl seat) to an air suspension base and when they retrofitted the air ride base, they limited the fore and aft travel of the seat itself so I'm going to have to remove the seat and base and modify it so I can slide it backwards for enough to actually have some leg room and that might alleviate the issue because as it is presently, I have very limited leg room when sitting in the seat. It's fixable and I'll address that this winter when I strip it down as it's gonna get gone through anyway.

 

[5030]

I’ve posted this before but the solution to long duration use at a constant speed is the cruise control kit.

Food for thought for sure. I wonder if someone makes a 'cruise' control kit for an F series mower??? I don't believe Kubota offers one but I'll have to check later on in the week as I have a few units to deliver later on this week.

 

[Shady oak]

I have 2 F2560’s. The older one has an issue with the treadle working harder. But it’s not the bushing under the treadle, it’s back inside the frame rail, behind the battery. The dealer told me to spray a light lube up into that linkage there. While there is a zerk on the older one in that area, it doesn’t help. Oddly on the newer one that zerk is no longer there.

By the way, I have size 14 shoes, so there is no comfortable style of foot pedal that I have ever found. I looked into a Ventrac last year. They have a hand control as standard, and a foot control option. But there literature claims that once you become acclimated to the hand control, few opt for the foot control revision.

 

[Mi-Troll]

I have 2 F2560’s. The older one has an issue with the treadle working harder. But it’s not the bushing under the treadle, it’s back inside the frame rail, behind the battery. The dealer told me to spray a light lube up into that linkage there. While there is a zerk on the older one in that area, it doesn’t help. Oddly on the newer one that zerk is no longer there.

By the way, I have size 14 shoes, so there is no comfortable style of foot pedal that I have ever found. I looked into a Ventrac last year. They have a hand control as standard, and a foot control option. But there literature claims that once you become acclimated to the hand control, few opt for the foot control revision.

I have the same issue, big guy with big feet, you'd think that some really smart person that owns a fab shop would create a kit to replace the treadle pedal, I'd stand in line for one.

 

[5030]

I have big feet as well...lol Like my open station M9000, there is little room to mount and dismount the tractor, especially with the gear lever smack dab in the middle of the floor and even with the seat all the way back, it's a a chore getting on and off it. I believe the control layout was designed for smaller people actually. Certainly not for folks in the USA. On the open station, I canned the OEM vinyl sweat seat and replaced it with a Talon Cordura seat with an air ride base from Seats, Inc. Been my experience that Kubota wants an arm and a leg for their OEM seats and I don't like vinyl covered seats anyway, all they are is sweaty butt seats. My cab M9 has the Grammer seat (air ride base) as well and candidly, I'm not overly happy with it either. I'll probably retrofit it with a Talon as well.

 

[scootr]

I have found some interesting ways of using the treadle pedal aside from lifting the front to reverse. When engaging attachments in the MX opencab I find my sight is best if I position myself with a right knee in the center of the seat, right hand on the back of the seat or ROPs, left hand on the wheel and left foot on the back of the pedal

 

[scootr]

I too raised the seat height 1" and added better suspension to the stock seat which hurts my ash after about 2 hrs. No problem horse ranch, hobby farm is what I do with a little local mowing mixed in for fuel money.
Another change that had to happen was the extension and proper stacking of the rear hydraulic controls. The OEM set of 3 levers where extremely short and nearly under the seat on the right side. I believe they were all the same size/height so you had to look or feel your way around to get the right one. That type of lever ID is not conducive to good operation.