new b2650

[mecan]

Hope they pics came through. Delivered sat morning and added 13 hours over the weekend. My first real tractor and been very impressed with what she can do. Mostly old landscaping removal so far. Once I got a little use under my but started to be very productive ripping up bushes and removing out of control ivy and other vine growth. Very glad I got the go ahead to purchase and no regret on the choice. Hope in I didn't make a mistake by letting my great wife drive her around...

 

[Dewbie]

Congratulations on the new tractor! Nah no mistake on letting the wife play on the new tractor..my wife complans less about spending money on things like tractors and implements when I show her how to operate them and let her have a little fun on the tractor. I like the fact my wife can operate a tractor.

 

[Will_C]

Nice tractor. I have taught my fiancé to drive all my equipment. She uses it to take care of the landscaping and other tasks she enjoys doing. She is much more productive using the FEL or my RTV when she cleans out her flower beds. It is also a good thing for my safety. If I ever have a problem or accident using the equipment, I know she get move it if I was trapped.

Will

 

[Paystar]

Nice. You will be very happy with your purchase. sometimes I think of getting a cab version, but I love open stations.

Are the mower decks on the B50 series drive over like my B2620?

 

[mecan]

I dont think it is, nothing that appears to be a ramp or reinforced. Wasn't bad taking it off, 2 pins 1 lever and the shaft. Used the loader to get an extra couple inches to roll it out. Took maybe 5 min to get it off the first time. Did a great job mowing the field down, about 1/3 the time it took me with the husqvarna mower. Plenty of power for that deck, was only limited by bouncing around. That got a little better after I dropped the psi in the tires down to what they were rated for. Thinking I'll drop a couple more pounds from them.

 

[Paystar]

Thanks for the info. You will be impressed by the fuel useage compared to your old gas mower too.

 

[mecan]

Not impressed... downright amazed! Used about 5 gallons the first 10 hours. Old mower would've been lucky to get 4 hours with that. Had to laugh when I got on the old mower last night just seems almost useless after the last weekend with the kubota. The power steering is great too, turns easier then my cars do

 

[Kanook]

I have the factory cab version. Like PAYSTAR I would prefer it to be open station....but only for about 6 months a year. Mine is primarily used in my winter driveway clearing enterprise the cab was essential. Is your front attachement a Kubota brand or 3rd party....Thinking of getting something similar.

Nice machine

 

[mecan]

Grapple is a landpride, blower is a kubota. Wanted a cab but I'm happy with the drastic equipment upgrade as it is. Still will get snow 8n the face but won't take nearly as long this year going from a 24 walk behind style to the 63.

 

[Paystar]

I really didn't think I was going to like snowblowing with an open station. I hated it with the gas garden tractor. Every winter I would try it at least once, get a face full of snow and park it within two minutes and get the plow out.
The Kubota didn't even bother me. I think it is because it moves so much more volume of snow and blows it farther, I don't find I get buried in powder.
I still don't mind winter and an open station. Last winter was unusually cold and windy here so twice I ended up using the loader to plow instead of blowing.

I love the cab versions, just not sure how happy I would be working in the bush and around trees and having to get in and out of the cab when I am doing firewood. Think I'd be too paranoid about breaking glass.

So you already noticed the fuel consumption , LOL. What I saved in fuel the last two years already paid for the tractor, LOL.

 

[Bronco82]

Now that you've had it for over a year, still overly pleased with it? Going to the Kubota dealer to sit on one today to see what fits best.

 

[skipperbrown]

I picked up one, an open station, a few weeks ago to replace my bx2200. It's a nice machine and more like my l3940 than the bx. The 2 gripes I have so far is the pin up of the mmm. I don't know what Kubota was smoking when they came up with the pin thing. I have to get down on my knees on each side and thread a pin through that doesn't fit very well. The second is the step attached to the station gives 1/2" when you stand on it and I'm less than 140. Another thing is the radiator fan blows the engine heat back over the station and it gets really hot on a hot day. I had this same issue on the 3940. I am trying to find a fan to mount to the rops to blow some cooler air down on me. The tractor is pretty darn big. It makes the bx look like a baby. The seat is at least a foot higher on the b. The rops just barely clears my 8' door and if I got the canopy, it wouldn't fit. I got the 3rd function and 2 rear remotes. I also don't like the fact the remote levers are attached to the rops and are on the outbound side. They will surely get caught on a tree at some point. Pluses are it reaches pto speed at a relatively low rpm and the engine runs very smooth. The quick hitch loader is the cat's meow. I really enjoy changing out the forks for the bucket for the grapple in seconds. The rear is a little light (or is the loader really powerful?) and I got a ballast box for any loader work and will add something to the rears soon.

 

[Huskerfan]

Did the same 4 months ago. BX2200 for the B2650HSTC. Handles the 72 inch mmm deck well. Pienty of lift on the quick change 60 inch fel and titan 42 inch forks. Just got a snow edge for pushing snow. Spraying, aerating are easier given the greater weight and traction compared to the BX. Staying out of the dust, heat, sun, cold and bugs makes the cab a worthwhile addition. Currently running with the unloaded turf tires.

 

[tk tom]

I'm very happy with mine. Loader is very powerful, I have either a ballast box or a box scraper on the back and loaded R4's and she'll still curl a tire up now and then. It can pick up enough weight in the front that driving in certain situations can be scary tipping forward. The strength needs to be dialed back or the weight increased in the rear if they are going to make them this powerful. It's really not safe for a novice to hop on and go if they don't know what will happen in those situations or what to look for.

 

[jeff9366]

If you are moving forward with a FEL heavy load and too little counterbalance, so that the rear wheels are light, and a front wheel falls into a hole or a rut, the tractor will roll right over.

DON'T DO IT. Increase counterbalance weight on the Three Point Hitch.

 

[Grouse09]

I leave the rotary cutter on all the time. Way tippy without the counter weight.