New B2920 is now inbound!!

[deathtoblackberries]

I did a deal this afternoon on a new B2920, ETA Friday whoohoo! I got the loader, BH65 with mech thumb, 16" bucket, street shoes, 60" MMM, beat juice in the rears. Thanks for all the input from you guys over the last week or so, very helpful.

 

[Bob77064]

Congratulations!

 

[deathtoblackberries]

Next up a rachetrake, blackberry vines will scream in agony!

 

[murphy1244]

Death to all bush! Congrats on the new machine.

 

[tractchores]

Congrats! I have the same one, its a great machine. Out of curiosity why the 16" bucket? I have the 12" and mostly do trenching and digging out boulders so may even go to an 8". The thumb is great.

 

[deathtoblackberries]

Congrats! I have the same one, its a great machine. Out of curiosity why the 16" bucket? I have the 12" and mostly do trenching and digging out boulders so may even go to an 8". The thumb is great.

That was the dealers idea, our soil is sticky, it has a fair bit of clay in it and apparently it gets stuck in the 12" and won't fall out where the 16" the soil has enough weight to fall out. Good to hear the thumb works well.

 

[tractchores]

Ahh ok. That makes sense. I've heard of that happening, apparently wd-40 on the bucket helps, though i haven't had the issue (though have mostly clay). One piece of advise is to take off the bh and lube the round rod that holds the bottom 3pt arms. It has to slide back and forth to put the lower links on with the bh subframe. If it seizes you have to take the wheel off to get at it. I found out the hard way because the 3pt wasn't used in the first year. After a coat of grease its been fine and its easy to slide to get the 3 pt on.

Also i built a bh dolly that makes takng it on and off really easy and storage a breeze. Here's a link to the build. It eliminates the need to try and line up the tractor and makes it a minute or two for mounting or removing the bh. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/236155-bh65-backhoe-dolly-build.html

 

[deathtoblackberries]

I wondered if wd-40 or a silicone spray or dry graphite lubricant would help. Thanks for the tip I'm sure this dealer is going to prep everything but I'll check that for sure. Great idea on the dolly I think I'll make one for both the BH and FEL. That would be a good first project for my pile of new tools.

 

[creekbend]

Congratulations.

 

[bota4life]

Congratualtions!!! I was wondering how much you spent because I'm looking to trade in for a similar set-up minus the mower deck. Nice looking F-150 in your pic!