New L2501

[Scottybdiving]

Hello. I have been visiting this forum for information for several years. I just brought home a new L2501, FEL, grapple, and forks. I live in an area where everything is still booming and overinflated. The local dealers wouldn't budge at all. I drove 3 hours away to a dealer in a market that is not so crazy and got the exact same rig for $3700 less. Seems like dealer choice may have some part in these high prices too.

This is my 1st tractor since the late 70's when I owned a Ford 2000 and did custom tractor work while I was going to junior college. In my career I was a construction Super and always had access to loaders and backhoes, until I retired. Now I often find the need for a loader on my 9 ac homestead. I really don't need much for 3 point attachments since my property is well groomed with my ZT. Looking forward to discussing and learning more.

 

[Rdrcr]

Congratulations on the new L2501! It is a great tractor and will serve you well! Enjoy it!

Mike

 

[Forky]

X2 on a great tractor selection. Amazing how much work they can perform. Nice part is they even love to idle without problems.

 

[azbinder]

Yes, good choice. Since you've already purchased pallet forks, I would suggest getting a box scraper. You will probably find that you have some dirt to level out, but it will also help to counter balance your lifting load. Also, look into water filling the rear tires if not already done.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Welcome! You'll find plenty to do with that L01.

 

[Thomas]

Congrats on your new investment.

 

[2manyrocks]

+1

Seeing that you bought a grapple, one of the first things that would be good to do is to fabricate a brush guard to protect your front grill and radiator. Then belly guards to protect your transmission and hydraulic filters.


Thread on my L2501 purchase last year & brush guard, taillight guard, filter guards....https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/current-pricing-l2501-and-transmission-choice.448657/

 

[ljjhouser]

Congrats on the tractor. Enjoy TBN.

 

[Yander]

Congrats on the new ride. Post some pics!

 

[RjCorazza]

That's a great sized machine, I'm sure you'll like it. X2 on getting a grill guard... I waited until I rammed brush through my $400 grill to get a guard.
There are tons of example work here on TBN if you weld or fabricate. I am a terrible welder, so I bought a grill guard.

 

[Goose1776]

Most versatile tractor I’ve ever owned. Only way I would sell it, would be to have an L2502

 

[Rdrcr]

Most versatile tractor I’ve ever owned. Only way I would sell it, would be to have an L2502

I agree. I’m on the list at two of our local dealers but, I’m terrified of what the price will be.

It’s very possible I’ll be holding on the the L2501 for a long time. We’ll see.

Mike

 

[Scottybdiving]

Thank you. I didn't mention it but this is a HST version. I will definitely look into the additional guards and ballast of some sort. I can see where it would be easy to ram something through the grill. Also I found out about the need for some ballast. I was trying to move a pallet with some limestone blocks and ended up removing about half of them and making it two loads. It still wanted to raise the rear tires.

 

[2manyrocks]

If you have a gravel driveway, a landscape box on the 3pt would to be useful to maintain your drive and help with the ballast situation without resorting to fluid/beetjuice in the tires.

 

[Scottybdiving]

Fortunately I paved my driveway while I was still in construction. Although I can probably find a use for a box blade. I want a tiller but would it be too heavy to leave on, right?
One thing I have discovered just now is that the engine appears to be the same one that's in my Onan (HP, displacement, bore, and stroke). I'm hoping that some of the filters are the same. I can't seem to find filter part numbers in the printed owner's manual. Is there a online source for that information

 

[azbinder]

Use this and then just enter you model #.

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[2manyrocks]

I wouldn't buy a landscape box without having specific use for it. Sorry to say I've never had a tiller on the 3pt to be able to offer any useful perspective about the weight or the possibility of damaging tines on it using it as a counterweight.

 

[Scottybdiving]

Thank you for that link. I got all the filter numbers on my spreadsheet. I cross-referenced them and sure enough the oil filter is the same as my Onan. The air filter is the same as my Scag ZTR only the Scag has an additional 2nd stage inner filter.
OIL ; Kubota HH164-32430 = Fleetguard (Cummins) LF3682 = Onan 122-0893 = Baldwin B7152 = WIX 51068
AIR ; Kubota TA040-93230 = Scag 841497 = Baldwin RS 3704 = Fleetguard AF 25551 = WIX 46438
I would use any one of those filters and consider them equal to the OEM filters.

 

[rScotty]

I wouldn't buy a landscape box without having specific use for it. Sorry to say I've never had a tiller on the 3pt to be able to offer any useful perspective about the weight or the possibility of damaging tines on it using it as a counterweight.

When we only had the one little Yanmar tractor and FEL, we bought an inexpensive small 4 foot wide landscape box mostly for use as a tool carrier and portable workbench. The idea was to find something small, strong, and tucked in close

We drilled it and put some 2x4s on the bottom to support a piece of plywood so it could carry tools or weights. For the top I hinged a 3/4" piece of plywood for a portable work bench.
It could probably still be used as a box blade, but was better as a counterweight and work surface.

 

[2manyrocks]

When we only had the one little Yanmar tractor and FEL, we bought an inexpensive small 4 foot wide landscape box mostly for use as a tool carrier and portable workbench. The idea was to find something small, strong, and tucked in close

We drilled it and put some 2x4s on the bottom to support a piece of plywood so it could carry tools or weights. For the top I hinged a 3/4" piece of plywood for a portable work bench.
It could probably still be used as a box blade, but was better as a counterweight and work surface.

Smart modification of making the box more useful to you.

Rather than try to find room somewhere to put a chainsaw carrier on my L2501, I added one to my landscape box, along with an open wooden box on the top for carrying a pole saw, chains, gas, oil, etc. Being on top of the landscape box, the wooden box doesn't interfere with using the landscape box as a landscape box.