Unique Kubota Hauler

[Kelvin]

I couldn't resist the temptation to show my new Kubota hauler. Time will tell if this is temporary or permanent transportation.

There was nothing wrong with my 16' double axle trailer; it's just that I was in the market for a small dump truck (preferably a flat bed dump) to use for various tasks over the next 2 or 3 years and then sell it.

What I ended up with is certainly a less capable dump truck than I wanted, but I believe that the trade-off is worth it (time will tell). The truck is a 14' roll back with PTO driven hydraulics for the bed and the massive winch. The "over-the-cab" rack is perfect for the bucket. In the roll-back mode the bed tilts to approximately 45 degrees when it makes contact with the ground. This is certainly acceptable for loading my tractor but I have no idea how they ever got a car on the bed without scraping both ends (assuming it ever hauled cars).

I added wood side boards & tailgate and hauled 2-tons of white rock without a problem; then went and got another 1-ton about a week later. It was great to be able to leave the rock on the truck and use it as needed. Of course, saving the $50 delivery fee didn't hurt any.

Right now I'm leaving the green "Nothing Runs Like a Deere" tag that came on the front. It makes for some interesting converstions with the Kubota strapped on.

Kelvin

 

[Bird]

Kelvin, those are very handy trucks; just don't forget that they sometimes tend to get a little top heavy when you have something like a car or tractor on them. A sudden swerve can be disastrous.

Bird

 

[glennmac]

Neat. This means you have to try to break your tractor a lot so you can get maximum usage out of your more recent toy hauling it to a dealer.

 

[Kelvin]

So far I've never had to take the B2150HSD (shown in photo) to the dealer. I have taken my B7100D there a time or two (using my trailer) when getting parts for the older mid-mower and when trying on the set of tires & rims that they had.

My "tractor usage" situation is that my 5 acres is about 5 miles from my house, so I am frequently moving the tractor back and forth. I use a finish mower on each tractor and mow about 3-4 times a month; I typically make two trips hauling the tractors (one for each tractor) and my wife and I both mow for about 3-4 hours. She tackles the more level part with the B2150HSD and I use the B7100 on the steeper hills.

Sometime in the next year I'll either go ahead and build my new house or else build a garage so that I won't have to transport the tractors quite so often.

In the meantime, I have access to lots of dirt that I need to start moving with this truck.

Kelvin