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Well, interesting you should say that. I hadn't looked, but sure enough, mine has a drawbar after all. My old John Deere didn't, so I didn't assume a new one would. One less thing to think about. Thanks for the heads-up.

As I think about the physics of it, that makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.

For my education, is that "trouble" as in it doesn't work well, or the kind of trouble where someone gets hurt?

Thanks, all. There's lots to learn about this machine. A few notes: Manuals: I'm an electronic-manual guy so downloaded PDF versions of all the manuals. I am impressed by their quality and attention to detail. I read and mark up manuals using Adobe Acrobat, so I appreciate that Kubota provides...

I made the diesel-gas mistake with a diesel rental car once, but at least I caught myself before starting it. It was bad enough as it was…

Um, good catch. I’m not used to diesel yet…

One final note: The dealer (Champlain Valley Equipment) did a nice job of making me feel valued. In addition to the swag, they threw in a toy of my choice for our unborn grandson. I'm planning to start him early.

Delivery day today. The dealer did fine by me, as the tractor arrived with a full tank of gas diesel, an extra quart of hydraulic fluid, and spare pins in the toolbox. The driver took his time to show me a few things, and then I was on my own. After spending some time acquainting myself with...

Why didn't I think of that!?

Fair! I'm just glad the dealer delivers enough tractors that they need a system to keep them straight, even if it's as simple as a paper tag.

Easy --- it's a paper tag with my name on it....

I agree. It looks less so in person but still impressive. All I can say for now is that it's the model recommended for the B2601. It may be deceiving because there's a lot of air in the structure of a grapple while things like buckets are solid. The grapple will be put to the test very soon, as...

I stopped by the dealer today for a lesson on the various quick-attach devices. I grabbed one picture and will take more once the tractor is delivered on Friday.

It's finally time to wrap up this thread. After delay and further thought, I closed a deal on a new B2601. Equipment: B2601HSD FEL (LA435 with provision for quickly attaching and detaching the bucket and loader arms) Grapple (SGC060) Logging hitch Wheel spacers (2”) Loaded R14 tires...

Good questions, Henro. (This computer really wants you to be a Henry. I hope your screen name survives posting.) Answers: 1. I expect to be doing less and less. Time is not my friend, plus I hope to run out of big jobs within a couple of years. As I mentioned previously, I don't have a huge...

Hello -- a quick update so you don't think I'm ghosting the site. :-) I've taken some time off from thinking about tractors in favor of running around and going to a bunch of weddings. (Tractors are cheaper than weddings, by the way, or at least these weddings.) Thanks for all the posts. I did...

EDIT: I cannot seem to get my comparison table to appear, either as a table or an image. I'll put it in manually when I have a little more time. Sorry. -------------------- Thanks for all - lots to consider here. Because there are now several models in play, I made a table with a few key...

Thank you all -- very helpful. Some notes: I had a ballast box in mind and almost listed it under attachments I need, but I didn't because it doesn't feel quite like an attachment. Anyway, it was on the (mental) list. I live on a long, private dirt road, but fortunately, my neighbor across...

Apologies for the long post, but I'm trying to answer questions you might ask. This is one of those am-I-buying-the-right-thing questions. I’m not new to tractor ownership – I owned a Deere 850 for quite a few years – but I’ve never owned a SCUT and not anything from this century. My use case...