In my younger days I did some summers (and winters) at a landscaping company and spent a fair amount of seat time on front mount Kubotas (among other things), and I always liked them.
When I bought my current place 5 years ago, I decided I would try and find an F-series after getting tired of cutting 3 acres of grass with a 42" ride on.
There's fair bit of the "newer' style F-series out there, but they demand a pretty high price tag, or have been run to death. I finally came across an old F2100, that was in relatively good shape, 3000hrs, and had spent the last decade or so cutting grass for an older gentleman's property (can't attest to before that).
Long story short, it's been a good machine and I've worked it pretty hard over the years, having it fill in for a "real" tractor around the property from tiem to time. I might be ready to move on to something with a better cut (and perhaps smaller deck... my property isn't quite flat enough for 72" in most areas) and a grass catcher. I find it leaves a ton of grass windrowed, no matter what I do, and I've only been ever able to track down one grass catcher for it, and it was missing the gear box. Plus I'd like something to pick up leaves. I'm also on the hunt for an actual tractor with a FEL or a TLB.
I wanted a blower for it from the start but have only ever been able to find beat up, over-priced units. As a "temporary" measure, I welded up a mount for my ATV plow. I am amazed at how well this thing will push snow. Most years I don't even bother putting on the tire chains, just the regular old turf tires. I've really been meaning to put some box ends and a mold board extension on the plow, which would make it far more efficient, but time is always at a premium and I've just never gotten to it. I've also bought some parts to make an electric power angle for the plow, again I've just haven't got to it. I had plans to drop it off at a local fabricator buddy, but it never happened before the snow flew this year.
This year, due to space constraints, it was pushed out of the heated garage. I was concerned how it would start with no block heater, but as with everything else with this 30 y/o machine, it amazes me with it's ability to fire up, regardless of the temperature. I had a high regard for Kubota for years, but this old machine has solidified that big time.
Anyway, a few pics of it moving snow over the years.:
When I bought my current place 5 years ago, I decided I would try and find an F-series after getting tired of cutting 3 acres of grass with a 42" ride on.
There's fair bit of the "newer' style F-series out there, but they demand a pretty high price tag, or have been run to death. I finally came across an old F2100, that was in relatively good shape, 3000hrs, and had spent the last decade or so cutting grass for an older gentleman's property (can't attest to before that).
Long story short, it's been a good machine and I've worked it pretty hard over the years, having it fill in for a "real" tractor around the property from tiem to time. I might be ready to move on to something with a better cut (and perhaps smaller deck... my property isn't quite flat enough for 72" in most areas) and a grass catcher. I find it leaves a ton of grass windrowed, no matter what I do, and I've only been ever able to track down one grass catcher for it, and it was missing the gear box. Plus I'd like something to pick up leaves. I'm also on the hunt for an actual tractor with a FEL or a TLB.
I wanted a blower for it from the start but have only ever been able to find beat up, over-priced units. As a "temporary" measure, I welded up a mount for my ATV plow. I am amazed at how well this thing will push snow. Most years I don't even bother putting on the tire chains, just the regular old turf tires. I've really been meaning to put some box ends and a mold board extension on the plow, which would make it far more efficient, but time is always at a premium and I've just never gotten to it. I've also bought some parts to make an electric power angle for the plow, again I've just haven't got to it. I had plans to drop it off at a local fabricator buddy, but it never happened before the snow flew this year.
This year, due to space constraints, it was pushed out of the heated garage. I was concerned how it would start with no block heater, but as with everything else with this 30 y/o machine, it amazes me with it's ability to fire up, regardless of the temperature. I had a high regard for Kubota for years, but this old machine has solidified that big time.
Anyway, a few pics of it moving snow over the years.:
