And now the hardest part . . .

MNVikingsGuy

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Waiting from Sept 6th 'til today, not sure when (or even if) my newly ordered LX3310 and associated implements would arrive was hard. I thought if they could just confirm they had all the parts and could give me a firm delivery date it would be better -- wrong. They called yesterday and my tractor (and everything except the commercial snowblower) is ready for pickup and the snowblower was confirmed on the truck leaving the Kubota warehouse. I am hunting pheasants in SD next week so the delivery is now set in stone for Nov 24th.

Now it is front of mind. When it was an, "it will get here when it gets here" item it was way easier forget about it for a few days at a time. I am guessing it will be distracting every day between now and then (except when hunting). I am super excited - it is my first tractor. It will be used to manage our cabin and 57 acres of northern MN land that is a mix of woods, wetlands, clearings (approx 7 acres clear), 3/4 mile of gravel driveways and many wooded trails - much of the recently purchased 35 acre portion has been untouched for a decade, so much to do there. We will also be building a number of "guest cabins" for close family. This sucker will get a workout over the next 5 years.

I picked the LX 3310 with 60" implements because the L4060 was too big for our trails and tight areas and I wanted mid-PTO for a front snowblower. If not for the trails I would have gone 4060 with 72" implements.

It is coming no cab (again, tight trails and lots of on/off work - I am sure I will regret it each winter), front 3rd hydraulic, grapple, FEL, 60" bucket, R14 tires, wheel spacers, pallet forks, box blade, commercial snowblower, filled tires and chains. I also got a 60" heavy duty flail mower from Bestsco that delivered last week.

I will post a picture when it hits the ground.
 

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Congrats!!!

I know you cannot wait to get behind the wheel - I look forward to the pictures!
 

bird dogger

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Wow! That'll be a fantastic outfit for your campsite! You'll be well pleased!!
 

Oliver

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Nice setup you're getting! You'll be fine w/o cab just layer up with a one piece, insulated, Carhartt suit, maybe even an electric jacket liner as well.
 

MNVikingsGuy

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Nice setup you're getting! You'll be fine w/o cab just layer up with a one piece, insulated, Carhartt suit, maybe even an electric jacket liner as well.
Thanks. We hunt in the cold, snowshoe in the cold and snowmobile, so have plenty of winter wear. But I am sure the heater cab will be thought of on -20 and windy nights. ;)
 

SidecarFlip

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Big difference between hunting and sledding in the cold and ON the snow, versus a face full of snowblower snow and sitting still while it covers you.

Been there and did all that and take my word for it, a snowblower blowing snow and getting the 'snowwash' from it is a different animal.

Gimme a cab with heat and stereo any day.
 

MNVikingsGuy

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Big difference between hunting and sledding in the cold and ON the snow, versus a face full of snowblower snow and sitting still while it covers you.

Been there and did all that and take my word for it, a snowblower blowing snow and getting the 'snowwash' from it is a different animal.

Gimme a cab with heat and stereo any day.
Yup have run push snowblower for years through many a driving blizzard - I am a frozen-wasteland lifer, I know exactly what I am getting into, but after a bunch of measuring, being able to work the woods and trails required I pass on the creature comforts.
 

SidecarFlip

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Cabin units don't work well in the woods, why I have 2 actually. My OS goes on my GN trailer up north to our property when I need it. I'd never take the cabin unit up there, I'd break out the windows in 30 seconds.

Always nice to have more than one.
 

MNVikingsGuy

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Always nice to have more than one.
It took me a while to get to one . . . more than one will have to wait. But my wife and I already agreed that when we get older and much of the hard work in the woods is done we will bite the bullet and get a cabbed version for the field and road maintenance stuff (either as an upgrade or as a 2nd).
 

bird dogger

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It took me a while to get to one . . . more than one will have to wait. But my wife and I already agreed that when we get older and much of the hard work in the woods is done we will bite the bullet and get a cabbed version for the field and road maintenance stuff (either as an upgrade or as a 2nd).
Hi MNVikingsGuy,
I couldn't opt for the cabbed model of the B2650 when I bought mine because of working in the woods and also mowing some pretty steep ditches. I'm just across the border in ND so our winters are pretty much the same as yours! LOL! So I made a removeable two piece cab for mine. Added a heater and now can blow snow in my shirt sleeves. The cab is an easy on/off for winter use only. Here's a link to the short build writeup: https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/kubota-b2650-cab-fabrication.39242/

If you're ever in the Grand Forks area, come take a look if interested. I also make some winter front covers for the B2650/B3350 and will soon have some for the new LX models. They sure help to keep the engine temps up in the operating range and the snow from ingesting under the hood (especially with the front mounted snow blowers.)

David
 
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