If I had ordered my tractor I would also chosen the 12, but I can not complain since I saved about 7-$8,000 on buying the used tractor.
New B2601 needs a mechanical thumb!
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Wish I could have saved all that money. I would have gotten all the extras I want for it like thumb, canopy, bucket bar, grapple and a few other goodies ;-)
[Here is a pic of mine and what I have done to it so far. New work lights on ROPS, cargo box replacement on ROPS. Screen guard on grill guard
Looks great, I have done some of the same mods, grill guard screen, Rops LED lights. I have also built a guard for the HST filter (left side of tractor), installed fire extinguisher on Rops, rear view mirrors, Tool storage on Rops, chain storage tubes in the rear loader tubes and intalled a back up alarm. Get the thumb and bucket bar and I think I am done. Sorry no pics yet.
Sounds great. Can't wait for pics. I have several, but did not want to post them all on here.
I would like to make or install a bucket level indicator for the FEL. Drives me crazy not to see the bucket edge.
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I agree, have seen some different styles people have made on the web, some simple some complicated. Just need to decide what would work better for me.
Let me know if you get it figured out. frankb@mebtel.net.
Jim just called me and the straight edge came in this morning for the front bucket and box blades came in yesterday. Got to hook up trailer and go look at the box blade. At least I know I will be installing the edge bar today. Hope to have the box blade as well if it's the one I want.
Well, I bought the front edge guard for FEL and the 5' box blade. Two more items down that I needed. I still need that thumb yet, but it is next on the list! I do believe I will go with the BXpanded thumb. At least that is what I am thinking today. Who knows what I will think tomorrow. LOL
I am 5 minutes away from mine, I am fortunate to have a great neighbor that has a 65 acre farm across from me that has a box blade, scraper blade, bush/brush hog, roller, sprayer, plus some others that are mine to use when needed. He does not live on the farm he lives up near Richmond and comes to the farm every couple of months. He does not have a tractor with loader or backhoe so he is happy to know I can supply some assistance when needed now.
How often do you remove your backhoe? I have not tried yet, instructions and video's make it look pretty easy.
On the L series I removed the backhoe very often. In fact I would say 3 to 4 times a week. So far I have not yet removed the BH70 from the tractor. Been too busy digging. Once it slows down a bit I want to get the box blade set up to clean up the digging. It is not too hard to do. Just remember to try to keep on fairly level ground and make sure you release all pressure from hydro before disconnecting or you will have a very hard time reconnecting hoses again.
I am ready to purchase the thumb for the BH70 backhoe now, but not sure which unit to buy. They offer the small and for $10 more, the large. It will come from BXPanded. Trying to find out which one is right for the 12" bucket I have
The thumb you need depends on the number of teeth on your existing bucket, it is a little confusing but if you go to BXPanded's web page it explains it. I have the 16 inch bucket with 4 teeth on the bucket and only the short thumb would work. If I remember correctly the long and short thumb will work with the 12 inch 3 tooth bucket. The long thumb allows you to pick up smaller items because the thumb teeth pinch between the bucket teeth.