New to me B5100E

[applescotty]

Hi, just picked up a B5100E yesterday, thought I'd post some pics and introduce myself. I was looking for a tractor to mow the 1.5-2 acres of lawn at our new place. I've already got an Allis Chalmers WD-45 for brush hogging the fields. I also wanted something that could haul around a trailer with some water barrels as well as a trailer for hauling firewood, and other odd jobs. I'm also interested in using it to run a 3 pt tiller for the garden if I can find a good deal on one. I know that the B5100E doesn't have a ton of power for running a tiller, but I'll probably hit it first with a plow on the WD-45 to break things up.

The tractor came with a B-425 mowing deck and an unidentified back blade, along with another set of wheels with ag tires on them. Took it for a spin around the property today, seems to run just fine. I think it should work great for what I want. Now I just need to find a good deal on a 20-30 HP tractor with a loader, and my collection will be complete.

I've found the operators, service, and parts manuals for the tractor on kubotabooks.com, but have been unable to find an operator's manual for the B-425 mower deck. Does anyone happen to have a scan of this manual?

A few photos:

Hauling it home:

I guess I have a thing for orange tractors:

Mowing deck and unknown blade:

Extra wheels with ag tires:

Scott

 

[Eric McCarthy]

The rear blade looks like something thats home made. Most factor blades I've seen have a curved moldboard which leads me to believe the one you have is a home built one.

 

[applescotty]

The support for the blade looks somewhat homemade, although made well, so it could be aftermarket. The blade is actually curved, not flat, although it's hard to see in the photo.

Used for an actual job this afternoon. Hauled the broken riding mower that it replaced out of the shop back into the corner of the barn.

 

[hodge]

I run a 48" forward rotation tiller with my B7100. It does it, and I've never stalled it, but I couldn't take a bigger tiller. I would imagine that your tractor would run a 42", but I don't imagine that it will run a bigger one. I could be wrong, and hopefully someone with a 5100 will chime in and share what works for them.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I was thinking the same thing that a 42 inche tiller would be ideal for the B5200. And that's a fancy looking Kubota tow truck in that picutre LOL.

 

[jbeenemd]

I had a B5100DT for years. I found a 36" Ford-New Holland tiller for it. Worked great. I sold it after moving to town, and just after doing that the wife and family wanted to move back out to a farm. Wish I could have kept it as it was a sweet little setup. Ran a 48" flail mower and 48" Woods mower with it. I sold it to a guy up near Liberty, Mo. It also had a set of Turf tires/rims with it as well as the AG tires which I preferred. It should run a 42" tiller without any problems, don't know about the 48" tillers.
Jackie

 

[hodge]

The support for the blade looks somewhat homemade, although made well, so it could be aftermarket. The blade is actually curved, not flat, although it's hard to see in the photo.

Used for an actual job this afternoon. Hauled the broken riding mower that it replaced out of the shop back into the corner of the barn.

You know, I like this photo. It is representative. I don't know how much you paid for your Kubota, but I would venture to guess it wasn't as much as some of those new, stamped-metal riders available. And, this shows how that investment pans out- when it dies, the old, solid Kubota hauls it away, waiting to do the same thing to the next one.

 

[kubotasam]

I have a 36" kubota tiller that I use between rows of potatoes in the summer. It was originally sold to be rum behind a B5100.

 

[applescotty]

Thanks for all the suggestions on the tiller size. I'll keep my eyes open for a good deal.

I paid $1900 for the 5100E, 42" mid-mount mower, 48" blade, and extra wheels and tires. I know that's not a smoking deal, but other than the seat, everything seemed to be in great shape for a 34 year old tractor. I was looking for something that I could just use and wouldn't have to mess with first (I've got plenty of projects already!)

I had considered buying another used riding mower for $300-$400, but was afraid there'd be an endless string of those if we also used it for hauling things around, and I couldn't till the garden with it (or if I could, I'd need to find a tiller built just for that mower). I like the fact that the Kubota is a tractor built in the shape of a riding mower (i.e., built for real tractor work) instead of the other way around. Being able to use real, albeit small, 3 pt implements is a real plus.

 

[hodge]

Thanks for all the suggestions on the tiller size. I'll keep my eyes open for a good deal.

I paid $1900 for the 5100E, 42" mid-mount mower, 48" blade, and extra wheels and tires. I know that's not a smoking deal, but other than the seat, everything seemed to be in great shape for a 34 year old tractor. I was looking for something that I could just use and wouldn't have to mess with first (I've got plenty of projects already!)

I had considered buying another used riding mower for $300-$400, but was afraid there'd be an endless string of those if we also used it for hauling things around, and I couldn't till the garden with it (or if I could, I'd need to find a tiller built just for that mower). I like the fact that the Kubota is a tractor built in the shape of a riding mower (i.e., built for real tractor work) instead of the other way around. Being able to use real, albeit small, 3 pt implements is a real plus.

I don't know about other's perspectives, but if the tractor runs fine, you got a real deal at $1900. You will look long and hard where I live, and not come across a deal like that. You would be lucky to find the tractor alone for that.

 

[Big Kahuna]

$1900 for what you got, now that's a deal.

Big Kahuna