Agreed I've had my B2601 for a year and still don't like it as well as the two pedals on my John Deere
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This is what I have, never had any issues with it. Since i have no experience with the two pedal system, it is hard to say if I would like that better or worse. Our other tractors are gear driven, so nothing to compare it to.
No whining here, that's what I did and problem solved. Drive them all before you buy so you're sure a machine ergonomics is best for your needs and comfort. When I went to drive the LX I did not like the way the pedal felt or how it took up floorboard space so I just walked away before even starting it. Pedals Matter as all ankles are not created equal. Drink wine, don't whine.
I'd be first in line to buy one. I've had my B2650 for 9 years now and I love it, but the treadle is a huge pain in the derriere.
Amazing, all of these posts, people with larger tractors, younger people of different sizes and yet they still need to voice that their opinion matters more than anyone else, it works for me so everyone else don't know their butt from a hole in the ground.
I think it's pretty universal for the brake being on the right side on a tractor.I’m not the most experienced operator and way far from the most expert operator, but I’ve operated enough equipment with controls in such a wide variety of places and types it’s kind of hard to imagine a treadle or twin pedals being a deal breaker on buying a piece of equipment, but I guess it is for some percentage of buyers.
My L was my first experience with a treadle. Awkward at first. About 4 hours into the first grading job I did with it, I’d forgotten about the treadle interaction with my foot. The tractor was going the direction and speed I wanted like it was an extension of me. Couldn’t really expect better than that. (The loader took a little longer.)
Whatever clueless engineer and feckless approving manager put the treadle and brakes on the same side clearly never operated a small tractor. That’s a deal breaker for me. Brake steering is a necessary part of operating a small tractor if there’s any sort of incline involved, even if it’s just mowing a ditch. I vaguely recall seeing a couple models set up that way when I bought my L and commenting to the salesman that was one of the dumbest things I’d ever seen on a piece of equipment, particularly an alleged top tier piece of equipment. On mine, brakes are on left, treadle on right. If all Kubotas had brakes and treadle clustered together on one side, I wouldn’t have bought a Kubota.
The cruise control in the MX is mechanical and when engaged it also moves the treadle peddle. Since the cruise control lever only moves in one direction, it makes sense that it can only move the peddle in one direction. Short version is no cruise control for reverse with the MX. The much fancier L60 tractors might have an electronic cruise control that works for F and R but someone else will have to chime in on that.
I've had the same problem with motorcycles for years. The first thing I did with pretty much every bike I bought was to replace the handlebars, add spacers to the mounts to move them up and forward, put heavier springs in the front forks (and in some cases re-valve them completely) and heavier shocks with more pre-load on the back.
