Recent content by ClintFletcher

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    Making a tree digger

    Thank you. The engine serial number tag should indicate the manufacturing country of origin. The tractor serial number tag on the right side of the frame should list that also. The B2601 tractors that I have seen at the dealerships all indicate they were made in Japan. The local dealerships...
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    Hydrostatic vs Geared Transmissions.

    If you can go 4 mph in a gear setting, place it there and throttle back to 2200 rpm. The brush cutter will not know the difference and your ground speed will be about 3.5 mph.
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    Making a tree digger

    Dear Sir, I was considering buying a B2401 as I dislike hydrostatic transmissions like on the B2601. Is the B2401 made in Japan like the other B series? Also, is the D1105 engine made in Japan or did it come out of the Kubota plant in China or Thailand? Thank you, Clint
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    Making a tree digger

    Dear Sir, I was considering buying a B2401 since I generally dislike hydrostatic transmissions. Is the B2401 made in Japan like the other B series and is the D1205 engine also made in Japan? I was concerned that as a more economy model that the engine might have come out of Kubota's China or...