Recent content by PaulL

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    2023 B2601 with commercial blower and brush hog - 29hrs - fair price?

    Yes, it's probably enough machine for your needs. Does it have a mower as well as the brush hog. The B2601 is a small machine, but that's often good with mucking out. It won't lift heavy bales if you have that in mind. Otherwise, it does everything a bigger machine does, but slower (and more...
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    Thoughts of a Mini Excavator

    One thing I learned yesterday about having a CUT and a mini-ex, is that when you have two machines you can accidentally drive one into the other when you're not paying attention, and then you need to buy a new rear light for your MX. I think this is a problem people don't pay enough attention to...
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    TG1860g value

    What did you pay, how much did youput into it? What do you need to get out to be happy? Seems around $2K-$3K is the going rate. More if someone likes the buff job you did on the paint, less if someone looks closely underneath. :)
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    Why Not A B26 “Commercial Grade” ???

    By all reports it's a great machine. If you can't go any bigger and you want a more robust machine, then yeah, that's the one. The refresh on the design is kind of irrelevant. Most of the features they come out with on the refreshed ones are sort of meaningless, and the mechanicals stay very...
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    New BX changes and an L loader change

    Doesn't matter what they do to the BX, it'll never be remotely as capable as an LX. An LX is two sizes up. If you have space for an LX, I wouldn't trade to a newer BX, I'd get an LX.
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    "Minimum" tractor for grading (cut and fill)

    You can do it with a B, an LX, and an L. You size the box blade to suit. Mowing is actually the interesting task to me. How much mowing, and do you want a MMM? If yes, then B or LX. If you are planning a rotary cutter or rear finish mower, then the L is the right machine. Do you want a cab? L...
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    B3350 SU

    You have it and it's working for you? What could you sell it for, and what would you replace it with? I suspect the resale on it wouldn't be great, people will assume it's a bad one if you're selling it. If it's working for you it's likely that it's worth more to you than you can sell it for...
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    Thoughts of a Mini Excavator

    The hours aren't mentioned anywhere. Perhaps it has massively high hours somehow? But it looks very tidy. I suspect they missed a zero on the price.
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    Grand L70 series Rops ?

    I had my heart set on a Grand-L for our new property. They are a very nice tractor. I ended up with an MX. It's quite a bit more tractor, and in my part of the world a little less expensive. The Grand-L does have a lot of electronics, but a bit of rain shouldn't hurt them. I wouldn't leave it...
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    Thoughts of a Mini Excavator

    I have a Takeuchi TB216. It's an excellent machine. https://www.takeuchi.co.nz/excavators/mini-excavators/compact-mini-digger-excavator-tb216 Not sure how common they are in the USA, down here most rental fleets are full of them and have been for years - I take that to mean that they're very...
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    B or BX Pre-Emissions Models

    A member on here makes a turbo for the L2501/L2502. I'm pretty sure you can turn up the fuelling and revs on most of the 26hp-ish models to get more power - those same engines are often available in other specs with significantly more power (and therefore with emissions equipment). I always...
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    New member and looking to buy used. Questions on year variations for used BX2680

    B2601 is a good idea, and one of the reasons I bought it is that I can add a BH later (don't have to make the decision upon buying). But I bought new, so I'd buy a new BH if I wanted one. I never actually purchased one. The B26 is an even better machine - based on the B2601, but it's the...
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    Trading (possibly) in my 2 month old 1025R on a BX23s

    You should do what you want to do. Your tractor, your money. If your local Kubota dealer is good, and your local JD dealer not, makes sense to switch. It's a chunk of money, I'd probably persevere. But it's not unreasonable to change. And I think you said you've already done it.......so not...
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    Trading (possibly) in my 2 month old 1025R on a BX23s

    You'll like the BX. It's a good machine. Congratulations and welcome.