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Ralph, wouldn't a more apt comparison be between the B2601 and the LX2610? Have you ruled out the B2601 for some reason? Or are you trying to decide between a much less expensive tractor, the B2301, and the larger, more expensive LX2610?

Front weights maybe, Oliver. I used to mow pastures and hayfields with a 33 hp JD and a 6' King Kutter. I had five 70 lb weights on the front bracket and was in hilly terrain. Never any front lifting. But I am old now and don't want to lift 42 lb front weights let alone 70. So I keep my Loader...

To me, 4.5 acres is a lot to mow at one time. I hate to mow for much more than an hour, honestly, maybe 1.5 hours is okay and I can take 2. So I'd mow that field in at least two sessions. My take on speed is to run at rated speed. On my B2601 that's the red area marked on the tach, which is...

I hauled yet another bucketful of topsoil for the base of some new chicken brood pens I am setting up in my barn. Then I hauled a load of mulch and put some on top of the dirt as litter and dumped the rest near a new persimmon sapling I planted in the fall.

Welcome, jermz. Love the toolbox mod! I need to do that. I did add a step, a wheel spinner, and a Piranha tooth bar.

Tropical Jack, could you explain why the front? Are the chains a lot easier to put on there? Or with less weight up front, chains compensate for that? I have never used chains and hope I don't have to—I grew up in Florida—but do live in the VA blue ridge now and our driveway is super steep...

I feel your pain. Awful. I had three setup issues with my new Kubota: loose hydraulic FEL line delivered spewing oil; two harder to reach zerks on the loader arms not greased; and I only discovered doing my 50-hour service that a bolt holding the loader subframe on the tractor was missing and...

My B2601 treadle is smooth in forward. I found the reverse stiff and awkward because you have to find it and stomp straight down with your heel, which feels unnatural. I guess you can put your toes under the forward treadle and lift, but that felt even worse to me. After 8 months, I think I'm...

I had 3" spacers put on mine but I don't have a mid-mount mower to worry about. I have only ever used mine with spacers and it has not felt tippy. Rear tires also loaded and I carry a rear implement or a Heavy Hitch with 650 lbs. If your slopes are steep I might use front weights too. Actually...

I've done a LOT of loader work so far with my B2601, so the hydro is nice. Spread 50 yards of mulch and compost in my eight months with it so far this year. And used a bunch of my stockpiled topsoil. A couple key portions of my mulching do best if I dump some of the mulch over a 5' woven wire...

I run a Land Pride 5' rotary cutter with my B2601 with no problem. However, Kubota recommends 4' maximum, which I hadn't noticed in my manual. A Kubota dealer sold it to me for the tractor I'd recently purchased. Possibly exceeding recommended implement sizes could cause warranty issues, even if...

Can't believe there were no thoughts on this. Mine is that 400 hours appears too long a recommended interval!

Thanks so much, Skyline. This cements my decision to try shifting my weights to the rear rack. I've been heading that way because, as I said, I use my quick hitch. Unfortunately it won't drop free of my weight rack with the inner weights closest to the tractor loaded. Very nice to know I...

Thanks for such great info, Skyiine. I did order the HD stand like yours. Do you think if I have eight 41-pound weights across the back, I will need to add some weights to the inner/inside rack? I ask because I may eliminate the inside weights that interfere with my quick hitch falling away. I...

I guess I'll round this off. I regret that this thread's subject line reflects where I started—learning to use a torque wrench—and not where it went: discovering a missing bolt, having the dealer install that bolt, and finding the new bolt loose. Today I checked all the loader subframe bolts...

Lots of good information in your post, lugbolt. I did not know techs are responsible for supplying their own tools. I wonder if the "setup kid" for my tractor had to go around borrowing tools . . . I have more sympathy for the techs now and a worse view of management!

Oh, the details and complexities grow the more one knows and does! Great info and questions, RCW. I now even have to wonder and worry about getting my wrench recalibrated. Before, the issue as tight or loose. My hunch is that many mechanics don't take the time to sweat torque; they have a feel...

You are very fortune to have so much dealer choice where you live, NC. And also you have the expertise to assess dealers. I don't. I went by size and longevity.

I just torqued my loader bolts after 50 hours and discovered a missing bolt. This is the third setup issue on my tractor and by far the most serious, the other issues being a loose hydraulic line and two loader zerks not greased. My local dealer, the branch of the main dealership that setup my...