I just picked up a used BX2680. It was used by an older couple with a small amount of acreage and horses. It has turf tires and was primary used for mowing. FEL bucket shows very little use, I was told just for mowing manure which seems accurate.
My use will be FEL work, finish mower and either rotary cutter or flail, and a tiller. I'm not planning on much lawn mowing, but I would like to run across the lawn without tearing it up.
The rear turfs are not filled. If they were I was thinking of running them for a while as is. Since I plan to get the rears filled, I figure I should change out the rears now. I am considering a standard R4 like the Garden Master that Kubota uses, the Carlisle WT300s, and the hybrids - Versa-turfs or R14Ts. Other than the difference in the tread pattern, all but the R14Ts are 4 ply rated, while the R14Ts are 6 ply rated. I'm leaning toward the R14Ts, maybe a little easier on turf than the R4s?, 6 ply rated for field rotary cutting work, and good winter traction if I end up running in the winter at all. Wanted to see what others experience has been on these different tires.
Right now, I'm planning to keep running the front turfs. I don' think there is any mismatch issue on tire diameters for 4wd. All the rear tire options are nominal 26" including the current OTR LiteFoot turfs. All of the tires only seem to vary by 1/10 inch or so in diameter. I see some new Kubota set up with turfs on the front and the "bar turfs" on the rears, local dealer has a B2601 set up that way on their lot.
My use will be FEL work, finish mower and either rotary cutter or flail, and a tiller. I'm not planning on much lawn mowing, but I would like to run across the lawn without tearing it up.
The rear turfs are not filled. If they were I was thinking of running them for a while as is. Since I plan to get the rears filled, I figure I should change out the rears now. I am considering a standard R4 like the Garden Master that Kubota uses, the Carlisle WT300s, and the hybrids - Versa-turfs or R14Ts. Other than the difference in the tread pattern, all but the R14Ts are 4 ply rated, while the R14Ts are 6 ply rated. I'm leaning toward the R14Ts, maybe a little easier on turf than the R4s?, 6 ply rated for field rotary cutting work, and good winter traction if I end up running in the winter at all. Wanted to see what others experience has been on these different tires.
Right now, I'm planning to keep running the front turfs. I don' think there is any mismatch issue on tire diameters for 4wd. All the rear tire options are nominal 26" including the current OTR LiteFoot turfs. All of the tires only seem to vary by 1/10 inch or so in diameter. I see some new Kubota set up with turfs on the front and the "bar turfs" on the rears, local dealer has a B2601 set up that way on their lot.
