Kubota L2501 - initial review
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Welding another plate would provide more protection but there is really no where to support the rearmost part of an added plate and it could bend or break the weld. That said, I feel the factory plate provides adequate protection...just make sure yours has it.
Regarding filling the tires, you don't want them 100% full. Tractors have no suspension, at least until you get to the really large farm tractors. Your primary "suspension" is the air in the tires. If you fill your tires 100% with fluid, which won't compress, you'll have a super stiff awful ride. I think filling the tires to around 70-80% is reasonable. Also keep in mind that not filling the tires all the way up also helps to lower the center of gravity just a little bit.
Here is a link to a tire fill chart from Rim-Guard, probably the foremost tire loading solution. They say 75% full with the valve stem at 12 o'clock:
https://www.rimguardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RimGuardBeetJuiceTireFillChart.pdf
Tornado, I just went out and checked mine. No seeps on either side, but the bolt wear was interesting. Sitting on the tractor, the right side front axle flange bolts have slight wear on them. Not nearly as much as the photo you posted, but some gray paint is missing. On the left side, the bolts are clearly untouched and perfectly covered in gray paint.
Hmmm interesting. Im gonna try to put some elbow grease on a wrench and tighten them down more and see if I can stop the seepage. Mine has wear on all 4 of the bolts, and it was there straight off the lot. What I was told was that its possible this wheel is not shipped put on from the factory, and that perhaps the dealer puts it on and puts it on. Im not sure if that isthe case, but I kinda hope it is, because if thats not what happens them im really really curious why those bolts were wrenched.
The L2501 is shipped with that wheel assembly removed so it will fit on a narrower crate. They also are shipped with the fenders ROPS and TPH linkages removed. It takes about 2 hrs for a average person to assemble them and install the wheels
Well guys, final update on the L2501. I am trading it back to the dealer I purchased it from next week, as part of a deal to buy a new Grand L4060 cab tractor.
My work is a lot of mowing, and the last couple of years I've become more bothered by breathing in pollen / dust / grass. In a typical day I'll mow for 5-6 hours, come home in the evening and have trouble breathing freely without taking Benadryl or similar. I've also had a couple of bee attacks which is annoying, even though I'm not allergic. And in the winter I do some plowing with my tractor. So it made sense to buy a cab tractor with heat and A/C and a sealed cab. The Lxx60 series tractor is quite "luxurious" as well, which I don't need but is nice.
That said, I'm very impressed with the L2501 and will miss it. If I could afford to keep it, I would. The engine outperforms it's "rated" horsepower by quite a bit, in my opinion. I'll miss the smell of diesel exhaust that isn't filtered by a DPF, and I still love the way the 2501 starts up with mechanical direct injection.
I may use the tractor on one more job before it goes...I have 5 large trees which have just shed a ton of leaves after the Nor'Easter we just experienced last night. Normally, I use my leaf blower to make giant piles, and then rake as much as I can fit into the tractor bucket, then dump them into my dump truck, then back to raking, etc. This year I am going to try using my York Rake attachment to move the piles all into one pile, and push / blow them into the woods. I have one of the most powerful backpack blowers on the market, and it works great but once a big pile of leaves is created it struggles to move the whole pile. The question is whether the rake can move the pile without tearing up the grass and whether the leaves just slip between the tines or not. I may post one more pic of this operation with the 2501. Certainly it will perform this task better than the 4060 would because it is smaller, lighter, and more maneuverable, especially under trees.
I will have owned the 2501 not quite 6 months when I trade, but I have put about 60+ trouble free hours on it, performed the first service, used it to flail mow, rake, grade, brush hog, and blade. It has performed exceptionally well and I would recommend this tractor to anyone.
My work is a lot of mowing, and the last couple of years I've become more bothered by breathing in pollen / dust / grass. In a typical day I'll mow for 5-6 hours, come home in the evening and have trouble breathing freely without taking Benadryl or similar. I've also had a couple of bee attacks which is annoying, even though I'm not allergic. And in the winter I do some plowing with my tractor. So it made sense to buy a cab tractor with heat and A/C and a sealed cab. The Lxx60 series tractor is quite "luxurious" as well, which I don't need but is nice.
That said, I'm very impressed with the L2501 and will miss it. If I could afford to keep it, I would. The engine outperforms it's "rated" horsepower by quite a bit, in my opinion. I'll miss the smell of diesel exhaust that isn't filtered by a DPF, and I still love the way the 2501 starts up with mechanical direct injection.
I may use the tractor on one more job before it goes...I have 5 large trees which have just shed a ton of leaves after the Nor'Easter we just experienced last night. Normally, I use my leaf blower to make giant piles, and then rake as much as I can fit into the tractor bucket, then dump them into my dump truck, then back to raking, etc. This year I am going to try using my York Rake attachment to move the piles all into one pile, and push / blow them into the woods. I have one of the most powerful backpack blowers on the market, and it works great but once a big pile of leaves is created it struggles to move the whole pile. The question is whether the rake can move the pile without tearing up the grass and whether the leaves just slip between the tines or not. I may post one more pic of this operation with the 2501. Certainly it will perform this task better than the 4060 would because it is smaller, lighter, and more maneuverable, especially under trees.
I will have owned the 2501 not quite 6 months when I trade, but I have put about 60+ trouble free hours on it, performed the first service, used it to flail mow, rake, grade, brush hog, and blade. It has performed exceptionally well and I would recommend this tractor to anyone.
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Thanks for the running review of the L2501. I think your move is the right one for you. I also get coated in dust and pollen when brush hogging to keep my jungle from regrowing but that is going to get easier and easier as time goes on. My finish mowing leaves me and the tractor pretty clean. For my 3.75 acres, 1.5 pasture the rest woods, the L2501 is perfect. I would love to have more FEL lifting capacity with the forks but I'm fine with the bucket and grapple. No way I would go with a smaller tractor and a cab would be in the way for my work.
I look forward to your review thread for your new machine!
I look forward to your review thread for your new machine!
The trade makes sense. Thanks for your review.
My allergies have really spiked up within the last 5 years.. Being still young, I***8217;m worried what could happen as I get older. Dad went through 3 larger Kubotas before finally settling on his cab***8217;d Grand L for this very reason. It makes a huge difference for him.
My allergies have really spiked up within the last 5 years.. Being still young, I***8217;m worried what could happen as I get older. Dad went through 3 larger Kubotas before finally settling on his cab***8217;d Grand L for this very reason. It makes a huge difference for him.
I guess I'm still young...considered a 'millennial' albeit at the old end of that spectrum.
Depending upon finances and if we get bonuses at the end of this year, I might purchase a B2601 with no loader, just a belly mower, next spring. The belly mower is pretty useful to me on certain jobs. A field with foot-tall grass and rougher terrain can be handled by such a machine, whereas my commercial-grade zero turn would struggle and get stuck.
Anyway, I'm pickup up the L4060 HSTC this afternoon or tomorrow. The L2501 and MX4800 are already loaded on my trailer ready to go.