My brand new BX23S (backhoe model) was delivered at 08:30 this morning. Had a great time going over the implements and trying everything out - but have one major concern by the end of the day - the tractor seems to want to stall out when backing up (reverse) and the reverse paddle (for lack of the correct term...) seems harder than it should to press down. I first noticed the problem on a pretty decent grade, but then it cropped up at the end of the end of the day, backing up almost barely any grade. Also this is my 2nd Kubota, I previously had a used B2410 (no loader) I'd bought with ~2000 hours and put 500 more mowing on it. I consider myself no Kubota expert, and the 2410 ONLY had a mower, but I'm still shocked at the difference.
The first time I noticed the issue, I had just dropped a set of quick attach pallet forks down by my shed and was driving back up to re-attach the loader bucket. Tractor was running (at first) around 2500rpm. I still had backhoe on (but no front attachment), so I decided to back up a hill (out of abundance of caution - since there was no weight left on front) being new to the tractor. I would have had no concern about taking my old 2410 up it. Well, I would have taken it carefully, but would have had no concern it could take it. It is a decently steep hill but nothing crushing, I've not had a vehicle (even towing trailers) not make it up ever. I was in low, and 4wd on the tractor. I would guess 10 to 15% grade? It is about 40-50' to the top. The tractor would climb the first 3rd (until whole unit parallel with grade,) then started bogging/stalling for a moment. I increased rpms (2800) and it did it again, increased again (3000) it did it again, and then ran it up to 3500 (higher than I wanted to go with a new tractor with 1 hour on it), on the last attempt the tractor completely stalled! I found a way up around the back side, but was very concerned. I was thinking at the time the hill was too much from the tractor, but I was quite surprised as again, I would have expected the 2410 to have to work going up it, but would have not thought the slightest it was over matched.
Later in the day, I was at around 2500 rpm and just backing into a place in my drive where I wanted to park the tractor for the night. There is a slight incline, but barely - as in just enough for the rain to run off. It started doing it again. This time the tractor was in 2WD. Back up a couple feet tractor stall for a second, take foot off reverse, and engine would come back up in rpm and recover. Back up a couple more feet and it does it again. I did run it up to 2800rpm and the issue seemed to stop but now things seem like there is a problem.
Any thoughts or ideas as to what is going on? It is absurd that the issue was happening the 2nd time, and ANY time I was backing up during the day, the reverse seem *very* slow and the peddle seemed much harder to depress then it should have. I at first wrote it off to my 2410 being WAY broken in when I got it - but after the issues with the stalling I think there is a problem.
Thanks for any help.
-Calvin
The first time I noticed the issue, I had just dropped a set of quick attach pallet forks down by my shed and was driving back up to re-attach the loader bucket. Tractor was running (at first) around 2500rpm. I still had backhoe on (but no front attachment), so I decided to back up a hill (out of abundance of caution - since there was no weight left on front) being new to the tractor. I would have had no concern about taking my old 2410 up it. Well, I would have taken it carefully, but would have had no concern it could take it. It is a decently steep hill but nothing crushing, I've not had a vehicle (even towing trailers) not make it up ever. I was in low, and 4wd on the tractor. I would guess 10 to 15% grade? It is about 40-50' to the top. The tractor would climb the first 3rd (until whole unit parallel with grade,) then started bogging/stalling for a moment. I increased rpms (2800) and it did it again, increased again (3000) it did it again, and then ran it up to 3500 (higher than I wanted to go with a new tractor with 1 hour on it), on the last attempt the tractor completely stalled! I found a way up around the back side, but was very concerned. I was thinking at the time the hill was too much from the tractor, but I was quite surprised as again, I would have expected the 2410 to have to work going up it, but would have not thought the slightest it was over matched.
Later in the day, I was at around 2500 rpm and just backing into a place in my drive where I wanted to park the tractor for the night. There is a slight incline, but barely - as in just enough for the rain to run off. It started doing it again. This time the tractor was in 2WD. Back up a couple feet tractor stall for a second, take foot off reverse, and engine would come back up in rpm and recover. Back up a couple more feet and it does it again. I did run it up to 2800rpm and the issue seemed to stop but now things seem like there is a problem.
Any thoughts or ideas as to what is going on? It is absurd that the issue was happening the 2nd time, and ANY time I was backing up during the day, the reverse seem *very* slow and the peddle seemed much harder to depress then it should have. I at first wrote it off to my 2410 being WAY broken in when I got it - but after the issues with the stalling I think there is a problem.
Thanks for any help.
-Calvin
