Tompet
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- Joined
- Oct 6, 2004
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- Ohio
- Tractor
- Ferguson TO 20, Kubota B3300, BH77, Massey Ferguson 1540
I ordered a Kubota B3300 TLB and one decision was tire size vs FEL bucket size.
54" standard or the 60" light materials bucket. I wanted the 54" bucket for two reasons, first it would seem the wider 60" bucket would put more (potential) torque over time on the loader frame if you do any aggressive grading (thoughts on this?) and second it keeps the unit a little more maneuverable in woods etc.
I finally saw at a local dealer's lot a similar 72" light materials bucket in person and what first appears as a narrower cutting edge than a standard bucket is just a difference in how it is placed and welded compared to a standard bucket. Construction appears just as strong so strength not an issue. As I believe and others have said, the light materials is a warning to operator not to abuse the size in relation to tractor it is attached. I'm probably sticking with the 54".
The 3300 has larger R4's (front and back) standard which makes the rear tire spread just under 59" wide (the larger R4 fronts would still be under 54" wide). I do like the larger R4's for a couple of other reasons like stability, clearance, and maybe better with larger BH hanging off back.
But, I asked the dealer why not switch the smaller R4's from a 3200 to the 3300 which they had to confirm with Kubota for potential warranty reasons. This switch would then make the 3300 rear tire spread 54". Initially, Kubota said no, but when it was pointed out that both the 3200 and 3300 share the exact same size turf or R1 tires Kubota then said the switch would make no difference.
Anyway, all of this leads me to the questions.
What is your opinion of the larger R4's 59" wide rear tire spread (fronts are still less than 54") with a 54" FEL bucket? Or should I stick with tire switch?
Any opinion on larger rear filled tires placing more torque on rear axles?
Photo shows 3300 on left 3200 right. In person the difference in tire size is quite noticeable.
54" standard or the 60" light materials bucket. I wanted the 54" bucket for two reasons, first it would seem the wider 60" bucket would put more (potential) torque over time on the loader frame if you do any aggressive grading (thoughts on this?) and second it keeps the unit a little more maneuverable in woods etc.
I finally saw at a local dealer's lot a similar 72" light materials bucket in person and what first appears as a narrower cutting edge than a standard bucket is just a difference in how it is placed and welded compared to a standard bucket. Construction appears just as strong so strength not an issue. As I believe and others have said, the light materials is a warning to operator not to abuse the size in relation to tractor it is attached. I'm probably sticking with the 54".
The 3300 has larger R4's (front and back) standard which makes the rear tire spread just under 59" wide (the larger R4 fronts would still be under 54" wide). I do like the larger R4's for a couple of other reasons like stability, clearance, and maybe better with larger BH hanging off back.
But, I asked the dealer why not switch the smaller R4's from a 3200 to the 3300 which they had to confirm with Kubota for potential warranty reasons. This switch would then make the 3300 rear tire spread 54". Initially, Kubota said no, but when it was pointed out that both the 3200 and 3300 share the exact same size turf or R1 tires Kubota then said the switch would make no difference.
Anyway, all of this leads me to the questions.
What is your opinion of the larger R4's 59" wide rear tire spread (fronts are still less than 54") with a 54" FEL bucket? Or should I stick with tire switch?
Any opinion on larger rear filled tires placing more torque on rear axles?
Photo shows 3300 on left 3200 right. In person the difference in tire size is quite noticeable.