Harv
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- Kubota L2500DT Standard Transmission
Best Father's Day ever! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
The family's treat for me was to say, "Go play on your tractor all day!".
Didn't want to hurt their feelings, so I had no choice but to spend over 6 hours hauling, lifting, scraping, pushing and just plain joy-riding around the 42 acres. Spent most of that time opening up some old grown-over back roads and blazing a couple of new ones.
At one point the guy next door heard me and came out to say hello. He then got the idea that we should get together and push this big hunk o' oak that had fallen on our mutual fence. I was actually getting ready to chainsaw the thing into firewood, but his idea sounded like more fun. Knowing a Kodak moment when I hear one, I set up the camera and took the attached shot.
First time we'd had his B2150 next to my L2500, and before it was over, we had developed some new respect for each other's machines. He had been somewhat envious of the size, weight and power of my little L, but we soon decided he not only had the right tractor for his needs, but it was actually better than mine in some important ways.
During the tree push, I was impressed at the power and maneuverability of his Bota. And when he asked me to follow him onto his property for another chore, I learned some REAL lessons about the different models. Right off the bat, he dropped his machine down a small, steep slope which ended in a sharp right turn. I started to follow, but was quicky overcome by the pucker factor. The slope was more than I was comfortable with to start with, and the sharp right at the bottom had me at a 15-degree side tilt before I was half way through it. I backed off and tried to find a new angle, but eventually gave up and found a longer, flatter route.
When we got to his "chore" (transporting a pile of old lumber with my bucket forks), I again got uncomfortable with the tight quarters right next to a steep dropoff. I told him I couldn't maneuver in that tight space and convinced him to try out my forks on his 2150. That worked out much better, and I wound up following him with a bucket full of smaller stuff.
The road he took me on had more up-slopes and side slopes that kept my eyes glued to my tiltmeters. His little machine was clearly more stable and handled the terrain with ease. No question in my mind that he has a lower center of gravity, and uses it to his advantage.
My hat's off to the 2150 and all of the "smaller" tractors out there. Another clear case of having the right tool for the right job.
The family's treat for me was to say, "Go play on your tractor all day!".
Didn't want to hurt their feelings, so I had no choice but to spend over 6 hours hauling, lifting, scraping, pushing and just plain joy-riding around the 42 acres. Spent most of that time opening up some old grown-over back roads and blazing a couple of new ones.
At one point the guy next door heard me and came out to say hello. He then got the idea that we should get together and push this big hunk o' oak that had fallen on our mutual fence. I was actually getting ready to chainsaw the thing into firewood, but his idea sounded like more fun. Knowing a Kodak moment when I hear one, I set up the camera and took the attached shot.
First time we'd had his B2150 next to my L2500, and before it was over, we had developed some new respect for each other's machines. He had been somewhat envious of the size, weight and power of my little L, but we soon decided he not only had the right tractor for his needs, but it was actually better than mine in some important ways.
During the tree push, I was impressed at the power and maneuverability of his Bota. And when he asked me to follow him onto his property for another chore, I learned some REAL lessons about the different models. Right off the bat, he dropped his machine down a small, steep slope which ended in a sharp right turn. I started to follow, but was quicky overcome by the pucker factor. The slope was more than I was comfortable with to start with, and the sharp right at the bottom had me at a 15-degree side tilt before I was half way through it. I backed off and tried to find a new angle, but eventually gave up and found a longer, flatter route.
When we got to his "chore" (transporting a pile of old lumber with my bucket forks), I again got uncomfortable with the tight quarters right next to a steep dropoff. I told him I couldn't maneuver in that tight space and convinced him to try out my forks on his 2150. That worked out much better, and I wound up following him with a bucket full of smaller stuff.
The road he took me on had more up-slopes and side slopes that kept my eyes glued to my tiltmeters. His little machine was clearly more stable and handled the terrain with ease. No question in my mind that he has a lower center of gravity, and uses it to his advantage.
My hat's off to the 2150 and all of the "smaller" tractors out there. Another clear case of having the right tool for the right job.