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Well over ten years ago I saw the need for a small tractor and bought a Kubota BX__ did most oil what I wanted as it was my first tractor but after a few years I felt I needed a backhoe so I traded for a BX25. Good little tractor but the backhoe has limitations for my uses. unless I was digging holes stationary any long dig required me to constantly move the tractor and re plant it to di al till further. I also wanted a little more capacity in lifting its so I traded for a B series and also realized that any digging would be cheaper renting a small excavator from my dealer. Wel again the B series did great but a friend insisted that a cabbed tractor would better in Texas. I again traded for a B series with a cab and at the right time as a neighbor had just had hip surgery and I need up mowing his five acres for six months. The cab kept the dust off but the little be with a cab was very top heavy and any area other than level was exciting to say the least ( light tractor, narrow wheelbase and solid cab = very tippy). Figuring I was getting older this year I trade it on a BX 2680, nice little tractor BUT I had gotten use to the three speed tranny and the precise ability to lower and return the PTO to the same level. Additionally I miss the increased lifting of the B series. Bottom line this week a new B2601 will be delivered. Why a 2601 over a 2650 the smaller size allows me to get into almost all the places I could with the BX but with more capability. Moral of the saga, while all our requirements change a little more study as to what we need now and in the near future will save changing. By the way no mower on either the BX I traded or the new B2601 as my ZD 1211 takes care of all the mowing chores with no issues. The "B" will have quick detachable FEL and pallet forks. I have little use for rear implements now so my trusty ballast box will be on the PTO. I have modified the box with two PVC pipes vertical in the concrete for storing shovels and rakes. Additionally I have a trailer hitch receptacle welded to the bottom. Yes education can be expensive .. do your homework.
