Come on JT dont try to change the subject.
I must admit the 2660 would be a good addition to the fleet. But my tractor budget is all used up for the year. I will continue to monitor the "JT Tractor Break in Service" for what is coming through the process.
All kidding aside that F3080 looks like it would be a lawn beast. Are they loosely based on a specific tractor platform? Will they cut as fast as a ZTR? It looks like it is 4wheel drive and that would be the only type of mower that I could upgrade to. To many hills not to have 4WD. The front mount would probably be a faster mower giving a more manicured look(not big on my list, I think clover is green and good enough and I have never sprayed for broad leaf weed or such).
Keep watching, your going to see a new man.
The F is faster than a ZTR. Kubota ZTR top speed 10.6 mph and F 12.5 mph but irrelavant because you could only do that on a paved parking lot and stay on it. They don't resemble any tractor I've ever seen but the new one is 4wd. My F2680E is 2wd which is great for my level rental property but it won't mow but about half of my home property because of how steep it is. That's the reason I got or am getting the F3080 4wd for home mowing. The front deck with rear discharge, to me, is the only way to go for mowing and only mowing. You can add attachments to the front with the mowing deck off but I don't see that happening for me. With the
BX25 I will have a tractor available to do tractor stuff. I have a 60" deck on the F2680 but ordered a 72" deck on the F3080 so I'm gaining another foot of cut over the 60"
BX2660 MMM. The F also has a great seat that has several adjustments to help with that comfort older people like and need.
I haven't sprayed for yard weeds for 20 years, I just cut it. My brother next door has a yard like carpet but when the dry summers come, his dies and my weeds florish and stay green, I just want to keep them down to about 3 to 4 inches high and consistent height.
I need speed, comfort, mountain goat footing, decent cutting and durability which equals a Kubota diesel F3080 72" rear discharge mowing deck.
I'm a bit anxiuos to get it and try it on my steeper areas. Also the deck sticking out in front of me instead of under me should offer some benefits to reach areas that I can't actually drive on and under.
The
BX1500 is the most stable tractor for hillside mowing that I have owned. So, unless you move, it's a keeper for you. Maybe add a bit bigger brother like a
BX2660 but keep the
BX1500.:thumbsup:
I've been wondering where LBrown has been, haven't seen anything from him in awhile so this
BX1500 remark should bring him back out of the woodwork.
PS The reason I first bought a Diesel Kubota
BX2200 was to have a life time mower with 4wd for mowing my hillside undeveloped property or large residential building lot. Added a FEL to be a high priced wheel barrow. The little sucker was a tractor which didn't mean much to me to start with, I just wanted a mower. After discovering what the baby beast would do, I had to get bigger to do more but actually ground clearance was the reason I moved up to a
B7800 and it went on from there. So, now that the land has been mostly tamed after 6 years I'm back to mainly needing a mower. F3080 4wd 72" rear discharge deck.
