Help with fustration first time using b2620

[ChuckinNH]

Thanks fish... I was just reading those threads and if I would've taken the time to do a proper search instead of being impatient I would've probably found them. I appreciate the links!

Yeah... this is definitely my problem. Some of these threads date back to 2008. I just had my tractor delivered on Monday and the same poor design still exists.

I can't tell you how disappointing this is to me! I will now have to contact the dealer to have them make the mods they should've made before I took delivery. When you pay this much for a machine... this seems unacceptable to me.

I have to say that it is very discouraging for those of us who are considering buying one of these mowers too. I thought that Kubota had a fix, and a procedure for dealers while they intergrated the new more agressive design. I wonder a bit too if your mower might have been sitting in storage for a while?

 

[Tcfake613]

I have to say that it is very discouraging for those of us who are considering buying one of these mowers too. I thought that Kubota had a fix, and a procedure for dealers while they intergrated the new more agressive design. I wonder a bit too if your mower might have been sitting in storage for a while?

Well Chuck... I too am very dissappointed. The dealer had no 2620s displayed and mine was assembled out of a crate. After assembly I then tested it out but did not mow with it.

I don't think it could've been that old. My S/N is 55465 so not sure how I get a manufacture date out of that.

One of the reasons I bought this over a JD2520 was because there were reviews of difficulty setting mower height on the JD.

 

[abeal]

I can't tell you how disappointing this is to me! I will now have to contact the dealer to have them make the mods they should've made before I took delivery. When you pay this much for a machine... this seems unacceptable to me.

I was in the same boat but it actually ended up taking less time to fix than it would take to call the dealer.

 

[Tcfake613]

Much better mood right now. Spent about two hours this morning going over the deck assembly. Releveled the entire deck. It is now to within 1/16" level all the way around. It was over 1/2" high in the front when I started and not level side to side.

Messed with tightening the cam a bit but I don't think it did much good. I employed a technique mentioned by another poster in one of the threads about this problem which involves setting the height and lowering the deck slowly till it touches the cam. Then lock the PTO lowering speed valve. This keeps the deck locked in position... I assume by not putting any pressure on the cam. It held pretty good.

Got the entire lawn mowed. I've got to say I was really happy with the way this tractor works in every other way. Maneauverability is great. The pedal design is working great for me and I come from a JD side-by-side design. After one round... I think I'm liking this pedal design better! It was very natural for me.

The ground was VERY wet... about 2" rain yesterday. The R4s made no marks whatsoever.

OK... so after a day of frustration I am really liking my 2620 today. Still aggravated I have to have the cam fixed, and I think this should've been taken care of already, but I'll call the dealer tomorrow and get it done. Once I get that fixed, I'm seeing many happy years on this thing.

Thanks again to everyone for all the suggestions/hints/etc. This forum is invaluable!

Also, no starting issues at all today. Maybe it was me...

Here is a pic of 2620 after finishing mowing today:

 

[charleyfarmall]

5 seconds on the glow plug isn't nearly enough time. 30 seconds or more on a cold engine. None on a very warm engine.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Here is a pic of 2620 after finishing mowing today:

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Looks like it got a bath after mowing, but that is a really nice looking unit. They are like go carts with the loader, etc. off.

Edit: By the By, that is an earlier version of the mower. The new ones have wider rollers instead of the anti-scalp wheels yours has. I think I like your set up better, but the wider rollers probably stand up to owners forgetting to set them right before driving over the deck. That might explain why the mod on the height adjustment wasn't made.