According to this pageKubota Tractor Corporation - B50 Series Only the rear mount snow blower is available with hydraulic deflection.
Buying Advice Kubota B3350
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bumperm
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2010drive,
Yup, you are correct and it looks like the page you reference would be incorrect or a misprint. Under "Build my Kubota" you can add hydraulic chute deflection (it's a $902 option). My dealer is also able to order it . . . so it looks like it's two to one in favor of it being more than vaporware. Neither of which makes it a good deal!
I decided to buy the front loader 3rd option for and additional hydraulic function on the joystick . . . then I'll install a small cylinder for deflection. Total cost, about $100 for cylinder and hoses, maybe a little more.
bumper
bumperm
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Congratulations!
How long 'till delivery? My dealer says 3 to 4 weeks, but I think much of that is due to all the extra stuff I ordered that they need to install. Good news is that everything is available in local Kubota distribution (that'd be Lodi, CA for my area), except for the 3rd function valve which is coming from Georgia.
While I wait, I just bought another Kubota (that makes 3 now, so I must be an addict), a 2006 BX24 TLB with metal canopy, 100 hours, and a like new BB2048 box scraper - - all for $11.5. I do think I got a smokin' deal as everything works like new and the tractor has obviously been stored mostly inside. Still gotta replace that sloping BX seat (guess the owner missed the original "recall".
I'm planning to sell my BX2230 w/front mount blower and FEL shortly.
bumper
How long 'till delivery? My dealer says 3 to 4 weeks, but I think much of that is due to all the extra stuff I ordered that they need to install. Good news is that everything is available in local Kubota distribution (that'd be Lodi, CA for my area), except for the 3rd function valve which is coming from Georgia.
While I wait, I just bought another Kubota (that makes 3 now, so I must be an addict), a 2006 BX24 TLB with metal canopy, 100 hours, and a like new BB2048 box scraper - - all for $11.5. I do think I got a smokin' deal as everything works like new and the tractor has obviously been stored mostly inside. Still gotta replace that sloping BX seat (guess the owner missed the original "recall".
I'm planning to sell my BX2230 w/front mount blower and FEL shortly.
bumper
Thanks!
Should be ready by the end of next week, but I can't get over there to pick it up for 2 weeks. I ending up buying at a place south of portland so it'll be a little bit of a haul but I saved 4K so I think it's worth it:thumbsup:
Post some pics of all your kubota's!
Should be ready by the end of next week, but I can't get over there to pick it up for 2 weeks. I ending up buying at a place south of portland so it'll be a little bit of a haul but I saved 4K so I think it's worth it:thumbsup:
Post some pics of all your kubota's!
Ductape
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I believe the dealer is correct, as this is the way the blower is set up on my B3030. There is an electric/ hydraulic diverter on the blower that uses the curl function to control the chute deflector. If you do get the tractor with the third function it should be as simple as removing the diverter and having a couple longer hydraulic hoses made to utilize the third function to control the chute deflector.
Ductape
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PS ....... the reason the chute deflector uses the diverter valve is so that it can be used on any tractor, whether it has a third function or not. Usually, salesmen are not intimate with every tractor they sell, so they can only go by Kubota's footnotes in the wholegoods list. The deflector could definitely be controlled with the third function for the cost of a couple hydraulic hoses / fittings. FWIW, I highly recommend the hydraulic chute deflector.
bumperm
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I think Kubota's snowblower "deflection automation" pricing is off the chart . . . especially for the electric over hydraulic version. Instead of plunking down $902 to have it orange, if one wanted electric you can buy a 4" stroke 12 volt linear actuator on eBay for about $70. There's even one with ready made brackets, though if you make your own you can adjust the length of the bracket/s so the chute cannot be stressed at full actuator travel. (I did that on my previous BX2750 blower) I just sold to one buyer and the BX2230 to another - - and I thought they'd sell together.
Since my B3350 will have the $799 3rd function valve, I'll be looking for a suitable little cylinder on ebay or surplus. Had I ordered both the 3rd function *and* Kubota electric/hydraulic deflector, I'm quite sure the dealer would have complied with my request and I'd have paid another $900. My dealer is honest, but I'm sure he would not have caught that "duplication" when installing options for me.
bumper
Since my B3350 will have the $799 3rd function valve, I'll be looking for a suitable little cylinder on ebay or surplus. Had I ordered both the 3rd function *and* Kubota electric/hydraulic deflector, I'm quite sure the dealer would have complied with my request and I'd have paid another $900. My dealer is honest, but I'm sure he would not have caught that "duplication" when installing options for me.
bumper
The electric deflector is $597 retail and the hydraulic is $902 retail both are pretty high. But I personally don't want to be fabricating up a electric deflector to save a few bucks on my new 40K tractor.
The third valve function is NOT included with the $902 hydraulic deflector as least thats what every dealer I have talked to has said (over 5) and according to Kubota's website.
The third valve function is NOT included with the $902 hydraulic deflector as least thats what every dealer I have talked to has said (over 5) and according to Kubota's website.
