The B2650 count down has begun!

[civilian]

Jon,

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that you would want the distance from centerline to the swung backhoe bucket? I can't imagine that you would haul the machine with the entire machine moved to the extreme left on the trailer and the backhoe swung to the extreme right? I can get you both total width and centerline to outside of backhoe, that way you can ponder it.... But I think that you want the machine at least reasonably close to centered left/right over the axles so that the load is more stable?

I think centered load would be best, forward/back and side to side, along with proper tongue weight. However, if swinging the backhoe over to one side would allow me to get the B26 home safely from the dealer on my trailer that would be great. Dealer says I should be able to load it on a 16ft trailer, but he has not seen the trailer. If I can not load safely, he would have to deliver it. Thanks, Jon

 

[mpham]

Hey Phil, how is the hydro
Noise and everything in your cab tractor?

Some days I kick myself for not ordering one. But for what I’m going to do with the tractor I think it would be in the way more than anything

I love it for what I do. Snowblowing ,plowing and a little field mowing.
The hydro is great, but gets noisy when in the higher ranges. I just turn up the radio.Lol. The cab with heat and air is wonderful!
You can hear the noise in this clip.
January 7, 2018 - YouTube

 

[civilian]

I love it for what I do. Snowblowing ,plowing and a little field mowing.
The hydro is great, but gets noisy when in the higher ranges. I just turn up the radio.Lol. The cab with heat and air is wonderful!
You can hear the noise in this clip.
January 7, 2018 - YouTube

Do you wear any hearing protection in the cab tractors? I know I do, but was wondering what others do. Jon

 

[Rock Crawler]

Is a cab tractor louder than an open platform? I would call my open platform quiet compared to my buzzy BX. No hearing protection for sure. I'm guessing that the cab may trap/contain more of the sound waves?

 

[civilian]

Is a cab tractor louder than an open platform? I would call my open platform quiet compared to my buzzy BX. No hearing protection for sure. I'm guessing that the cab may trap/contain more of the sound waves?

Dad always wore ear protection on his soft sided JD 1070, especially running the rear blower for an hour or so at a time. So I just got in the same habit with my soft cabbed BX2230.

While snowblowing a doctor's drive, he offered me a pair of ear muff protectors. I just showed him my foam ear plugs and he was happy. Jon

 

[mpham]

That was filmed at half throttle. The engine was still cold. I believe it was only 7or8 degrees that day. I don't but should wear hearing protection. It can get really bad. I already have 60-40 loss in both ears.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I finally decided to get risky and take it into the woods in the snow so that I could test the backhoe. Coming from a BX in which the backhoe on that machine was very disappointing. So this is what I will say I noticed right off the bat with the B2650 backhoe that is part number BH77. The BH77 curl force is insane compared to the BX. The BH77 outermost boom pulling that bucket towards you is also insanely powerful compared to the BX. No the first boom off of your pivot point does not have quite as much raw power as I expected it to have. I can use it to pull the front bucket and wheels off of the ground but it is a slow steady pull lifting the front end. On my BX with the hydraulic system turned up, I was able to snap the front end into the air almost Dangerously. With this b2650 and the stock Hydraulics I would say that it's likely much saferand, and also probably overall much more powerful, but with a much heavier machine. The bottom line is that I am able to dig much more much faster with the BH77, and there is no doubt that I can curl through and rip roots with the BH77 that the Kubota BX series just stood no chance of doing.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Glad your enjoying it.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Dealer called and the tractor showed up today and is being unpackaged!!!!

Bad news is the tires and wheels won’t be in till next week. Hopefully it’s early next week.
Going to look at it this afternoon

 

[Rock Crawler]

Dealer called and the tractor showed up today and is being unpackaged!!!!

Bad news is the tires and wheels won’t be in till next week. Hopefully it’s early next week.
Going to look at it this afternoon

Dan,

Sean just quoted me at $525 installed for the kit that is now a 90 amp alternator. I would discuss this with your dealer while your waiting a week... If your like me and you plan to light up the night... 14.5 amps is a mean joke.