Tractor Sizing Please help a guy out!

[Blue14]

Have you looked at the Yanmar YT-3 series with the IHMT transmission, they have a completely flat floor with just a throttle pedal, lots of room in the cab and open station models.

 

[mstrucker2003]

Have you looked at the Yanmar YT-3 series with the IHMT transmission, they have a completely flat floor with just a throttle pedal, lots of room in the cab and open station models.

I have not and that's because the nearest dealer to me is over 100 miles away. With that kind of distance I would be worried about dealer support if there was warranty work that needed to be done or any other kind of service that I couldn't do myself. I would also be concerned about getting parts in a timely fashion should I need any because these seem to be small localized dealers and I'm not sure if they are committed to the brand long term.

 

[MechanicalGuy]

I'm 6'8" and my mx5200 is great. They call it a straight utility tractor though.

 

[fried1765]

Locating the wheel brakes on the same side as the pedal means just one thing: That the person who designed the cab had never used a tractor....and neither had his bosses.
Still, although Kubota got that completely wrong on the M59, they did change it on the M62. And they got a lot of other things right as well. More right than wrong.

One example of something they got right, is the model itself. Other companies have made medium size TLBs. The TLB is a model where the backhoe is standard and the 3pt hitch is the option rather than the other way round...., but nobody has made them successfully. Kubota has done so with several sizes.

Another thing done right is the transmission. Their HST+ tranny couples a proven HST to a fingertip controlled 2 speed axle. It's simply the best HST ever.

And if you are a guy who wants more room. The large flat operator's platform on any TLB has LOTS more room than the compacts or utility model tractors. There's almost space for two on the larger models.

I like all tractors - old and new, and the weird ones too. But we are still surprised how much we use the our TLB for even simple chores.
rScotty

Well said!
From the owner of M59's little brother...... L48.

 

[mstrucker2003]

I'm 6'8" and my mx5200 is great. They call it a straight utility tractor though.

I like the MX line but the rocker pedal does not work with my size 16 feet. They get hung up on the pedal because they are so long and it just feels overall uncomfortable for me. One question though, at 6'8" isn't your knee hitting the loader joystick because at 6'5" mine was. The shop guy did tell me they could heat it up and bend it for me if I purchased the tractor but it was nothing they could do about the pedal.

 

[rScotty]

I like the MX line but the rocker pedal does not work with my size 16 feet. ... SNIP ...The shop guy did tell me .... SNIP... nothing they could do about the pedal.

I believe you when you say there is nothing that they can do about the pedal. That makes sense because it fits right with the reduced mechanical ability of the typical shop guys today.

But that doesn't mean that the pedal can't be changed to something that you prefer. All it means is that they aren't able to do it.

Why don't you simply modify it yourself? Or hire someone else to do so?
It's only a pedal..... why make something so simple into such a big deal?

rScotty

 

[mstrucker2003]

I believe you when you say there is nothing that they can do about the pedal. That makes sense because it fits right with the reduced mechanical ability of the typical shop guys today.

But that doesn't mean that the pedal can't be changed to something that you prefer. All it means is that they aren't able to do it.

Why don't you simply modify it yourself? Or hire someone else to do so?
It's only a pedal..... why make something so simple into such a big deal?

rScotty

While I am moderately mechanically inclined I personally am not going to try and move or adjust the pedal. I also am not going to pay for someone else to do it because of fear of voiding the warranty should they mess something up and something goes wrong with the tractor. Also while 30 to 40k might not be that much to some it's a lot to me and for that amount of money I feel I shouldn't have to do that much modifying to make it fit me. Moving the seat back or up some or adjusting the loader joy stick that's fine but paying someone else to adjust the pedal when the dealer said they can't or won't do it, I'm not doing that. Also I'm not mad at Kubota it's their loss which I'm sure they won't miss. I'm fine with the JD I'm eventually going to get and the Mrs. likes it to so that's a major plus.

 

[paulfun9]

I believe you when you say there is nothing that they can do about the pedal. That makes sense because it fits right with the reduced mechanical ability of the typical shop guys today.

But that doesn't mean that the pedal can't be changed to something that you prefer. All it means is that they aren't able to do it.

Why don't you simply modify it yourself? Or hire someone else to do so?
It's only a pedal..... why make something so simple into such a big deal?

rScotty

Why bother to buy something that needs modified to work for you?
When you can drive down the road and buy something that already does?

 

[Kingsqueak]

I looked at an MX5800 and was very close on pulling the trigger but found the seat too low and the rocker pedal a problem for the same reasons you had, my foot was too big and my knees were too high so I had to kind of hover my foot over the rocker pedal. The overall size of the MX was better for me really and the HST was a nice thing, but the Massey 2607h I ordered is a lot roomier fit for me, though the dimensions of the tractor are pretty darn big for my "needs". I only have 10 acres to work on.

Being tall has it's advantages, like being able to reach your checkbook on the top shelf as you over pay for clothing, vehicles and anything else you can't fit like most other people. Every car I've ever owned I had to pay for an option package I didn't want in order to have the electric seat so I could actually fit in the vehicle.

 

[mstrucker2003]

I looked at an MX5800 and was very close on pulling the trigger but found the seat too low and the rocker pedal a problem for the same reasons you had, my foot was too big and my knees were too high so I had to kind of hover my foot over the rocker pedal. The overall size of the MX was better for me really and the HST was a nice thing, but the Massey 2607h I ordered is a lot roomier fit for me, though the dimensions of the tractor are pretty darn big for my "needs". I only have 10 acres to work on.

Being tall has it's advantages, like being able to reach your checkbook on the top shelf as you over pay for clothing, vehicles and anything else you can't fit like most other people. Every car I've ever owned I had to pay for an option package I didn't want in order to have the electric seat so I could actually fit in the vehicle.

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