Price Check 6100e price and 3pt hydraulics

[Anonymous Poster]

I just looked at a 82 6100e it has 800 hours with deck mower and tiller for 3000 was wondering if that is a fair price. The only thing wrong was the 3pt would not pick up it would set there and all of a sudden it would pick up if you put it back down it would do the same thing.was wondering if any one had heard of this the hydraulic fluid level was full. I will be mainly using the tiller and was also wondering if this is a big enough tractor to handle doing alot of tilling or if I should go with something bigger. Any INfo would be greatly appreciated

 

[Kelvin]

Re: 6100e price and 3pt hydraulics - Bird?

dakotadale,

The "E" suffix on the B6100E indicates that it is a gear drive/2wd tractor. The gear drive compact Kubotas did not have a live PTO; therefore, you'll be starting and stopping the tiller every time that you depress the clutch to change gears or speed.

I added Bird to the subject line so that he might see this and respond to it. He used to have a B7100HSD (hydrostatic 4wd) that he used a tiller with; seems like I remember him saying that the tiller would push him around without the 4wd engaged. Bird can share his experience with this subject.

Is the B6100 big enough? There were tillers designed for all of the small compact Kubotas. The individual tiller that comes with this tractor might be the right size or might be to large for the B6100 (again, Bird can be more help here than I can).

I don't know about the delay in the 3-point hitch lift arms. Sorry.

Hope this helps,
Kelvin

 

[Bird]

Dakotadale, before I bought that tractor, I'd want to know just what the problem is with the 3-point hitch (and I don't know myself). As to whether it'll handle a tiller well; depends on the size of the tiller. I was very happy with a tiller that was the same width as the outside of my rear tires on my B7100HSD (40"). And to some extent it'll depend on the type of soil, moisture, rocks or not, etc. In high range, 2WD, the tiller could propel me forward a bit at times, but worked great in low range, 4WD. With a manual transmission, I don't know what the speeds are in the different gears on the 6100e, so I'm only guessing that it should work pretty well in the lowest gear. As for whether it can handle a lot of tilling - probably handle as much tilling as a bigger one, just takes longer to do it./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif If all you're going to do is mowing and tilling, and the tractor's in good shape, that price doesn't sound like a bad deal at all.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: 6100e price and 3pt hydraulics - Bird?

Thanks Bird and Kelvin for the info the dealer who has it is going to fix it and then let me know what is was wrong with it. The ground I will be tilling is broke up and a little bit sandy so hopefully will work fine again thanks for the information Dakotadale

 

[WVBill]

Dakaotdale:
I have a '78 B6100DT - that's 4wd gear - and I use it for tilling all the time. I have a Kubota FS-850 tiller which is about 48" wide. I till in 4wd but it would probably work just as well in 2wd, I've just always used 4wd for tilling. I use low range 2nd gear and it makes it a good speed for nice tilling.

As far as not having a live PTO it really doesn't bother me at all as I don't stop to change gears while the tiller is down.

I can't offer any ideas on the 3pt hitch lift problem. However, based on the parts breakdown and my Workshop Manual, the 3ph doesn't look to be all that complicated mechanically and it's appears to be one of the few components of the tractor that can be worked on without completely disassembling the whole tractor so it shouldn't be too difficult for the dealer to fix.

I think $3K for the tractor, mower and tiller is a decent price if they are all in good shape.