Adding a loader to a B2650

[dear.chap]

I am looking at a used B2650 from a dealer and it doesnt come with a loader. How easy(or hard) is it to add a LA534 loader to it ?

 

[RjCorazza]

Adding a new loader is going to be expensive. Finding a used loader is going to be difficult. The common recommendation is to shop for the tractor that has a loader.

 

[Roadworthy]

The first trick is to FIND the loader. You would be well advised to follow RJ's advice. It will save you a lot of headaches and added expense. The dealer may make a terrific deal on this tractor because he may have trouble selling it without a loader. Shop elsewhere.

 

[rScotty]

I am looking at a used B2650 from a dealer and it doesnt come with a loader. How easy(or hard) is it to add a LA534 loader to it ?

Adding loaders onto Kubotas is something dealers do every day. Kubota offers the LA534 as an accessory kit which makes it a bolt on job. Since the tractor was made up until - I think - just last year or so, the dealer should be able to tell you exactly how much a LA534 loader will be and how much to install it.

If you prefer to install it yourself, there are lots of aftermarket loader manufacturers online.
I guess I'm not seeing the problem.

 

[RjCorazza]

Not saying it's not doable, but it's going to be a tough pill to swallow buying an $8k tractor then a $4-5k loader. I suspect a similar sized used loader tractor could be found in the $10k range.
I'm sure aftermarket loaders would be less expensive though.
My numbers are not researched, but I'm pretty confident that the ratios are close.

 

[dear.chap]

I am seeing a used 534 loader for around $2000. The mount however I would still need to get from the dealer

 

[rScotty]

I am seeing a used 534 loader for around $2000. The mount however I would still need to get from the dealer

Maybe I did not understand your original question. What mount are you talking about? It should be part of the loader.

When any of us old timers say "loader", that includes all the parts to operate and mount the loader on the tractor: subframe, loader frame, bucket, control valves, and all the hydraulic hook ups and hoses.

Those are all the parts that the dealer - or you or anyone - need to install LA534 loader. Accessories like that are usually priced as a complete kit to the dealer by Kubota in his "whole goods" catalogue. Alternately, all the parts can be ordered individually, but nobody does that because it is more expensive.

 

[dear.chap]

Maybe I did not understand your original question. What mount are you talking about? It should be part of the loader.

When any of us old timers say "loader", that includes all the parts to operate and mount the loader on the tractor: subframe, loader frame, bucket, control valves, and all the hydraulic hook ups and hoses.

Those are all the parts that the dealer - or you or anyone - need to install LA534 loader. Accessories like that are usually priced as a complete kit to the dealer by Kubota in his "whole goods" catalogue. Alternately, all the parts can be ordered individually, but nobody does that because it is more expensive.

Sorry I should have clarified. This is what the seller is offering for around $2000

So this is just the loader frame, valves and hoses I presume. To mount this onto the tractor it needs a special mount ?

 

[CH4Ohio]

If you want a loader on your tractor, just buy one with a loader already installed. MUCH simpler and cheaper.

 

[dear.chap]

Thats what it is looking like

 

[rScotty]

Sorry I should have clarified. This is what the seller is offering for around $2000

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So this is just the loader frame, valves and hoses I presume. To mount this onto the tractor it needs a special mount ?

Seriously?? I think I'd be looking for a different dealer. My suspicions are going into overdrive. Given what he is showing you, your own expertise or lack, and the questions that you have .... I'd want to take a professional mechanic with me to look over that B2650. You are assuming it is OK, but I am not.
The price on the B2650 could be a come on designed to shift your whole attention to the loader - as it has done.

Several things here are not adding up to a positive picture. For one, that "loader frame" is missing parts that your "dealer" could look up and give you prices for in 5 minutes from his WholeGoods Catalogue.
It needs subframe, uprights, a control valve assembly, a bucket, and pins and bushings. That's another $2000 or so.
Plus it looks beat.

The dealer knows all this and he knows exactly what a loader will add to the B2650 value.
Something - lots of somethings - just do not smell right here. Sorry, but that's my opinion.
And that is why I'm suspecting the B2650 as well.
Give this a pass; go somewhere else and start over.
There are better good machines out there. Lots of them.

rScotty

 

[dear.chap]

Thanks @rScotty . I'm going to give this unit a pass.

 

[Sprytle]

I’d pass on how terrible the mower deck looks plus the missing parts. My dealership won’t sell a deck like that and they’ll deduct money for replacement parts if it was on a trade. FYI…The LA535 is a direct replacement for the LA534 so don’t sweat finding a loader.