Another Newbie...My Favorite Color is Orange...I Think.

[Bird]

i've had my b7610 w/352 fel & woods bh for over 2 yrs. now.Works great!!!
As far as the mower question,i cant really answer that,but i will tell you this.
Last year i bought a 52" woods rototiller for it and thought it might be too much for the tractor.No way,heck it just plays with it.So it certainly ought to power a post hole digger.Good luck with your new machine.
digger2

I can't help but be curious as to how you acquired the nickname "digger". I have a son-in-law with the same nickname, but I know how he got it; he was a funeral director for many years.

 

[duce50]

Digger,
Thanks for the input. It makes one feel better after taking the plunge. I plan on meeting with the dealership on Friday for the pre-deliverly inspection. I dont want it delivered and then have an issue. There was just so many choices out there but I felt that Kabota has been around for along time and thats an insurance policy in itself. I cnat wait to start playing farmer. Do you do your own oil changes?? what brand???

Thanks Chad

 

[Bird]

Chad, I think most owners do their own oil changes. Just be sure you get an oil with an API rating for diesel. Of course many oils are rated for both gasoline and diesel engines and the ratings are marked on the containers. API ratings that start with the letter "S" are for gasoline engines and ratings that start with the letter "C" are for diesel engines. I don't know about the new manuals, but in my previous experience with Kubota, they were a little behind in updating manuals. Mine called for oils rated CC or CD which are obsolete ratings and you won't find them. The farther up the alphabet the second letter is, the newer the rating and the newer ratings include the older. I used a CH-4 oil, but haven't looked the last 3 or 4 years to see what they might be up to.

And I think you'll find that Shell's Rotella and Chevron's Delo 400 are the two most popular diesel oils, unless you want to go to one of the synthetic oils. And if you go to the Oil, Fuel and Lubricants forum you can find lots of arguments as to whether synthetics are worth the cost difference.

 

[digger2]

yeah,i do my own oil changes.I've only changed it once so far,not too bad
once you figure out the drawings in the owners manual.I use genuine kubota stuff,at least till its out of warranty.Oh,and unless they changed the owners manual on the B7610,the capacity for the trans. is way wrong.Check with your dealer as to the right amount that is supposed to go in before you overflow it like i did.The only problems i've had with mine are (1)the vinyl on the seat keeps pulling through the webbing on the edge,dealer replaced 3 times,no questions asked.Dont understand it,i only weigh 185#(2)on my 352 fel,i think i may have a problem with that,but it could be just me.I posted about that about a week ago if you want to read about it.Other than that
it works great.I thought it was the best bang for the buck.
Oh,Bird,my girlfreind gave me that name after i bought the tractor.
It came with a woods backhoe on it and i just could'nt seem to get off it for days....i was havin' a blast.
digger2

 

[botagreen]

I bought my 7610 about 3 months ago. have about 45 hours on it now. I think you will be quite impressed with this machine once you have begun using it. I too use it to tend a small horse farm. A few observations of mine:

1) I second all comments about the toothbar that have been made. Makes your loader much more versatile.
2) I usually have a box blade on the tractor when using my loader to scrape manure, digging, etc, and have found that the extra weight it provides is an adequate counterweight.
3) My transmission has this whining sound, and from what I have understood from others on TBN, its to be expected and should get better over time and after the 50 hr service.
4) You won't be needing your wheelbarrow anymore, donate it to Goodwill.
5) Make it a habit to "tap the brakes" every time you get on it to drive, to disengage the parking brake. I drove mine around for about 5 minutes, wondering why this thing was so sluggish, only to find I had forgotten to disengage to brake.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.

 

[duce50]

Bird, Digger2, Botagreen and anyone else I forgot.....Thanks. I realy enjoy reading everyones comments and past expierences. Im still trying to get Friday off so I can get the tractor home.......Ill post pictures if I can figure out how to do it..

I dont know all the ins and outs about a three point hitch yet. I grew up on a farm but I was young and whenever I did operate mechinery, it had already been hooked up. I noticed from lots of the coments that the counterweight seems to be a good idea with these lil tractors. My father said that he has a three point something or other so I can make a counterweight out of a barrel or a weight box. Ive been looking at the customizing form but havent seen anything yet. Any idaes?

 

[LBrown59]

I bought my 7610 about 3 months ago. have about 45 hours on it now. I think you will be quite impressed with this machine once you have begun using it. I too use it to tend a small horse farm. A few observations of mine:

1) I second all comments about the toothbar that have been made. Makes your loader much more versatile.
2) I usually have a box blade on the tractor when using my loader to scrape manure, digging, etc, and have found that the extra weight it provides is an adequate counterweight.
3) My transmission has this whining sound, and from what I have understood from others on TBN, its to be expected and should get better over time and after the 50 hr service.
4) You won't be needing your wheelbarrow anymore, donate it to Goodwill.
5) Make it a habit to "tap the brakes" every time you get on it to drive, to disengage the parking brake. I drove mine around for about 5 minutes, wondering why this thing was so sluggish, only to find I had forgotten to disengage to brake.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.

Keep the W B you will still find uses for it .1 that comes to mind is small areas you can't get to with a tractor.

 

[LBrown59]

Bird, Digger2, Botagreen and anyone else I forgot.....Thanks. I realy enjoy reading everyones comments and past expierences. Im still trying to get Friday off so I can get the tractor home.......Ill post pictures if I can figure out how to do it..

I dont know all the ins and outs about a three point hitch yet. I grew up on a farm but I was young and whenever I did operate mechinery, it had already been hooked up. I noticed from lots of the coments that the counterweight seems to be a good idea with these lil tractors. My father said that he has a three point something or other so I can make a counterweight out of a barrel or a weight box. Ive been looking at the customizing form but havent seen anything yet. Any idaes?

Do some searches on
Ballast
Counter balance
Counter weight.
Ballast Box
Weight Box etc
You get the idea.