B-2150 Questions

[LSmayda]

Hi, I'm new to the line and need some answers. I bought a used B2150 with 2000 hrs. How many hours are they good for? I have a front loader and box blade and it seem to run pretty good. This unit has a hydrostatic drive and seems to loose power when digging into a pile of sand. Is this a single pump system? I changed the oil and oil & air filter when I first got it and need to know about hydraulic system and anything else thats important. I have a small leak, a drip that drops on top of the front differential????? Living in Florida I question having to use the glow plugs to get a smooth quick start although its starts right up with just a small puff of black smoke, then runs clean. Also, I'd like info about a used hood and headlight assembly, the hazzards of a front loader. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Howard

 

[Bird]

LSmayda, that's lots of questions to try to answer all at once.

<font color=blue>How many hours are they good for?</font color=blue>
Probably no one really knows because most of the modern compacts haven't been around long enough, and most owners don't put a lot of hours per year on one like a big farmer would. And a great deal depends on how it was maintained. Farmer neighbors tell me the big ones "normally" need an engine overhaul between 7,000 and 10,000 hours. If yours was properly maintained, it's not half way to overhaul time yet.
<font color=blue>This unit has a hydrostatic drive and seems to loose power when digging into a pile of sand.</font color=blue>
How familiar are you with the operation of a hydrostatic transmission? Use low range, maybe a little more throttle than you were using (2000-2500 rpm), and remember that the hydro pedal is not an accelerator. As you push farther down on the pedal, it is the equivalent of going to a higher gear; ease down on the pedal going into the pile of sand instead of pushing it down too hard, too fast.
<font color=blue>Living in Florida I question having to use the glow plugs to get a smooth quick start</font color=blue>
I use the glow plugs, even in the summer in Texas; I just don't use them as long as in cooler weather, to get a quick start.
<font color=blue>the hazzards of a front loader</font color=blue>
Very hazardous piece of equipment until you get accustomed to it. Basically, keep the load (weight) centered in the bucket. Do everything very, very slowly. Keep the bucket as low as possible when you have a load in it. Avoid turning as much as possible and/or turn slowly with a load and the higher the load is the greater the danger. If you didn't get a manual with the tractor, contact a dealer and order one. Read it carefully.

Can you tell whether the leak is engine oil, hydraulic oil, or coolant?

And now maybe someone else can continue or add to this.

Good luck, and have fun with the new tractor.

Bird

 

[hayden]

If it has been well maintained, you will still have lots of service in a machine with 2000hrs. Keep in mind that the warranty on new machines is 2000hrs or N years, which ever comes first.

Nobody hits the hour limit unless it's in commercial servcice. I think the average non-commercial user does around 50-100 hrs a year.

 

[fredoroberts]

I echo what Bird said about the glow plugs. I thought the same thing, living in southern cal, but have found that it definitely starts up better with about 3-5 seconds of glow plug action./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Also I have found that when digging into a dirt pile there is a technique you will develop that is the most effective. Using the low gear will help as well as alternating back and from applying power to the bucket and hydro trans. Move forward a little, roll up the bucket a little, move forward, raise the bucket, etc. You will get the picture pretty fast. My B2150's loader has the most strength in the roll up function (i think it is called "breakout") it it has helped me to know that when things bog down. Finally, stockpile management makes it easier too. I dig in and back scrape to loosen things up every now and then.