bandit67
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- 2012 B3000 HSDCC 2020 Z251 Zero Turn
SnowRidgeME said:Chuck, are front weights needed when using the BH70x on the B2630?
If you are going with one of the new B2x20's, I'd stick with the Kubota BH65 as it is designed to match up perfectly with those machines. Putting the Woods BH70X on those machines would be kind of like putting the Woods BH6000 on the BX24 instead of the Kubota matched hoe. Although you can't get the BX24 without the hoe, it is a similar scenario.
If you are going with the B2630, then either the BH75 or BH70X would be the way to go, though the Kubota hoe is bigger and more powerful. The BH75 should be heavier than the BH70X, and only the FEL is required for either backhoe - there shouldn't be any need for additional weights up front. You do get a curved boom and factory thumb bracket with the Woods hoe, and it is about $600 cheaper.
Now, you can only finance Kubota & Landpride implements at the Kubota promotional rates, so the dealer has to combine the promo rates with Kubota's implement rates for a slightly higher overall rate if you were to go with the Woods hoe. It still may end up cheaper over the life of the loan, but you'd have to calculate how much that scenario cuts down the $600 savings.