B2920 - Must have taken it's vitamins

[Delphicoder]

I am not sure what happened to my B2920 today, but good grief it was like it was on steroids or something! I was digging up stumps most of the day and it was just doing it with ease. Maybe it was because they were different types than I had been working on before, I don't know. Maybe it had spring fever.

All I know was last night I was thinking to myself that the tractor just seemed rather weak (only has ten hours on it). I had greased all the points, but that really was all I did. All week I was thinking maybe the B2920 just wasn't what I was thinking it would be, and perhaps I should have kept the BX25.

Well it must have read my mind, or maybe I just was imagining issues before. That little tractor wore me out today ha ha. It was certainly a work horse today. Probably the first few hours on it I just wasn't used to it. Maybe it had to get "broken in", not sure.

Definitely pleased with it after today though.:thumbsup:

 

[Ductape]

Pics or it didn't happen !

 

[Delphicoder]

I should have seen that one coming...

All I have is "after" pics that I just went out and took with my phone. Here they are, sorry for the bad image quality.

There are a few shots of what I cleared, and then a few shots of the brush / stump piles.

 

[Bladehauler]

Sounds like shes starting to get broke in !! hopefully she get stronger with age !!!

 

[s219]

What you need to do is drive it down here to Toano to visit with my B2920 and then show how good yours is at clearing out stumps. You could stay busy for days. That's a lot of vitamins.

 

[Delphicoder]

What you need to do is drive it down here to Toano to visit with my B2920 and then show how good yours is at clearing out stumps. You could stay busy for days. That's a lot of vitamins.

Hey there neighbor!

Have you been happy with your B2920? I have not had mine for very long, but feel pretty good about it for my needs after today.

 

[s219]

Hey there neighbor!

Have you been happy with your B2920? I have not had mine for very long, but feel pretty good about it for my needs after today.

Yeah, it's been great and the size is perfect. I'm almost at 30 hours.

About my only complaint is that the throttle lever has a little too much resistance and doesn't allow real fine adjustment. I need to see if the mechanism can be lubed.

 

[Delphicoder]

Yeah, it's been great and the size is perfect. I'm almost at 30 hours.

About my only complaint is that the throttle lever has a little too much resistance and doesn't allow real fine adjustment. I need to see if the mechanism can be lubed.

I have the same issue, but this link may help, I have not tried it yet:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/187393-stiff-throttle-lever.html

There may be two adjusting nuts, one to lock it and one to set it I think. I may try tomorrow, if I do I will take pics and post them.

 

[tractchores]

Very nice. It should be able to pull that stuff all day. Did you use a bh or fel? My b2920 just passed 100 hours. I love it!

 

[Delphicoder]

Very nice. It should be able to pull that stuff all day. Did you use a bh or fel? My b2920 just passed 100 hours. I love it!

I used both, but mostly the BH. One one pretty good sized pine stump I had it up in about ten minutes. Normally takes me a lot longer to dig it out and work it out.

 

[KenB2920]

Great work , I wish there were before photos but I understand. I love my B2920 and I am coming up on 160 hours.... A real workhorse.... Its amazing to see what these size tractors can accomplish. I don't know how real men did this kind of work back in the day without machines.

 

[s219]

I have the same issue, but this link may help, I have not tried it yet:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/187393-stiff-throttle-lever.html

There may be two adjusting nuts, one to lock it and one to set it I think. I may try tomorrow, if I do I will take pics and post them.

Cool, let me know how it goes.

 

[s219]

I took a look at the throttle friction adjustment tonight. Looks like you have to pull off the black plastic dash/cowl cover to get at it with wrenches. I did take the big screw off the top and got the cover loose, but it looked like a project to get everything disconnected so I bailed since it was getting dark. I did squirt a few shots of lube into the friction plates from under the tractor, and that helped quite a bit. I'll see if that takes care of the problem during operation, otherwise, I'll take another shot at getting the dash/cowl cover off and then adjust the two nuts that control the friction.

I have also been getting a creak from the FEL quick-connect pin on the left side, and a shot of WD-40 silenced that instantly. Wow, that was nice!

I am curious what other 2620/2920 owners are using for tire pressures -- for the R4 tires, the manual says 35ps front and 40 psi rear, but that happens to be the max pressure printed on the tires, which seems odd. Normally, the operating pressure is a bit lower than the max psi.

 

[bikerdib]

I'm on my 3rd Kubota; started with a used B7100 about 18 years ago and sold it when I sold my weekend property (divorce really messed me up; my brother kept telling me not to sell it, that I'd be sorry. But I didn't listen...). Then when I got another weekend property I bought a used B7300 to which I added a Bush Hog brand FEL. Then I decided to upgrade to a new tractor and am now utilizing a B3300SU with the Kubota FEL. I don't have a BH and can't justify the cost for the amount of use I'd have for it (although there a lot of times I wish I did have one).

I have to say that every one of the little bulls has amazed me in the amount of work it was/is capable of.

My brother keeps talking about getting a new tractor to replace his old 8N but he keeps saying he wants one of those green tractors. I've tried to tell him he'll be sorry he didn't buy orange but he just won't listen. It's gotten to where I just shake my head and walk away from him...:laughing:

 

[Delphicoder]

Yesterday I pulled the remaining scrubs and stuff. Then I took my box blade and lowered the shanks all the way down, and made passes back and forth, tearing up and pulling up a good deal of the network of roots etc.

Here is a pic of what it looks like now. Posted in another forum on what tool to use next.

I have made a ton of dust! I have blown out the air filter twice a day now.

 

[jdonovan]

All I have is "after" pics that I just went out and took with my phone. Here they are, sorry for the bad image quality.

I though for a moment as a looked at the stumps, it looks a lot like my pile of slash... then I noticed you were in VA also... no wonder it looks like the same stuff I'm pulling up.

Tho the M59 makes it a WHOLE lot easier. :thumbsup:

 

[s219]

I though for a moment as a looked at the stumps, it looks a lot like my pile of slash... then I noticed you were in VA also... no wonder it looks like the same stuff I'm pulling up.

Yeah, those Virginia taproots look the same all over the state, like big carrots.

 

[Piston]

Here is a pic of what it looks like now. Posted in another forum on what tool to use next.

I have made a ton of dust! I have blown out the air filter twice a day now.

I looked real quick but didn't see where you posted your 'what tool to use next' thread? Could you post a link for me? I'm really interested in the responses because I will be in your situation sometime this summer with an acre or so.

I was thinking a harley rake would work best, but not sure what you would do about all the roots sticking up???

 

[megaboz]

I took a look at the throttle friction adjustment tonight. Looks like you have to pull off the black plastic dash/cowl cover to get at it with wrenches. I did take the big screw off the top and got the cover loose, but it looked like a project to get everything disconnected so I bailed since it was getting dark. I did squirt a few shots of lube into the friction plates from under the tractor, and that helped quite a bit. I'll see if that takes care of the problem during operation, otherwise, I'll take another shot at getting the dash/cowl cover off and then adjust the two nuts that control the friction.

I have also been getting a creak from the FEL quick-connect pin on the left side, and a shot of WD-40 silenced that instantly. Wow, that was nice!

I am curious what other 2620/2920 owners are using for tire pressures -- for the R4 tires, the manual says 35ps front and 40 psi rear, but that happens to be the max pressure printed on the tires, which seems odd. Normally, the operating pressure is a bit lower than the max psi.

WD-40 is good for the short term but u really should use a better oil like Penetrol 90. WD washes away to easily.

 

[s219]

WD-40 is good for the short term but u really should use a better oil like Penetrol 90. WD washes away to easily.

I agree -- I don't consider WD-40 a serious lubricant at all, but I think it will be OK for fixing that creak. I was really using it to help me find the creak more than anything else. We'll see how long it lasts.