B2920 review

[Tractorist]

I've had the B2920 for about 10 days now and put 12 hours on the little dude. What follows is what I've found with the new tractor.
After having an L3410, the 2920 is smaller for sure. But the power is almost the same. Dragging a scrapper blade uphill pushing a pile of gravel and dirt is something I thought I'd only be able to do going downhill. I bought a Polar trailer that is rated at 1500 lb. and I've filled it to over flowing with dirt and the tractor pulls it up hill in mid range with no problem at all. My property is VERY steep and when I say up hill, I mean UP hill. I am very happy with the power.

The 2920 is several inches shorter than the other models I looked at. I found that to be a great asset when I need to turn around in the middle of my road. The road is bounded on one side by a steep bank and the other side by a shear drop off. Being short and very maneuverable is just what I needed.

The loader is properly sized for the power and I can pick up a full load of gravel and put it where I want it with ease. Of coarse, the bucket didn't come off an L45, it's small, but it was made for Baby Bear, it's just right.

Maybe it's my imagination, but I believe the trans is a little more refined than the 3410. I know this is a much newer model, perhaps they've made it better. It feels much better, smoother. I'm very glad this model had the three range trans. I work with the rpm around 1800 to 2200. I took the rpm up to the pto speed range just for a second today for the first time. I'm not ready for rpm's higher than that yet, only 12 hours ya know.

This machine is quiet. Maybe that lower rpm that I'm running has something to do with that, but I'm pleased with the noise level.

The 2920 is noticably lower in stature than the 3410 and boy howdy, am I glad. I have become very comfortable in a short time with moving around working on the road. And yes, the tires are loaded.

I've taken the instrument panel off as well as the black plastic that it sits on. I added work lights on the back and switches on the panel. It is very easy to take apart and replace all the parts. I took a lot of pictures of this operation for anyone interested in doing the same.

Gripes? Just one. The exhaust is aimed in about a ten o'clock position from it's location on the tractor. That's okay, except it's also aimed downward. Especially under higher power settings, it stirs up dust, lots of dust. If the wind is coming from the left front quadrant, eat. I'm going to have to do something to direct that force upward slightly. I wish it had the old fashioned "stack". I remember the 3410 would burn you up with the heat coming out from under the hood. This is an improvement over that. I had to have something to gripe about.

I bought a Polar trailer ( Polar Trailer | One Tough Trailer.™ ) and I can recommend that little dude too. I wanted something to haul dirt, gravel, brush and my wife's money in and this thing is huge. It looks good behind that Kubota. I've used it enough to know I made a good move when I bought it. Came from Northern tool. I went to the closest store, an hour and a half away, to look at it before I bought it. Really nice trailer. Bass Pro shop's also have it, and at a better price, but I was there(Northern Tool) and just brought it home and missed having to pay shipping. (I took a 16' trailer with me) You might check that out if you need a trailer.

Over all, I'm extremely pleased with my tractor. Other than the exhaust, I can't find anything to gripe about. I would buy it again. Rog

 

[Ductape]

Glad to hear you are happy with your 2920 ! I looked at them pretty hard this spring. For me, it had the PTO horsepower i was looking for....... but i needed a little more wheelbase for heavier impliments. I ended up with a B3030, but the 2920 was in my top three choices. Nice tractor !

 

[JDPN]

which polar trailer did u get?

 

[Tractorist]

I got the HD1500. I think most all the pictures in the ads are of the smaller model. The HD1500 is almost as big as the tractor. I've loaded it with dirt piled high and today hauled two loads of brush that would have filled the back of a pickup, each load. I just throw a strap around it and go. After you release the box to dump, you can swivel the box to dump off to the side if you wish. There is a joint in the tongue just in front of the axle that allows this. The tires track a little outside the main tire tracks of the tractor.
Something interesting I've noticed: the box is thick plastic of some sort and it acts like a speaker cone when it's empty. When the tractor is running and I dismount to unhook the trailer, there is a giant difference in noise when I unhook from the tractor. It gets very quiet quickly.
Buying this trailer GREATLY expanded what I can do with my tractor.

Oh, and by the way, did I tell you guys how much I like the brakes on my tractor? They work reeeeeeeeeeeeally well. Rog

 

[Timber]

By the way welcome to the group

 

[eyedoc]

I went through the same process recently. I was set on buying the B2920 primarily because I wanted the suspended mowing deck. However, I ended up going with the B3030 because of the position control, and stronger hydraulics. I am constantly amazed by the short turning radius, which comes in very handy navigating in the woods and mowing around the 100+ trees I have planted on my farm in the past two years. I think I would have been very happy with the B2920, but I took the advice of a lot of the members here who advised to select the size tractor you think you need, then buy the next larger model. I hope you enjoy your B2920 as much as I am enjoying my new "baby."

My next task is to get the wife on it so she will fall in love with it too and quit frowning every time I mention my new toy. She just doesn't seem to understand (yet) how much "we" really "needed" it, but I think I can convince her of the wisdom of owning a tractor eventually.

Wish me luck!

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I bought the 2620 with mmm and laoder. happy with it. pretty much the same as the 2920 but 3 HP less and I would never put a BH on it so why not?

I have no complaints except "why can't they put a brake pedal on the left side"?

Foot slipped off a wet brake pedal while dumping over the hill and I hit the forward hydro. Was not a Charmin ride but was a pucker power "Whooo" that was close.

Think I had 4 hours on it at the time a few weeks ago. Wifey just looked at me and asked "did you mean to do that? It looked like you were really too close"..

Eye DOC,

Get the wife on the tractor. Mine actually mowed with mine before I did. We traded a BX2200 for this. I thought the bigger setting tractor would bother her and all she said was "this is really nice to operate".

Guess you never know...

However, She will not mow the hill with it..

Very please overall.. Tom

 

[nh_bota]

I would be very interested to see the pictures of your lighting setup and wiring. I've had my 2620 for a couple of months and love it. I need to install work lights, especially for the winter. -TO