Comparison B2920 vs B3200 vs JD2520

[TripleR]

Wow, you have a better selection then my dealer :laughing::thumbsup:

We actually don't own a Grand L40, I was in the process of buying one when my wife talked me into checking on the L5030 HSTC that had just come in on a trade for an L5740. Both of us preferred the HST pedal on the L40 over the L30, but the deal was just too good to pass up.

 

[Bswope]

I had a JD 2520 and although it was a nice strong machine, I wish I would have bought the Kubota in the comparable size now, with a bucket full of stone or dirt there were times I could feel the frame flexing on the 2520 and I was not very impressed with that, I was impressed with it over all though, but when I felt the frame flexing abit under normal use (loader work) I didnt feel as the JD was as tough as I had thought. I wasnt doing anything out of the ordinary with the loader at all just working stone on my drive ways and building up some small areas with shale fill around my garage and doing some topsoil work on my lawn.

Food for thought....

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

, who does not stock the B3030 or the B2630 told me that they were being dropped. This web site indicated that the B3030 with cab was becoming the B3000.

Maybe he is making up somthing given he does not have those tractors...? I've not see or head anything to indicate these are changing.

The B3030 to the B3000 is only a number change. There are no features differences. The B3000 has the same pedal.

 

[taborekle]

I looked at the JD 2520 before I purchased the B2920. I ran across some posts that a 2520 owner gave where he thought that the 2 speed HST on the JD was not very useful. Almost all the work that the JD owner did was in the lower gear range, and he felt that the upper gear range was so high that it was only useful for road travel.

Looking and working with my 2920, I think that the 3 speed has about the right range. High is useful for road travel. When the engine is running at the PTO speed, the tractor will do about 12-13mph traveling down the shoulder of our local road. I use BOTH the middle and lower ranges for work. In this regard I feel not that I have 3 gear ranges to 2 on the JD, but rather that I have 2 to 1.

The comment about the brakes on the JD vs the 2920 is quite correct, and the brake placement on the 2920 is very poor. However, I would like to point out that on a HST tractor, brake placement is much less important. I rarely use my brakes, as the HST braking does a very good job. The ONLY time in 3 years I tried to do selective left/right braking, was to see how it was done. I've never had a practical need to use it.

Position control (or lack there of) on the 2920 is a definite disadvantage. I usually have to bump the quarter inching valve back and forth to get the right height on a implement. Once set, the position will typically bleed down over 10 to 15 minutes, which means that I have to return to this. On most implements, this isn't that important. Carryall, nope. Tiller, nope. Bushhog, nope. Only on the blade do I have this issue. So yes, position control would be nice, but only occasionally of advantage (to me) over the quarter inching.

My main beef with the 2920 are that the FEL joystick is just a tad to close to my right knee. I always want to turn to the right to view behind me, which puts my knee often in contact with the FEL joystick. If only it was moved a inch further to the right.

Frankly, I think both are good tractors that would serve their owners well. As I put it to my wife, "I don't think that the tractor is worth what I'm paying for it over the period of the payments, but if I take good care of it and it lasts 20 years, then it will certainly pay for itself."

Larry

 

[architect]

Finally ordered, B2920, FEL, ballast box, 60" MMM, quick connect and pallet forks, ordered from Barlows, even though JD 2520 is cheaper with rebates, three speed rear end and frame size won out (B2920 is about 3" shorter step up than B3200, B3030 and JD 2520).

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, sounds like you will have a very nice setup.:thumbsup:

Looking forward to the delivery pictures.

 

[Carl Bert]

Finally ordered, B2920, FEL, ballast box, 60" MMM, quick connect and pallet forks, ordered from Barlows, even though JD 2520 is cheaper with rebates, three speed rear end and frame size won out (B2920 is about 3" shorter step up than B3200, B3030 and JD 2520).

That's a beautiful machine, hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to post some pics.