B2X20 questions

[bandit67]

Bucket is on the ground, from the front edge of the bucket to the center of the three point lift point it is 13 feet. Tomorrow I will take a picture of it so you can see the tape measure. I can't see how there can be a foot difference, there has got to be a reason. I'll show you the tape and you can read it yourself.

Thanks. After I see yours, if the reason for the difference is not obvious, then I'll post pictures myself.

This should be interesting. I'm curious to see if one of you got "shorted" by Kubota.

 

[tutorbell]

Has anyone had any problems with the new B series? Thanks.

I purchased a B2320 about two weeks ago and I have only had one minor problem. At 26 hours one of the FEL curl cylinders developed a pinhole leak in the weld at the top end. You couldn't even see where the leak was, but you could see the fluid shooting when you dumped the bucket fully.

It was spraying the fitting that connects to the cylinder and I tightened that up twice before I saw the spray and realized that the leak wasn't coming from the fitting.

My dealer swapped out the cylinder with one from a new loader. They said they would do a warranty return and put the new one on the loader they had in stock. It saved me from having any downtime. I've got 31 hours on the machine now and I'm very pleased with it.

 

[mcrame01]

I have had my B2320 for about a month and have only put 10 hours on it but I have been really happy with it so far. Mostly just using the MMM to mow tall pasture and tooling around with the loader. It has been to wet to use the box blade that I bought. It is just a little louder (vibration) than I would like but all in all I'm extremely happy. I was worried about the quality of cut from the MMM since I'm using it for my yard but the suspended deck does great. The cut looks even better than my JD 48 inch rider. One note, be sure to keep the front screen clean. I was mowing tall weeds and noticed my temp starting to climb reasonably fast. Got off and checked the radiator and the radiator screen and both were pretty clean. I took my hand across the screen on the hood and made one swipe acrossed it and instantly noticed my temp go down. Brushed the rest of the screen off with my hand and temp was back down to normal almost instantly. You can really fell it sucking the air through the screen. So far, very happy and would purchase again without thought.

 

[SnowRidgeME]

My only issue is a vibrating muffler manifold once the engine gets warm. Pushing on it prevents the vibration noise. Dealer suppose to fix when in the area...

 

[tutorbell]

I'm assuming these lengths are with the 364 loader but I doubt there is much of a difference in the length specs between the 364 and 304.

Based on the weight differences in the owner's manual for my loader, I would not be surprised if the only difference between the two is the hydraulic cylinders and the bucket. Makes me wonder if the capacity difference between my LA304 loader and the LA364 is based on the cylinders. They may use the same mounts, boom, etc.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Based on the weight differences in the owner's manual for my loader, I would not be surprised if the only difference between the two is the hydraulic cylinders and the bucket. Makes me wonder if the capacity difference between my LA304 loader and the LA364 is based on the cylinders. They may use the same mounts, boom, etc.

I expect that the statement above is quite true. Larger hydraulic cylinders with a touch longer stroke. Notice that the LA364 loader is a bit slower since it takes longer to fill those larger cylinders.

 

[gp1200x]

Anyone order a B2x20 with a bucket size other than the standard size? Like a 54" bucket? Price difference?

 

[ChuckinNH]

There are no other bucket options available that I am aware of. ATI, or some other after market supplier may have one in the future, but the loader arm spacing is different than the B7x10 series it replaces, and I doubt they have anything yet.