First Tractor B2301

Kevinc2004 · Jan 30, 2016

I was trading from a BX1860 and decided on the slight extra power of the B2601 with the 54 in SSQA bucket on the loader, the 54 in MMM, I kept my disc and box blades from the BX that I traded in.. I have not gotten to use it much since I took delivery Nov 20th, just to play in the snow on 1 morning. I believe that several nice design features were added to these new 01 series tractors. 4wd and 3 pt hitch levers are much easier to use with gloves on than its predesesor! Enjoy.

Edit: the best change was to separate the speed range selector for the HST, and the lift lever for the mower/ 3 pt hitch.. I have to confess to putting tractor(bx) in neutral instead of raising the mower. That is a bad suprise on a hill! The service brake and hst pedal were on the same side of the BX!

kubotaboyd · Jan 31, 2016

AStanton said:
I think you made the right move opting for the bigger tractor. If you ever have any serious excavating to do, you can always rent a machine to do it. With 5 acres, you better get busy and build something to store your toys in. And my advice is make it bigger than you think you will ever need, cause you will fill it. Good luck with the new machine.

We do seem to fill up storage. Waiting to see if the wife really has to have a horse or not. Will either build a barn with a couple of stalls or a garage/shop.
Hoping for the latter. Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Tractor delivered friday. Used it to pull out the stupid builder's sign. He said the ground was too frozen....not!

kubotaboyd · Feb 16, 2016

First two modifications: One useful, the Piranha bar, and one not....Denver Broncos sticker. How convenient that Kubota orange is a perfect match for Bronco orange!

nikerret · Feb 16, 2016

I'd look at some more pictures, if you care to post them!

kubotaboyd · Feb 16, 2016

Rhino hide canopy arrived today, and post hole digger arrives friday. I'll snap a picture when I get it put together

kubotaboyd · Feb 22, 2016

Installed the canopy over the weekend. Seems sturdy and functional. It was kind of a pita to get it all to line up and look level from every angle. What should have been a 45 minute project took a couple of hours of fiddling, but that is par for the course for me. Basically however long I think something is going to take, if I triple that guess I am usually pretty close......

Not sure why in this day and age companies can't provide nice high def pictures of each step. Instructions almost always seem vague at best, and any included pictures are almost useless. Brackets would work better bolted through the ROPS instead of the U bolts they provide, although maybe that is an integrity issue or something. Anyway, now that the frustration of getting it installed is over, I do like the finished product. The quick attach system will be convenient when I need to haul the tractor to the dealer. Canopy pops off with two threaded knobs.

There are certainly better looking canopies out there but this product saves a few bucks over the orange versions

Also got my P15 land pride post hole digger delivered with 9" auger. Another month and I can start digging some holes!

Racenh · Feb 22, 2016

Looks good.

s219 · Feb 22, 2016

You'll never see brackets from any company that require drilling through the ROPS -- that would create a massive legal liability. In general, the ROPS should never be cut, drilled, welded, etc or you void the warranty and create a safety risk. I am sure it can be done, but not without engineering.

Avery11 · Apr 12, 2016

s219 said:
You'll never see brackets from any company that require drilling through the ROPS -- that would create a massive legal liability. In general, the ROPS should never be cut, drilled, welded, etc or you void the warranty and create a safety risk. I am sure it can be done, but not without engineering.

Though I am not qualified to give advice, I can confirm what s219 says about ROPS. When looking at new models over the past couple weeks, both K dealers warned me about making ANY permanent mods to the ROPS. One told me that when a machine comes in for service, they check the ROPS and if it has been drilled, cut, or welded, the machine cannot leave the shop until a new ROPS has been installed. They take this safety equipment seriously!

...at least in my neck of the woods. Congratulations on that beautiful B and the spacious spread it will traverse.

Tompet · Apr 12, 2016

Nice purchase....nice refinements on the new 2X01 series....Enjoy!

Btw, depending on what you are doing, are you planning any counterweight on 3pt when using FEL?