3-Point Hitch Kubota 2650 Problems and Woes

[TripleR]

Great advice by a lot of very knowledgeable people. Not the same, but similar, think how long it took to be a good driver in your car or truck. Tractors are whole different animals and it takes a while and often a few bent or broken pieces to get proficient; even then most of us who have a lot of seat time will still bang something up. That is why many of us have welders and a decent shop for repairs or improvements.

How you use your tractor will often dictate the number of problems encountered, so if you use it lightly and just mow with light tillage, problems will be minimal. I have a brush guard for my radiator and cab, TnT with three rear remotes, third function, air ride seat etc., others get by fine equipped differently.

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[SpeckuldTrout]

Like others have said, it's a learning process. A tractor is an incredible power tool and I bet you'll soon find that you can accomplish a relatively incredible amount of work in a very short time. An adjunct to that is that you can also do a lot of damage in a very short time. (Even a small tractor can rip down several sections of pretty sturdy fence in the blink of an eye. Don't ask me how I know that.) So it's important to be careful while you're learning. This forum is is great place to learn from other peoples experiences and you can be sure that people here can learn from yours too.

In addition to what others have already said, there are a couple of safety issues that I think every new tractor owner should be made aware of. These are usually emphasized in tractor/implement operation manuals, but often not really explained in enough detail to get the respect they deserve. I'm as guilty as the next person of skipping over the multitude of ridiculous warnings in manuals for everything you buy these days, but when it comes to tractors and implements there are some that you best not ignore.

One is to never drive forward with something attached to the tractor that is only attached at a point higher than the rear axle. If the tractor can't move the object or break free from it, one of two things can happen. If the tires loose traction they start to spin - no big deal. If they don't loose traction then the tractor will begin to rotate around the axle and try to flip over backwards - very bad. So if you plan to drag something, be sure to attach to a point lower than the axle, that way the front end is pulled down instead of up.

The other big thing is safety around implements that are operated with a PTO driveline. I'll not go into detail here, but suggest you read up on this from multiple sources, not just an owners manual, prior to operating one.

Welcome aboard. You've got a really fine tractor - I hope you enjoy it!