Kubota B 26 Tractor Loader Backhoe, new model

[_RaT_]

For those of you that may not have seen the following site you will enjoy it. It is the new just released on the Kubota web site showing all the new specifications. Now one can see the individual weights of the different things such as the BT802 BH weighs in at 970#'s with the 18" bucket. After reviewing this, I believe we all will have some good and bad comments. To me "I want one".



Kubota Tractor Corporation - B26 Series - B 26 Tractor Loader Backhoe Compact Tractors - Kubota B26 Front View

I was trying to locate where the raffle tickets were. Rumor has been started they will be raffling one off (B26 with quick attach 18" bucket and hydraulic thumb) to celebrate its introduction.

PS- I started the rumor...

 

[Bob_Young]

I've gotta agree, gotcha, that thing is sweet. Now that I know it's not the 'Fat Albert' of small TLB's, I want one too.

Still at $26 to $30K, a guy's got to have some way to generate income with it to justify the expenditure. For just monkeying around, a BX will do.
Bob

 

[mike69440]

Something is fishy, why does the TL500 outspec the TL1000 Breakout force and near match the lift in the competive comparision?

 

[_RaT_]

Something is fishy, why does the TL500 outspec the TL1000 Breakout force and near match the lift in the competive comparision?

Does it come close to lift capacity, I have not paid much attention. Breakout numbers I take with some salt. I will be interested in the ground speeds of the HST. If low is 0-2.X mph and then M is 0-4.X and high is 0-XX, I will be disappointed. That in my opinion was the number one complaint I had on the L48.

 

[gotcha]

Isn't it 89.5"?

I would say you are very close as the transportation height is 89.1 and by the pictures of it in that mode it doesn't look that much higher.

 

[SkyPup]

That is a real nice looking TLB anyway you look at it, many new substancially improved features!

 

[ultrarunner]

Thanks for the height info.

At 89.1" it is about 2 inches to tall for my barn. Guess I will have to keep the BX.

 

[_RaT_]

Thanks for the height info.

At 89.1" it is about 2 inches to tall for my barn. Guess I will have to keep the BX.

Saved you about $27,000 + tax.

 

[gotcha]

Thanks for the height info.

At 89.1" it is about 2 inches to tall for my barn. Guess I will have to keep the BX.

Oh, go and get it. That could be your first job with it lowering the barn floor with the BH & FEL.

 

[gotcha]

That is a real nice looking TLB anyway you look at it, many new substancially improved features!

I sincerely agree with the above qoute and I think if I take the bride out for a few more evening dinners I just might, ya just might be able to put in an order for one!!
The Gotcha man

 

[workinallthetime]

just wish you could lose the roof, maybe have an option for foldable rops with a discount

 

[gotcha]

just wish you could lose the roof, maybe have an option for foldable rops with a discount

I kinda like the FOPS as it may protect me from a falling meteor and it will keep my hair dry when it rains.
The Gotcha man

 

[Bob_Young]

It'll keep the SEAT dry when it rains...a feature I'd overlooked. Hair? Whazzhat?

 

[tkftombo]

I have been doing alot of shopping and asking alot of questions and thought I was finished until my wife asked about this tractor. She said "go ahead and sit on it". That is one smart tractor. But, the cost is out of my range of 27 and some change.
Now everything is second best.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's still a new model... you might be able to pick one up in a couple of years for less. I've seen some nice B21's in the $15,500 to $17,000 range.

I'd spring for the B26 with factory thumb if I could justify the cost. It is just big enough to operate the attachments I'd like to have and small enough that I could still trailer it with what I've got.

Till then, it is my old reliable BX23 at the ready!

 

[digger2]

Guys,
When i bought my B26 back in Oct.,i thought "man thats alot of money"-
and it is, no doubt about it.Its more than i paid new for my 04 F250 and my
tandem axle trailer combined.But i beleive that pound for pound,in a machine of its size it is a great machine.
I bought a B7610 back in 2004 (new) with FEL and Woods BH. It was a very good machine and worked like a champ.But the more i used it the more i realized i was using it for something it was not meant to be used for ALL the time...constant FEL and BH work.
Like i said it was a great machine but if you asked a dealer and he told you the truth i'm sure they would tell you the same.Actually if i could have afforded it i would still have it AND my new B26.Oh well.
Anyway,the B26 is meant to handle more stress and strain than a tractor like my B7610 was meant to.I was afraid if i kept using it for that type of work i'd hurt the little bugger.Of course with enough abuse i'm sure the B26 can be damaged also.But its built for it so thats one reason it costs more.
My point is ,if i could do over again ,knowing my intended uses for my tractor,i'd get the B26.Considering how much i lost at trade time on a tractor that was just getting broke in i would have been much further ahead.If i would have got the B26 in the first place i'd be many $$$$ ahead.Which
taught me a lesson-Try to buy the machine that best fits your needs the first time-you wont be sorry ......Happy Tractoring.........digger2

 

[curtisfarmer]

Echoning Diggers comments, I was going to buy L5030's with BH90s...and when comparing the cost to L48s, I found it only about $3-5K more to go to L48s which are 2x more machine for the $. The upfront cost is easly earned back from superior performance, construction, and value as is with the B26 compared to other tractors of the same size. Nice machine. It is what it is.

 

[weldingshop]

I just bought one and am very impressed. I do a lot of home work before I buy, anything, and let me tell you I'm impressed. It was expensive but far better than anything in its size and range. I really feel like I got more than my moneys worth. Nuff said.