I'm sure that bstrom is right about both Kubota, and some dealer's thinking. The larger
B3200 is both longer, and the rear tires hold much more fluid for weight. If you put the tips of the tines under something immovable on a B2x20 series with no additional ballast besides the loaded tires, you can lift the rear of the tractor pretty easily. Of course, like many other things, if you use your head, and think a bit, you can also easily stay out of trouble. I use the ground to support the rear of the tines while I curl often for example. The tines can be pushed entirely,(or nearly so) under a rock, or stump before you start your curl, and that allows you to get that weight back where it belongs before you even try lifting. Once that weight is back against the upright support, you can safely carry more than you could with something strapped / chained to the front of a loader bucket. I find that much nicer for odd shaped loads like stumps, or rocks. The other thing I have found is that the longer tines ( longer than the depth of the bucket) make it much easier to place an odd shaped load where you want it, I. E. placing rocks on a pile, or wall. You can place the tines where you want the load to go while keeping the weight back against the upright, and then gradually raise, and curl forward until the weight slides down the tines to where you want it......... supported, and in view all the while. Not only is the load supported, the tractor is too, and that is really nice if you aren't on ground that is level. I almost think that the forks would be a better tool for working on rock walls than a backhoe with thumb. The forks make a good workbench, and the tips of the tines allow you to turn rocks before lifting them in place. Of course you can do that easily with a thumb too, but it scrapes up the rock more, and you have very limited reach in comparison so you can go get a rock, or two with the tines from further away without repositioning, picking up the stabilizers, etc.
OK, I like my forks
