Hello JWR,
We’ve spoke before regarding the brake issues on my 2660HD. $5k later all is fixed and thanks for the insight on the recall info. Regarding the smoke what color is it? Mine will roll some black if it goosed hard under load but that’s it. These lack a DPF system so will smoke some. I do like my Massey and it is heavier so might handle very heavy equipment better but not sure yet. I went with rear wheel cast centers for added weight on the Kubota and also filled the rear tires. So far even with nothing on the rear I have not been able to overload the 7’ bucket with weight. That’s a good sign.
The Kubota is much easier to drive and is more comfortable. It’s a deluxe ag tractor so should be comfortable. As mentioned earlier it’s a 6x2 tranny. I’m being told it just out of adjustment and hoping they can easily fix tomorrow. The turning radius is really tight and this tractor has all kinds of nice features. Some nice features include a float mode for the loader, 16 gallons per minute of hydraulic flow (super fast loader), fully hydraulic shuttle shift, front limited slip diff, auto 4x4 when you touch the brake. This works great for going down slippery hills in 2wheel drive. Sometimes I forget to engage 4x4 and this is a very nice feature. The 3pt lift is very smooth and has more usable range than my massey. Tilt steering wheel is also nice. It’s also has a dual range pto which I think I will like. Just a real nice machine overall. Just hoping the tranny is right soon. I will post back tomorrow night with a update.
By the way so when I posted this thread Tapatalk ask for a prefix. Transmission was not one of them. None of them related to this subject and there wasn’t a choice for “other”. What’s up with that? I just picked “tires” as I had to pick something in order to post this thread. Any idea?
