New Tractor Owner

JimN33 · Oct 8, 2017

Hi All, Due to his declining health, my uncle is selling me a Kubota B7510 with a FEL, bush hog, and box scraper for a REALLY good price. I drove up to TN from GA yesterday to check it out. It has only 65 hours on it, and the only signs of use are dirty tires and wheels. I've just moved onto a 5 acre property, and don't really need the tractor, but I sure do want it (WHO DOESN'T?!). Anyway, total newbie to tractors, so looking forward to learning. To poke fun at myself, I asked the guy that will be hauling it to please be patient with me, and possibly offer a little onsight training on how to operate. Pretty excited to get it and putting it to work. Two of my closest neighbors both have Kubotas (newer, more powerful models), so hopefully they'll also be able to share some insight! Thanks, all, and looking forward to any helpful info. JimN33

nybirdman · Oct 8, 2017

Congrats on the new tractor.Please be careful and read or ask all you can about operating your new rig.
TractorData.com - information on all makes and models of tractors will have a lot of info about the B7510;is it HST or gear? Extremely low hours for the year;ask your uncle the last time it was serviced;it wouldn't hurt to do a fluid change for your own benefit.

JimN33 · Oct 8, 2017

Thanks nybirdman! Don't have it yet, but I've found a place to purchase the Owners Manual. The tractor came with the property my uncle bought a couple years ago, and considering how remote it is, I'll ask him about the last service, but I'm going to assume it's been a while. Coincidentally, and lucky for me, the guy that'll be hauling it is a retired mechanic. He lives about 15 minutes from me and makes house calls. Can fix or service just about anything, from what I'm lead to believe. And owns 2 Kubotas himself. Tractor is HST. I wouldn't mind gears, because I have a truck and muscle car that are manual tranny. And I'm not shy about asking for help, as basic as it may be. We're all on the same journey, just different points on the path. Again, thanks and looking forward to this!

check · Oct 8, 2017

JimN33 said:
Thanks nybirdman! Don't have it yet, but I've found a place to purchase the Owners Manual. The tractor came with the property my uncle bought a couple years ago, and considering how remote it is, I'll ask him about the last service, but I'm going to assume it's been a while. Coincidentally, and lucky for me, the guy that'll be hauling it is a retired mechanic. He lives about 15 minutes from me and makes house calls. Can fix or service just about anything, from what I'm lead to believe. And owns 2 Kubotas himself. Tractor is HST. I wouldn't mind gears, because I have a truck and muscle car that are manual tranny. And I'm not shy about asking for help, as basic as it may be. We're all on the same journey, just different points on the path. Again, thanks and looking forward to this!

Good for you, Jim – it's going to be a blast! I would never have believed that I would have so much fun with my tractor.