Bird
Rest in Peace
I, too, got the video and literature and the only reason I'm not using the Freedom Hitch is $$$$./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Bird
Bird
Post-Purchase Depression and Upgraditis
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gordon
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Yea Bird same here, it's a shame that were not rich and could afford all the extras that we would like to have!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
But then we wouldn't appreciate what we had anyway if we were rich, I guess so I'll stay right where I'm at now. Could be much worse off than I am no doubt about that!!
Gordon
But then we wouldn't appreciate what we had anyway if we were rich, I guess so I'll stay right where I'm at now. Could be much worse off than I am no doubt about that!!
Gordon
Goodbye, depression. Hello, mania.
The Kubota is dead. Long live the Kubota.
After listening to and weighing all your comments, after a second round of mind-bending tractor shopping, after more paralysis of analysis, after endlessly recirculating in an eddy of indecision--after all, I took delivery Saturday of a new tractor to replace my returned BX2200. It is:
-- B2910, FEL, 72" mid mount mower, non-folding ROPS
-- R4 industrial tires, 75% hydroinflated with CaCl in tubes
-- Woods MD 160 medium duty 60" rotary cutter with slip clutch and stump jumper
-- Walco 10 cu. ft. 3ph dump box, which can be used for variable rear ballast with 70lb. sand tubes
-- Freedom hitches
Until the day of delivery, I kept worrying that I had bought too much size, notwithstanding much counsel to the contrary.
Then I spent two full days on the tractor . . . and . . .
I LOVE IT!
It is almost as maneuverable as the BX for mowing. Actually, even more so when I mow with the FEL off, because I alway mowed with the FEL and a weight box on the BX. I can cut just as close circles around my trees with the 72" deck on the 2910 as with the 60" deck on the BX. It leaves no more scuffs on my lawn with the R4's than the BX did with its bar turfs; and with the FEL off it even scuffs less.
My total mowing time for 3 acres was cut by at least 15%. The ride is MUCH more comfortable than the BX, due to the longer wheelbase and the springloaded seat. I would buy the 2910 over the 2710 just for that seat. I do not notice the liquid fill at all in terms of ride.
It floats better on the soft wet soil of my creek area even though it is 800 lbs. heavier with the filled tires than the BX, probably because the footprint/weight ratio is actually greater than the BX. Wen suggested this. Moreover, there is significantly more traction and less spinning in the soft soil.
The loader is no comparison. I smashed into my big brushpile just for fun and moved it significantly backwards. Along with Max, my stickaholic German Shepard, the 2910 dug and ripped out the evil willow stumps with a vengeance. Of course, the soft soil looked like Dresden afterwards, but I've become pretty good at backdragging my bucket to fill in the ruts. I smashed again into my brushpile just for fun. I haven't yet used the brush hog. But did I tell you that I smashed into my brushpile just for fun.
One thing. I did not fall victim to the specious bigger-is-better philosophy. Nor did I succumb to the siren song of buy-as-big-as-you-can-afford. I maturely resisted these puerile urges. Rather, I scientifically re-specified my tractor requirements and simply bought the machine that met those requirements.
Yessirree. Now I want to go and and play with ... er, I mean, properly operate my carefully specified cruise control, so I can engage in some carefully required--yes, dear, absolutely required--brake steering in my wetlands.
Nosirree. I am not a tractor junkie, toy freak, yiownekneb ... uh, excuse that typo. My Kubota nose ring fell onto the keyboard and bounced onto my Bush Hog pajamas. No, you guys are the tractor and Tractorbybet addicts.
And you know what I think of that? ........
DEAL ME IN!
Because of all your valuable advice on this board, I want to share with you a Newtonian, Einsteinian brilliant insight I have developed about tractors. I and Al Gore are probably the only people who know this, but here it is free of charge: Traction and power are good things. Did any of you know that?
I'm sitting in a hotel in West Palm Beach, wishing I could ... smash, in a carefully specified manner, into my brushpile.
Sincerely, thanks all for your unselfish time and sharing on this board.
I'm grinning. Bigtime.
Glenn
The Kubota is dead. Long live the Kubota.
After listening to and weighing all your comments, after a second round of mind-bending tractor shopping, after more paralysis of analysis, after endlessly recirculating in an eddy of indecision--after all, I took delivery Saturday of a new tractor to replace my returned BX2200. It is:
-- B2910, FEL, 72" mid mount mower, non-folding ROPS
-- R4 industrial tires, 75% hydroinflated with CaCl in tubes
-- Woods MD 160 medium duty 60" rotary cutter with slip clutch and stump jumper
-- Walco 10 cu. ft. 3ph dump box, which can be used for variable rear ballast with 70lb. sand tubes
-- Freedom hitches
Until the day of delivery, I kept worrying that I had bought too much size, notwithstanding much counsel to the contrary.
Then I spent two full days on the tractor . . . and . . .
I LOVE IT!
It is almost as maneuverable as the BX for mowing. Actually, even more so when I mow with the FEL off, because I alway mowed with the FEL and a weight box on the BX. I can cut just as close circles around my trees with the 72" deck on the 2910 as with the 60" deck on the BX. It leaves no more scuffs on my lawn with the R4's than the BX did with its bar turfs; and with the FEL off it even scuffs less.
My total mowing time for 3 acres was cut by at least 15%. The ride is MUCH more comfortable than the BX, due to the longer wheelbase and the springloaded seat. I would buy the 2910 over the 2710 just for that seat. I do not notice the liquid fill at all in terms of ride.
It floats better on the soft wet soil of my creek area even though it is 800 lbs. heavier with the filled tires than the BX, probably because the footprint/weight ratio is actually greater than the BX. Wen suggested this. Moreover, there is significantly more traction and less spinning in the soft soil.
The loader is no comparison. I smashed into my big brushpile just for fun and moved it significantly backwards. Along with Max, my stickaholic German Shepard, the 2910 dug and ripped out the evil willow stumps with a vengeance. Of course, the soft soil looked like Dresden afterwards, but I've become pretty good at backdragging my bucket to fill in the ruts. I smashed again into my brushpile just for fun. I haven't yet used the brush hog. But did I tell you that I smashed into my brushpile just for fun.
One thing. I did not fall victim to the specious bigger-is-better philosophy. Nor did I succumb to the siren song of buy-as-big-as-you-can-afford. I maturely resisted these puerile urges. Rather, I scientifically re-specified my tractor requirements and simply bought the machine that met those requirements.
Yessirree. Now I want to go and and play with ... er, I mean, properly operate my carefully specified cruise control, so I can engage in some carefully required--yes, dear, absolutely required--brake steering in my wetlands.
Nosirree. I am not a tractor junkie, toy freak, yiownekneb ... uh, excuse that typo. My Kubota nose ring fell onto the keyboard and bounced onto my Bush Hog pajamas. No, you guys are the tractor and Tractorbybet addicts.
And you know what I think of that? ........
DEAL ME IN!
Because of all your valuable advice on this board, I want to share with you a Newtonian, Einsteinian brilliant insight I have developed about tractors. I and Al Gore are probably the only people who know this, but here it is free of charge: Traction and power are good things. Did any of you know that?
I'm sitting in a hotel in West Palm Beach, wishing I could ... smash, in a carefully specified manner, into my brushpile.
Sincerely, thanks all for your unselfish time and sharing on this board.
I'm grinning. Bigtime.
Glenn
Harv
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Glenn -
I keep an online dictionary running on my computer all the time now, just in case you post. Came in real handy this time. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Congratu-damn-lations on your new perfectly-thought-out-and-well-rationalized toy -- I mean much-needed piece of equipment. You sound like you're on the same high I've been on for the past few days. And it's a nice place to be, ain't it?
And thanks for reminding me -- I have a humongous brushpile at the property that I have not introduced to my new tractor. I think it's time they got acquainted. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I keep an online dictionary running on my computer all the time now, just in case you post. Came in real handy this time. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Congratu-damn-lations on your new perfectly-thought-out-and-well-rationalized toy -- I mean much-needed piece of equipment. You sound like you're on the same high I've been on for the past few days. And it's a nice place to be, ain't it?
And thanks for reminding me -- I have a humongous brushpile at the property that I have not introduced to my new tractor. I think it's time they got acquainted. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
gordon
Veteran Member
Glenn I'm very sorry to hear that your so unhappy with your new tractor./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
To get over the unhappiness you could always smash into a brush pile that always makes me feel better!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Or you could pile up the brush pile then ram the brush pile.
For what it's worth you could burn the brush pile---naw thats no fun.
Good luck with the new tractor.
Gordon
To get over the unhappiness you could always smash into a brush pile that always makes me feel better!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Or you could pile up the brush pile then ram the brush pile.
For what it's worth you could burn the brush pile---naw thats no fun.
Good luck with the new tractor.
Gordon
MChalkley
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Congratulations! I'm glad you're so happy with your new tractor.
It was also very good of you to include Al Gore in your summation of the state of tractor knowledge. He'd be very upset if you if you hadn't. Another little known fact of history is that he invented the tractor - just before he invented the Internet and created the strategic oil reserve program. At least he can't likely claim to be the father of the lie, even if he is one of its greatest benefactors. Even more incredible, the media seems to believe him when he makes all these incredible claims - at least they certainly don't contest them. (You realize, of course, that I don't recall him claiming to have invented the tractor. That one one was exageration on my part - though he certainly could have, without breaking form in the slightest, at some uncovered glad-handing event in the midwest.)
MarkC
It was also very good of you to include Al Gore in your summation of the state of tractor knowledge. He'd be very upset if you if you hadn't. Another little known fact of history is that he invented the tractor - just before he invented the Internet and created the strategic oil reserve program. At least he can't likely claim to be the father of the lie, even if he is one of its greatest benefactors. Even more incredible, the media seems to believe him when he makes all these incredible claims - at least they certainly don't contest them. (You realize, of course, that I don't recall him claiming to have invented the tractor. That one one was exageration on my part - though he certainly could have, without breaking form in the slightest, at some uncovered glad-handing event in the midwest.)
MarkC
Bird
Rest in Peace
Amen!
Bird
Bird
Alan L.
Elite Member
Playing in the brush pile is one of my favoritest activities with my 2710. Just set on that tractor and push those thorny limbs around and not even get a scratch. With nothing to mow this summer all I get to do is push my brush pile around. Its starting to lose a little bit of the lustre.
Amen Bird and MChalkley on algore.
Amen Bird and MChalkley on algore.
scruffy
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Alan L, you could revert to some of the age old military training, by moving that brush pile from the 'NW Forty', to the 'SE Forty'. At least that would provide a change of viewpoint/scenery! ;o) Learned about that sorta stuff from my Dad long before the military re-taught me!
Alan L.
Elite Member
I've done that, as well as made the pile round, long and skinny, short and fat, tall and pointed, even square. From a distance it looks like I'm making real progress.