The B2650 count down has begun!

[Rock Crawler]

Hey Dan. Just wondering if you slept with your tractor last night!! Haha.

Doesn't everybody on the first night :laughing:

 

[oldballs]

Dan,
That's a might big plow you have on. You're gonna need those weighted big tires to push a heavy snow......just thinking to myself. Good luck in all aspects of your new toys.....er...tools..
Cheers,
Mike

 

[Dan33Klein]

Thanks guys
I **** near slept out in the shop lol.

I definitely need some weight. I am going to put my 750lbs weight on the 3pt when I am done with work today. I hope the other tires show up soon so I can get them swapped out and filled.

It is a 7.5’ Myers plow off of a truck. I shortened the frame as much as I could and added a new hydraulic angle cylinder (setup differently) to get the plow as close to the loader frame as possible. I really wish I would have waited to modify the mount until I actually had the tractor. It works. But Sunday I am probably going to cut a lot of it apart and make some adjustments and re weld it back together. Glad it was still in primer and never got painted.

 

[rkidd]

Thanks guys
I **** near slept out in the shop lol.

I definitely need some weight. I am going to put my 750lbs weight on the 3pt when I am done with work today. I hope the other tires show up soon so I can get them swapped out and filled.

It is a 7.5 Myers plow off of a truck. I shortened the frame as much as I could and added a new hydraulic angle cylinder (setup differently) to get the plow as close to the loader frame as possible. I really wish I would have waited to modify the mount until I actually had the tractor. It works. But Sunday I am probably going to cut a lot of it apart and make some adjustments and re weld it back together. Glad it was still in primer and never got painted.

Hey Dan. I did alot of experimenting with ballast weight as well, and you will find that 750lbs of ballast will be pretty close for max loader work. Will sure put you in the ball park. I am right around 700lbs. I could maybe use another 100lbs when doing really heavy loader work.

 

[RalphVa]

Congrats. We bought our Mazda3 from the Mazda place in Butler. Rented an Elantra and drove 6 hours up there, dropped off the Elantra, picked up the Maz and then drove back in the same day. Baglier Motors is THE BEST auto dealership I've ever bought a new car from. That was the closest we could find one with 6M that has the equipment, interior, etc. we wanted.

Didn't notice where the Kubota dealership was.

Ralph

 

[Rock Crawler]

Ralph,

There is actually a half mile or so that has Kubota, MF, Mahindra and a couple others. It's the tractor strip! There are also 2 trailer dealers right there.

 

[Dan33Klein]

I have a 30 gallon barrel filled with concrete. I can’t remember how many bags of concrete went in it. But I believe it’s around 700lbs.

 

[oldballs]

Speaking of "The B2650 count down...etc", my new Kubota has not been anywhere but to the dealer and back.

Checking it over, cleaning the shop dirt/rain dirt etc, fixing little things and mis-assembled parts has put 3.9 hours on it. While replacing two of the missing loader frame bolts, I found two more missing bolt holes that are to support the MMM frame. Geeze.....I'll be expert at B2650 assembly by the time I actually use it.

One thing that I do on any new motor is idle it for a few minutes, then rev it up/down for a few minutes or so, then idle it and shut it off and let it get back to ambient temp (about 25 deg in my garage. Since it has spent most of the 3.9 hours in my garage, i've done this about 3-4 times. It's an old wives tales about "setting the rings".

As to ballast, I've found that about 400 lbs (a Box Blade) is all that I have ever needed on the B2620 for moving tons of gravel.....The B2620 will lift nearly as much as the B2650.....just saying'.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[rkidd]

Speaking of "The B2650 count down...etc", my new Kubota has not been anywhere but to the dealer and back.

Checking it over, cleaning the shop dirt/rain dirt etc, fixing little things and mis-assembled parts has put 3.9 hours on it. While replacing two of the missing loader frame bolts, I found two more missing bolt holes that are to support the MMM frame. Geeze.....I'll be expert at B2650 assembly by the time I actually use it.

One thing that I do on any new motor is idle it for a few minutes, then rev it up/down for a few minutes or so, then idle it and shut it off and let it get back to ambient temp (about 25 deg in my garage. Since it has spent most of the 3.9 hours in my garage, i've done this about 3-4 times. It's an old wives tales about "setting the rings".

As to ballast, I've found that about 400 lbs (a Box Blade) is all that I have ever needed on the B2620 for moving tons of gravel.....The B2620 will lift nearly as much as the B2650.....just saying'.

Cheers,
Mike

Hey Mike. Just letting you know how I arrived at the weight I did for the B2650. As a retired equipment operator I have been on all types of equipment and lifted alot of heavy things, including things I probably shouldnt have in the moment of getting things done on a job, with all types of equipment and have a good sense when a piece of equipment feels stable. I fabbed up my ballast box that weighs 150 lbs. I bought 10 pieces of rail road track that weigh 100lbs a piece. I also know that the rule of thumb is ballast should be about 70% of the weight the loader can lift. So I had an idea where I would probably end up and started testing. I started with the ballast box and 3 pieces of track =450lbs. I got a full heaped bucket of dirt in my 60" bucket. Drove around my back property which has some uneven areas and ran the bucket up and down 3-4 ft. Was not real stable. I added another and tried the same thing. Ended up adding 2 more pieces of track =650 lbs total weight, before it felt pretty stable. That is where I left it for what I do. If I was doing alot of heavy lifting I would put another 100 lbs on. Thats what it takes for the machine for max loader work. With 60" bucket. Just to clarify, this is without the rear tires being loaded as I use my tractor and mmm to mow my yard and didnt want the weight for early spring when it is a little soft. For me that is why I like a dedicated ballast box so I always have proper ballast for any situation to lift things. Plus it is compact and doesnt stick out real far. There arent too many implements for our tractor that have enough weight for every situation. Not saying some people cant get away with just using an impilment, but for me, I would rather be safe than sorry.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I'm sad that your having issues with your Dealership workmanship. I'm at 16.5 glorious hours so far. Luckily, my dealership didn't screw up much while putting mine together. That sucks dude.

Today I did out 3 large shrubs, used the thumb and hailed it all to a burn pile. This was at my sister in laws house, I drove the tractor 2 miles to her place at 9am to do that.

Had 2 Triaxle loads of concrete and stone dropped in my driveway and pushed it all over the hill. Washed the tractor and then washed my Ram Rebel.

I've got at least one more triaxle load coming today, and then a couple more on Monday.

So far I'm grinning eat to ear with my B2650. I love this beast! This is everything that I had hoped my BX would be... But wasn't. Worth the money!