The B2650 count down has begun!

[rkidd]

Hey Larry. One other thing I thought of, you are setting your mower up with an inch less spacers in the front than than the rear. That may be fine, but spec is the front of the blade should be level with the back of the blade, or no more 1/2" lower in the front and maybe your set up works out that way. Something to check. I have mine set level, with equal spacers all of the way around, and works perfect on mine.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Hey Larry The one thing that concerns me is that you say when you are running the flat or running down hill your rpm is running at 2200 rpm and you have it set at 2500 or full throttle. On mine if I set the throttle at 2400 rpm 540 pto speed, it mows there at that rpm no problem unless I get into some really thick stuff it might drop a little till I get through it. Not sure why yours would drop 300 rpm under full throttle and stay there under regular mowing conditions. Just trying to give you a comparison on 2 different Land Pride units so maybe you can find some answers. Ron.

Agreed, on level ground you should be able to maintain full rpm. Over 540 at the pto.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I had a large tree go down last December and I've been trying to find a way to get to it to haul the cut rounds back to our party camp area. Today I finally got a day dry enough to allow me in those slopes! I've got a good but if splitting to do with my new Woods HLS27 splitter tomorrow! I'm excited!

Good! I love this machine! The more time I spend on this thing (70 hours now since mid January) the more I realize how bad that BX25D was. That was a horrible machine for my kind of property and use. This thing is just so awesome in comparison.

 

[Dan33Klein]

Larry you need that grapple!

 

[Rock Crawler]

Me and the B2650 picking up the large logs to carry back to the camp area for splitting at a later date.

Moving some logs on slopes with Kubota B2650. - YouTube

 

[Rock Crawler]

People keep asking me if chains can be used with the larger tires on the B2650. I ran and took some photos so that you can look for yourselves. I'm not using chains and do not plan to. But to me it looks like there is plenty of room with the Kubota 1.5" spacers that are in mine.

 

[Rock Crawler]

While the countdown is 7 months past, the tractor is at 155 hours and working hard almost every day. Today was brush hogging at the in-laws house. It's 4 acres of relatively flat ground with some swampy mud thrown in for fun.

At 155 hours on the clock, I've got to say that this machine is wonderful! It's a work horse for sure and it never ceases to amaze me.

I've honestly not had any issues beyond a couple fittings leaking in the very beginning, and then a couple minor issues that were user induced. The machine has been a complete beast, and I'm expecting it to keep being a beast for at least a few thousand more hours. I'm expecting to see around 300 by the end of this year, and similar next year. After that, my use time should back down by at least half as my major project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

I really love my little bull!

 

[Dan33Klein]

Glad your getting your use out of it Larry. I just turned 30 hrs on mine tonight moving a few buckets of pea gravel. I’m not using it as much as I thought or as much as my bx. I need to find some work for it.

Have fun!

 

[Grouse09]

Great to hear your problem free. So is mine (200 hours since August 2016)...most of my time is snowblowing in a nice warm cab.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I'm going to wash it in December, then it will be parked and for the most part done working for a couple months. It's been covered in mud, silt, dust and dirt for so long... I forget what it looks like clean and shiny. I'll likely need new tires next year because I'm getting deep gouges and slices in the R4 tires from working it in sharp concrete, rebar and asphalt debris. I hate to see what that will cost! I'm guessing $1,500 for tires.... It's like having a second Jeep since my Jeep tires are almost $375 each and I replace the most damaged 2 every spring.

My 200 hour service is coming at me fast, I think that just like the 50 hour service, I'm going to take the 100% fluids and filters approach to this. I'll do front axle, fuel filter, both HST filters and fluid, air filter and engine oil and filter. After that, I'll start following the manuals chart.