The B2650 count down has begun!

oldballs · Jul 8, 2018

This has been an interesting thread to follow....and I received some helpful info here.

My B2650 has worked flawlessly since the dealer ....finally.....got the assembly issues fixed. It only has about 40 hours on it since I still use the B2620 for some chores ........and........it has been so dry that the B2650 has not been needed for mowing all that much.

Keep on tractoring guys.
Mike

rkidd · Jul 8, 2018

Good to see your B2650 is working out for you Larry. I just turned 900 hrs on my 2015 B2650, and have had zero problems. The tractor has worked flawlessly doing all kinds of tasks. I keep it maintained and do all of the services, and surely expect to get thousands of hrs on it.

Rock Crawler · Jul 8, 2018

rkidd said:
Good to see your B2650 is working out for you Larry. I just turned 900 hrs on my 2015 B2650, and have had zero problems. The tractor has worked flawlessly doing all kinds of tasks. I keep it maintained and do all of the services, and surely expect to get thousands of hrs on it.

That is some good hours being put on the machine. I hope to be able to say the same thing as I crack 1,000 hours. I don't really expect any major issues, these B2650 tractors are old school with minimal electronics and maximum steel. I see no reason that this isn't a 5,000 hour service life machine if maintenance is kept up and the user doesn't physically destroy it. That is part of what attracted to this.

My father in law has had Ford and International tractors much larger than mine, and he admits that he is pleasantly surprised at how much work this comparatively little Kubota can do. Over all, the B2650 is just a great little machine as long as your needs are able for within realistic expectations of this size of machine.

I love my big B!

Rock Crawler · Jul 8, 2018

Oh, almost forgot... I did wash it today, cleaned the grease mess up a bit around the pins, and.... Yes.... I waxed it! It gets to start it's work week tomorrow morning with clean and shiny paint! It will be filthy by the end of tomorrow, but I at least got to see it cleaned up and shiny for a few hours today. It's been a long time since I saw shiny orange paint

Dan33Klein · Jul 8, 2018

Rock Crawler said:
Oh, almost forgot... I did wash it today, cleaned the grease mess up a bit around the pins, and.... Yes.... I waxed it! It gets to start it's work week tomorrow morning with clean and shiny paint! It will be filthy by the end of tomorrow, but I at least got to see it cleaned up and shiny for a few hours today. It's been a long time since I saw shiny orange paint

And no pictures....??

Rock Crawler · Jul 10, 2018

Dan33Klein said:
And no pictures....??

I took a couple yesterday after it's work day was over. It's dry right now, so no mud... It actually still looks good after working.

Rock Crawler · Jul 11, 2018

So, my father is 68 and retired and he hangs out in my garage/driveway most week days along with my dog waiting for dump trucks to bring in material, and then he uses my Kubota to move and manage that material.

The issue is that he has pretty debilitating neck and spine arthritis that very much limits his ability to look upwards, and more importantly... To look back. So when on the Kubota, he really can not look behind him without a lot of pain and by turning his hips and entire upper body.

I've been telling him that I was going to find a way to make the tractor easier for him to use, so this evening after work I grabbed some scrap 1"x1" angle and made a bracket that sticks up 14" and out 9" with a curved wide angle mirror mounted to it.

This is what I've come up with so that it is high enough and out far enough for him to be able to get a decent view behind, to mount with 2 spare factory bolts in the right side loader upright, and be able to be removed for trail work in about 30 seconds. It's not exactly pretty, but he came over this evening and sat on the machine and loved it!

I'll paint it kubota orange this weekend so that it looks at least a little better, but I think that this will help a lot. I wish they had those factory bolts on the left side, I'd mount a second one over there. I'm afraid to modify the loader in any way for fear that it would contradict the warranty and the KTAC insurance coverage. I'll think on it a bit, maybe I'll say to heck with it and drill holes to mount another mirror.

Even my garage toad likes it! You can tell by the big happy smile on his face!

Pictures, or it never happened....