Tractor weight

[Botabill]

Based on type/class a Sub compact and a compact are always out of each others class.

The BX is the only Sub compact in the listed tractors.

The classification SCUT CUT etc. are arbitrary. A tractor is a tractor. there are even 2 wheel tractors like BCS that are tractors you walk behind (I've got one and love it). I had a BX for years and now have a B2620. I bought the BX to have a riding mower that could do a little tractor work. I was amazed at how much tractor work it could do and decided I really wanted to do a lot more tractor work than I orginally thought on my 30 acres. As has been stated here and in other forums if mowing is what you do more of, especially around obstacles, the BX is your choice. I can mow with my B2620 but it was more fun on my BX. (sports car vs. station wagon) The biggest downside of the BX is when you are using 3PH attachments. The 3PH is very small on the BX and low to the ground. Some attachements don't work well on it. (you'll find posts on this challenge if you search) The B26XX has a more standard 3PH. It also has a lot of bonus features that make it worth the extra money. I suspect the originator of this thread will find the X to be a great choice for his needs. It was for me for 4 plus years.

LBrown59 you really need to expand your horizons. Get yourself another tractor that isn't a BX and you will find a new world and reasons to post thousnds more times.

 

[LBrown59]

You are correct, but the way you stated it,
1* it appeared that the other tractors were not in the same league as your beloved Kubotas. Lunk

1*This is a true and correct statement.
The other tractors are compacts and the BX is a sub compact.
Compacts and sub compacts are never in the same same league class type catagory or whatever else you want to call it.
Brand vs brand has not a thing to do with it what so ever.

It wasn't meant to offend anyone, and obviously you can do a lot more than mow with it, but when you look at the specs of the machine, you can tell it was designed primarily for mowing. (Light weight, High HP, Low loader capacity and Low 3ph Specs)
When you compare HP to HP, the BX series are usually about 1/2 the weight of other tractors with the same HP, and can only lift about 1/2 as much on either end.
Tractors that are much heavier, better hydraulics, higher lift capacities, are imo, a better example of a "tractor".
Like I said, I don't mean to offend anyone, but it is clear when you look at the specs of the BX line and compare to any other tractor in that HP range, that the BX's are about the bottom of the list for loader strength, 3PH, and weight. This tells me that kubota designed it to be one helluva mower, an not so much of a digging/dirtwork machine.

But where folks go wrong is when they expect the Sub compact to perform right up there with the compact.

1*The classification SCUT CUT etc. are arbitrary.
I had a BX for years and now have a B2620.
2* I bought the BX to have a riding mower that could do a little tractor work. I was amazed at how much tractor work it could do and decided I really wanted to do a lot more tractor work than I orginally thought on my 30 acres. As has been stated here and in other forums if mowing is what you do more of, especially around obstacles, the BX is your choice. I can mow with my B2620 but it was more fun on my BX. (sports car vs. station wagon) The biggest downside of the BX is when you are using 3PH attachments. The 3PH is very small on the BX and low to the ground. Some attachements don't work well on it. (you'll find posts on this challenge if you search)
3*LBrown59 you really need to expand your horizons. Get yourself another tractor that isn't a BX and you will find a new world and reasons to post thousnds more times.

1*I don't agree.
When you are considering a choice between tractors it can make a difference between the features of a sub cut and a compact as to what makes the best choice for you.
2*But did you expect it to perform like the B2620 you have now?
This is usually what happens when one makes the apples to oranges compact sub compact comparrison.
3*I don't need a bigger tractor as the BX is more than enough to do every thing i want.

My post in this thread is about properly comparing tractors and has nothing to do with pitting one brand against another.

 

[kenstrac]

Then why do you need 3 of them on 2.3 acres?

 

[LBrown59]

Then why do you need 3 of them on 2.3 acres ?

I guess because 3 Sub compacts works out better for me than
a Garden tractor 1 sub compact tractor. and a compact tractor.

 

[kenstrac]

Or maybe 1 subcompact can't take care of 2.3 acres.
318 more post and you will be up to 13000 !

 

[Botabill]

My first post. This place is just a tremendous resource and thank you all for that. While I have worked around a great deal of heavy equipment I have almost no operating experience. Hence my handle, AHNC, which essentially is "all hat no cattle". I wouldn't want to mislead anyone. I will say that a pick, shovel & wheelbarrow pose no mysteries to me, but at this point I can take no pleasure from doing the work. Life is a humbling experience.

I have a small place, about 1.5 ac. There is a bit of slope on one end that will be mowed. I'll be doing some building and about a half acre of gardening but mostly the tractor will be mowing and material handling. Although I do have to get control of a blackberry patch (tasty in the dish but viscious in the field), and it has been made perfectly clear to me that I'm not going to do it the easy way. I understand the "power to the ground" on tractor weight but at what point does the tractor get into tearing up the landscape, assuming reasonably dry ground and turfs or T4's

With such a small place I don't need a lot of tractor, but I also don't want to miss on the low end. The Kubota BX2360/2660, Kioti CK20S HST and Mahindra 2215 are the current targets. There is a great deal of weight difference. Without the FEL the weights respectively are 1322/1389, 2138. 1819. That is quite a spread for similar HP. The Kubota's seem very good. Everything on the Kioti's "falls to hand" easily, which did not seem to be the case with the Mahindra. Top contenders are the 2660 and CK20 but a 50% weight difference makes me ask, is the weight a distinct advantage or disadvantage?

We've strayed a little off your original questions so to return to it, my OPINION is... any difference between The Kubota BX2360/2660, Kioti CK20S HST and Mahindra 2215 won't negate the machine for the uses you have in mind. I see no real advantages only disadvantages in getting turfs for your needs. You may consider buying 3 tractors though. Lbrown59 will galdly expound the advantages of this approach.

 

[dodge man]

I have to disagree with Botabill, if you are using it for mainly mowing, I'd go with Turfs. The truth is, there is no perfect tire, and the issue has been debated to no end on this website, you could do a search and find dozens of posts on the tire issue.

 

[gordyy]

go try em out
I must have drove 15 different tractors from 7 different manufacurers before I decided
use what fits you and your property, find a dealer you like thats more important in my mind than what brand tractor you buy. get refrences and talk to his customers
I ended up with a tractor that wasn't even on my original list of probables just because of the dealer.
just did the 50 hr service and the only real problems I have had are bolts loosening up on the cab. And the cab was made by Curtis so you really can't blame the manufacture on that.
Loctite is a wonderful thing whoever heard of those concave flat washer thingy's working anyway LOL