what is the difference??

[XLTman]

Just trying to learn here fella's?? What is the difference in BX's L's M's and whatever else Kubota tractors are out there??

I take it that BXs are riding mowers..

 

[Bob_Skurka]

BX are the little tractors
B's are sort of a small tractor range but bigger than a BX
L's are larger tractors and much heavier
M's are probably more like a small AG tractor

Each is suited for different tasks.

 

[XLTman]

Thanks Bob!! Now I do not feel so lost when I hear B's or BX's or M's

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Here's a link to Kubota's mowers lineup.

Here's a link to Kubota's tractors.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

The key with all these things is to try to figure out what tractor from one brand is similar to what tractor from another brand. All 30hp tractors should not be categorized as 30hp tractors, they should be categorized based on their abilities/capabilites and the tasks they are best suited for. Within the Kubota line there are 3 tractors of very similar power, take a look at the B7800, the B2910 and the L3130. The B7800 & B2910 are mechanically very similar, use the same engine/frame/etc but one is the budget version the other is the deluxe version. The L is a big beast of a tractor compared to the B series, the frame is bigger the loader is about 100% stronger, etc. Obviously designed for some different types of work. Most tractor brands have multiple lines within them and they have some differences and some similarities with each other. The best thing to do is not to pick a brand, but to decide what you really need to do. Then look in your area for dealers and see what you have to choose from. Then you can see what local brands have a model that suits your needs. Test drive those models, price them, and make sure they actually will do what you want.

Early this summer I started a search for the BEST garden tractor money could buy. I listed about 10 different things that I MUST have. I searched for months and ended up buying something that was so radically different from my "must have" list that you'd have thought I wrote it while I was drunk! So decide what you want to do and then be OPEN TO CHANGE, you might find out that you end up with a totally different machine that you set your eyes on when you started searching.

 

[BRIGUY]

XLTman

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Wow! A statement like That could get you in a lot of trouble around here!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RebelYell]

( I take it that BXs are riding mowers. )

Wow! A statement like That could get you in a lot of trouble around here!!!!
Yep, I read that and just shook my head, I reckon my riding mower hasn't actually done all the work it has done. Even all the posts I have added to projects were all a hoax too, /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Junkman]

He is from Texas where a riding mower is 60 HP and 5' across..... it is no wonder he doesn't recognize that a BX is more ....... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Everything is bigger in TEXAS, even their imagination. He was just standing to close to it to see all of it......../forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[slowrev]

Lawnmowers ?

This board seems to have calmed down on that subject over the last couple of years. Nice to see everyone is a lot calmer now a days /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Many of the 25hp and under CUT/SUB-CUT's around my area seem to be only used as lawnmowers though.

GOOD lawnmowers though /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Ben

 

[aardvark]

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I actually thought the same thing when I first looked at the BX's on Kubota's website. There is a poor translation of scale when viewing the BX pictures on their website, or on ebay, the internet, etc. The optical illusion gives the impression that is is only slightly larger than the typical lawn tractor available at HD or Lowes. However, if you look at a BX in person, you will realize it's *MUCH* larger in person. When I first walked into the Kubota dealer and looked at it, the difference was astounding.

As a reference of scale, the front tires on my BX23 are the same size as the rear tires on my Craftsman lawn tractor. The rear tires on my BX23 are larger than the tires on my Toyota pickup (typical 26" dia car tire). And the entire BX23 is about the same size as my Toyota Hilux pickup (pre Tacoma), and weighs the same too, and cost more as well. Franly also, the BX23 is alot more fun than the Toyota too.

Also, the BX is slightly larger than the older small frame B series machines. My BX23 is larger than my friend's B6000, which is about the same size as a B7100, and similar. The BX tire diameters are smaller, but the machine itself is larger and heavier.

The golf course I normally go to has several M4900's. They are relatively large. Probably the same size as an F250/F350, as a reference of scale.