What was Kubota thinking?

[Sully2]

I not sure on the Kubota B3030 if it has a clutch pedal on the left side, but if it does, it makes it an even safer tractor to operate. Depressing the clutch and the brakes at the same time provide the safest stopping mechanism.

OrangeGuy

No seperate clutch on B2630 or B3030's.

 

[RobertN]

IMHO, it is a different tractor. Old tractors had manual steering, 2wd. If you have an implement on, they were light in the front. It was very handy, almost necessary, to have steering brakes to make a turn under load.

Newer tractors, especially CUTS, tend to be better balanced, have 4wd available, most have power steering.

I have tried the steering brakes on my Farmall-A. It will turn on a dime when you turn the steering wheel and stab a brake. It is a totally different tractor than my Kubota though; my B8200 easily out-manuevers my Farmall, without using the brakes for steering. And, most times, I would tear something, like the lawn, up if I used the brakes for steering assistance.

 

[gbick]

Gimme a break! I don't post often because I'm a one finger typer and have occasionally lost my replies into cyber space and had to type them again. It is much more enjoyable to just read the wealth of intertainment and advice on this site. But when this topic resurfaces, you force me to go through the drudgery of responding. And I have replied to this topic before, So I will not go again into why I consider steering brakes manditory-yes, even on a 4wd cut. I went to the Kubota dealer fully expecting to come home with a 30ish hp hydrostatic loader tractor because I know they make a fine product. WHAT??? Hydro and brakes on the same side!! I DON'T HAVE 2 RIGHT FEET!! On to the JD dealer. THE FIRST thing to see is the pedal setup. YES, they are configured sanely! I am now the proud owner of a JD 4310. As an extra bonus, I much prefer the seperate forward and reverse pedals. As long as orange blinded owners defend this obvious design flaw, Kubota will continue to produce a good tractor that could be great. I may not respond to casual replies because I have an hour invested in this post already and I have school homework due tomorrow.(Longhand on lined paper) Hopefully this will post and not dissappear. If it does, this nugget of opinion will be lost forever. Greg.

 

[Raddad]

Switch to decaf.

 

[Volfandt]

But when this topic resurfaces, you force me to go through the drudgery of responding.

Forced to respond, orange blinded, design flaw, hummmm, I guess we should feel honored to have your forced opinion in this humble thread, too bad it makes no valid points, other than my guess is to tell us how happy you are with your choice of tractor ....

 

[MOPAULY]

As long as orange blinded owners defend this obvious design flaw, Kubota will continue to produce a good tractor that could be great.

um.....what?

 

[shvl73]

TYM produces a HST tractor with steer brakes on the left and a single main brake pedal on the right. As far as Kubota, well they aren't popular for nothing. They just aren't for you.

 

[gbick]

OK, ******, the the homework will have to wait for a while longer because I checked back before logging off. Your responce is more than casual. Had I bought a Kubota, I would have loved it. I had a Pinto and loved it. I love my 1990 no options Nissan truck. My 2003 Chev Cavalier is great. My project 1946 Chev 2 ton truck and my 1968 Oldsmobile 98 are my passions. All of these have design flaws, but are out of production.

 

[gbick]

C'mon, don't we want to improve the breed?

 

[MOPAULY]

um....what?....again?

The cracking floor pan is a design flaw. Not having steering brakes because you want them is not.