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That's where I was at, but after the stabilizers were mentioned it sure would be nice to know if that is another limiting factor.

The dealer got back today and said it was the lawyers. They thought it might be due to potential rollovers and the ROPS failing because of the additional weight. I guess it could be that, or what you just said.

Thank you Ruger 1980! It's all at least CJ-4 or higher, so how can you say not to use it, especially in an old school engine with no emissions equipment. Again the dealer has only one shelf of oil in some different weights and they are going to sell it to you for any of your tractors and you...

The L2501 has no emissions equipment that I'm aware of(no DPF or EGR) because it's under 25hp. That's why I was asking the question. They state CJ-4 is for DPF engines.

Thank you for the response. I agree with what you are saying, I was just trying to find out what Kubota's angle was with their statements in the manual.

Agree, the lawyers had it included, not the engineers who might have said why no loaded tires. Regarding oil, the only oil I see is CJ-4 spec and nobody makes a distinction of using or not using it in DPF or non-DPF engines. Yet they're saying don't use the higher rated oil in this non-DPF...

On the ballast issue I'm not going to worry about it either, or empty the tires, and will just move on. just find it frustrating they can't give a reason why. Same on the oil, I'm just going to use the Kubota 15W40 I have on hand. The manual says you "cannot use CJ-4", but that's what is on...

Recently had a new L2501 HST delivered with a FEL, BH 77, and loaded rear tires. The BH 77 manual on Page 7 says no liquid ballast in the rear tires can be used when the backhoe is installed and they don't say why. I'm moving forward, but nobody has a good definitive answer so far as to why...

Thanks everyone, got the answer I was looking for.

There are 4 bucket sizes for the BH 77: 10", 12", 16", and 24". I was planning on getting the 16" pin on bucket as the best for most jobs other than trenching. Anybody have experience that would suggest something different? Thank you.

Thank you, that is what I was looking for!

Some close quarters work with the bucket/pallet forks where the backhoe would be a problem maneuvering.

I am purchasing a L2501 HST with FEL and backhoe. Have a question regarding the backhoe subframe installation, are the 3pt hitch arms removed? If I remove the backhoe, how difficult is it to add the ballast box? Thank you.