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    Chain hooks

    I'm getting around to chain hooks on my bucket (or perhaps on my pallet forks, still considering). In the USA there are a lot of options, and in particular bolt on hooks. In NZ there doesn't seem to be the same range. I'm seeking a bit of advice on what sort of chain hook I'd need. In my mind...
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    When would you replace mower blades (B2601)

    So, I've purchased new blades, but I feel like the old ones still have life in them. I had them off to tighten and sharpen today, here's the three worn ones, plus a new one for comparison. Am I right that I'm still a way off needing replacement? The ends are starting to curve a bit, which I...
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    B2601 WOT lower revs than it used to be

    My B2601 used to run 2,800 revs at WOT (maybe a little more). It now runs around 2,600. 2,800 is where the PTO revs mark is on the rev counter - i.e. it's supposed to run 2,800. I think it's something in the throttle cable or throttle linkage or somewhere. It runs up to 2,800 revs if I hold the...
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    Adjust position control on 3ph

    I have a B2601, about 2 years old. The position control range has never seemed quite right, and perhaps has gotten a little worse (hard to tell). It is reaching the bottom of the 3ph range at position 4. The mower doesn't really start to lift till about 7. It only goes to 8. It doesn't seem to...
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    Kubota Pin On - B1658 and B2365 - what fits a B2601?

    I've received my B2601. In NZ we don't get SSQA, and since nobody has an SSQA on a small tractor, there really aren't any SSQA implements sized for a small tractor. The reality is that the old pin on coupler looks to be the best option for me to interchange forks and bucket. To get one I have...
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    B2601 with pin on quick attach

    I'm getting a B2601 (update - I've paid and delivery is promised next week. I visited the dealer on Friday and it was there fully assembled, prepped and detailed including tire black on the turfs). In NZ we don't get the SSQA option - apparently people don't really want it. To be fair we...
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    Getting a B2601 (finally)

    So, I've been talking about this for a while on and off. And finally pulling the trigger. Upgrading the BX2350 to a B2601. Took the day off work Wednesday, visited every Kubota dealer between Auckland and home (3 hour drive, 3 dealers). The dealer in Pukekohe I'd visited before. They've...
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    B2601 loader changes

    I'm in NZ, and still waiting for the new B2601 model to make it down under. The BX80 series did, but whenever I talk to the local Kubota rep they tell me that a) model changes generally happen in January, and b) no guarantee we'll get it as NZ is a price sensitive market. I don't really...
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    Mower SSQA attach

    I've seen videos of John Deere tractors with a quick attach for their mower, allowing them to lift and move the mower, and to tilt it up for cleaning and sharpening blades. It looks super useful...
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    BX HST pedal sometimes won't go all way forward

    I have a BX2350 - about 1200 hours on it. It usually goes well enough in terms of speed, but sometimes feels like it's going half speed. I've fiddled before, and the pedal is quite floppy on its shaft - it is possible for it to get misaligned enough to bang on a chassis member. But I can...
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    Offset flail on a B2601

    I have a BX at the moment, upgrading to a B2601 when the new model finally arrives in NZ. I spend some time mowing the roadside near us, and I've been wondering about getting a hydraulic offset flail. That's partly because I find I sometimes get the BX wheels a bit off the edge, and I know...
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    Lifting crane / block

    I have an interesting problem I'm thinking on. We live on the side of a lake, we have a boat park (basically an inlet into our lawn about as wide and long as our boat, with deck all around it). This inlet attracts weed and other washed in organic matter. I currently clean it out using a stake...
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    BX vs B01 vs B50

    A table I had made for BX and B01 when I was looking. I've seen a few questions on differences, so thought I'd post the full table including the B50 series (and now L2501 as well), because lots of people ask about the differences. Really no question or point in the post beyond contributing...
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    BX vs B - transmission, ground pressure, mowing

    I know, same question. But some specific twists all of my own. I have a bx2350. It's had a hard life, I picked it up cheap from an auction site, then added a loader, fixed the mower, did a full service. It has busted plastic, no lights and some rough bits, but seems mechanically sound...