Two years ago, I bought an old 7.5 acre homestead with a lot of junk and old buildings on it. I did a lot of cleanup with some help from friends, and hiring a local guy with a massive track hoe to do some of the heavy grunt work and clean up.
My Dad had moved from his rural property about 5 years ago, but still had his MM 670 stored at his brothers. He donated it to my efforts and it has proved to be a valuable workhorse. I don't know what it will lift, but it's extremely capable, plus the fact the bucket will get up to 14 feet made it handy for many tasks.
Clearing snow with it is a bit of a pain as the bucket is only 60" and the tractor 92" wide. The turning radius of the MM is also quite large, and the visibility of the bucket/forks is very limited. I'd got it stuck and had to summon the neighbor to pull me out with his Kubota M120 more than once.
I've had in my possession the brochures for the Kubota BX/B/L series since the first couple weeks of buying the property, and kicked around in my head what I should purchase for a long time. Lurking here, and other internet sites as well as talking to a couple local farmers convinced me of the direction I should go. I've got a lot of construction going on at the property so the BH will be more than a novelty.
I got quotes on the L4060 and L4760 with the FEL, BH92 and 74" rear snow blower. For the BH, I got the pin on 16" and 30" buckets and hydraulic thumb. Pricing looked great, so I started the order process with the dealer. I said that if the pricing of some of the larger 50/54/60 models wasn't too much more, and they were easier to obtain, I would be interested in one of those. Sure enough, the jump to the 54 was negligible, and at a dealer an hour away.
I picked up the tractor and FEL, and drove it home 8 miles, and immediately dug into a pile of gravel I had dropped off earlier in the day so I had something to learn on. Well the first bucket load was my last that day....getting this thing up on 2/3 wheels was scary!!! I now know the benefit of loaded tires, and well the MM weighs double what this tractor does, plus its tiny bucket capacity.
Lots of reading on here, and determined that a ballast box is in order, and I'm going to load the tires. I'm willing to deal with the mess and hassle/cost of a flat repair for the added stability and traction all the time. The ballast box will be on when I'm using the loader without the BH or rear blower.
The snowblower, back hoe and radio came in today, I'm taking the tractor in on Friday to have the BH kit installed as well as the radio.
I'm really liking it so far, I did play around more with my gravel pile, but not full scoops. I did some back blading of my 1/4 mile driveway, and trying out the float. I like the HST and auto throttle up, very smooth acceleration. The manual that came with the tractor was severely lacking, it pretty much only covered the comfort items in the cab, and nothing really about the tractor. It sounds like the dealer has some missing documentation to give me on my next visit.
What does the 'open/close' knob beneath the seat near the floor do?? I'm sure it's in the manual, but just curious now
Sorry for the long first post (well second actually)
Steve
My Dad had moved from his rural property about 5 years ago, but still had his MM 670 stored at his brothers. He donated it to my efforts and it has proved to be a valuable workhorse. I don't know what it will lift, but it's extremely capable, plus the fact the bucket will get up to 14 feet made it handy for many tasks.
Clearing snow with it is a bit of a pain as the bucket is only 60" and the tractor 92" wide. The turning radius of the MM is also quite large, and the visibility of the bucket/forks is very limited. I'd got it stuck and had to summon the neighbor to pull me out with his Kubota M120 more than once.
I've had in my possession the brochures for the Kubota BX/B/L series since the first couple weeks of buying the property, and kicked around in my head what I should purchase for a long time. Lurking here, and other internet sites as well as talking to a couple local farmers convinced me of the direction I should go. I've got a lot of construction going on at the property so the BH will be more than a novelty.
I got quotes on the L4060 and L4760 with the FEL, BH92 and 74" rear snow blower. For the BH, I got the pin on 16" and 30" buckets and hydraulic thumb. Pricing looked great, so I started the order process with the dealer. I said that if the pricing of some of the larger 50/54/60 models wasn't too much more, and they were easier to obtain, I would be interested in one of those. Sure enough, the jump to the 54 was negligible, and at a dealer an hour away.
I picked up the tractor and FEL, and drove it home 8 miles, and immediately dug into a pile of gravel I had dropped off earlier in the day so I had something to learn on. Well the first bucket load was my last that day....getting this thing up on 2/3 wheels was scary!!! I now know the benefit of loaded tires, and well the MM weighs double what this tractor does, plus its tiny bucket capacity.
Lots of reading on here, and determined that a ballast box is in order, and I'm going to load the tires. I'm willing to deal with the mess and hassle/cost of a flat repair for the added stability and traction all the time. The ballast box will be on when I'm using the loader without the BH or rear blower.
The snowblower, back hoe and radio came in today, I'm taking the tractor in on Friday to have the BH kit installed as well as the radio.
I'm really liking it so far, I did play around more with my gravel pile, but not full scoops. I did some back blading of my 1/4 mile driveway, and trying out the float. I like the HST and auto throttle up, very smooth acceleration. The manual that came with the tractor was severely lacking, it pretty much only covered the comfort items in the cab, and nothing really about the tractor. It sounds like the dealer has some missing documentation to give me on my next visit.
What does the 'open/close' knob beneath the seat near the floor do?? I'm sure it's in the manual, but just curious now
Sorry for the long first post (well second actually)
Steve
