Latest revision as of 03:22, 10 June 2023

Dad's looking for a Kabota tractor for the Farm.

Maintenance Activities

• COMPLETE SERVICE GUIDE FOR KUBOTA BX SERIES TRACTORS, STEP BY STEP, EVERY FLUID + FILTER
• Box blade repairs
• Mower Deck Setup
• Rebuild a hydraulic cylinder
• Tips to Winterize Your Tractor

Safety Information

• What should you do if you roll your tractor??? - TMT
• BX25D Rollover: Review, Righting, Starting, & Less

When using the tractor alone at the farm, it sounds like a VERY good idea to always have your phone on hand in order to call for assistance if the tractor rolls and you can't get out of the seat belt. Another good option might be a seat belt ripper because apparently you are left hanging from you waist by the seat belt and getting the buckle loos with weight on it is difficult.

• Compact seat belt cutter
• The Quickest Way to Die Around Tractors

Kabota B2650 Stats

Weight

1786 lbs [810 kg] (w/ROPS)

Wheelbase

65.6 inches [166 cm]

Length

101.2 inches [257 cm]

Width

53.7 inches [136 cm]

Height (ROPS)

88.4 inches [224 cm]

Ground clearance

14.6 inches [37 cm]

Standard tires (ag)

Front: 7-12. Rear: 12.4-16

Kubota Information

• Kubota B2650
• REASONS WHY I HATE MY KUBOTA B2650
• Kubota B2650 210 hour and 8 month review
• Kubota B2650. Skid steer? I don't need no stinking skid steer!
• 5 Must Have Mods For The Kubota B2650
• Kubota B50-Series tractors, B2650 & B3350. Review and functions | Messick's
• New kubota B2650 (Video Uploaded January 1st, 2018)
• 2018 Kubota B2650 initial review and thoughts (Uploaded January 2018)

Accidents

• Tractor Accidents - Three Crushed in Tractor Rollovers
• Breaking down the Arizona Fatal offroad recovery - Not a Tractor accident, but a tow/recovery failure.

Documentation

• https://kubota.ca/en/products/power-equipment/tractors
• https://kubota.ca/en/products/power-equipment/tractors/b50
• https://www.manualslib.com/products/Kubota-Wsm-B2650-4110033.html

Misc

• Rodent control around a tractor

Operational Tips

• A Tip to Make Hooking Up a Brush Hog Easy
• New tractor owner ORIENTATION VIDEO
• Kubota Three Point Hitch Overview
• Moving 16 tons of gravel with the Kubota BX2380 and LA 344 front end loader
• How To Operate Loader on Compact Tractor
• Kubota LA534 Front Loader Removal & Operation
• 5 Critical Mistakes New Compact Tractor Owners Make
• Top 5 mistakes with Loaders
• The Pro's and Con's of a Quick Hitch
• How NOT to Box Blade Your Gravel Driveway
• How to set up a box blade, the angle of the dangle!
• How to use a box blade
• Driveway Repair with Kubota Compact Tractor and Scraper Blade
• ONE (Easy) UPGRADE EVERY TRAILER NEEDS!!! This Almost Caused An Accident... - Tractor slipping off trailer
• New Land Shark Plow In Action
• How To Make Garden Beds With a Kubota B Series Compact Tractor
• Is there a proper engine RPM for loader work?
• How to Use a Disc Harrow
• How To Disc Your Garden With A Kubota Tractor
• Secrets to setting up a brush hog part 1
• Secrets to setting up a brush hog part 2
• How To Bush Hog by Everything Attachments
• The Ripple Affect Secrets Revealed! Part 1
• The Ripple Affect Secrets Revealed! Part 2
• Kubota B2650 with Land Pride FDR2572 in steep slope - Too much mower for the tractor.

Operational No No's

• Don’t Do This With Your Tractor!!
• Why you should NOT 3pt mount a backhoe

Fuel Concerns at the Farm

• Military Style Gas Can's from Amazon
• https://www.goldeagle.com/tips-tools/how-long-does-diesel-fuel-last-storage/
• https://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/114020/Guidelines-For-Long-Term-Fuel-Storage-of-Diesel-and-Storage-Tanks
• Siphon for transferring fuel or other liquids
• Will storing fuel in a bladder rather than a tank improve it's shelf life? I would think it would help with Condensation since there is minimal air space at the top of the bladder.
  • https://www.bdoutdoors.com/increase-range-atl-fuel-bladders/

Given that Diesel fuel has the same oxidation problems that gasoline does, and the fact that a 5 gallon can should run the tractor for a day, we don't need a large volume of fuel.

One suggestion is to use a Shaker Siphon to transfer fuel from a can to the tractor. Put the can up on the root of the Front Loader Arm and leave it while the fuel transfers.

• fueling the kubota tractor the easy way
  • Flow Pro Self-Starting Siphon — 1in. Dia. x 6ft.L, Model# Flow Pro 1 - claims 10 gallons/minute, might want to shorten the tube.

Parts & Filters

• https://www.kubotausa.com/parts/kubota-parts-products/filters
• AMMEX - Heavy Duty Nitrile Gloves

Maintenance Information

• How to attach a 3 point mounted implement
• Kubota B2650 Oil Change
• What are Wet Disk Brakes?
• Kuboto 50 Service Activites
• PTO Maintenance
• Avoiding Tractor Fuel Issues

Hydraulics

• Hydraulic Hoses 101
• A Solution for Being One Set of Remotes Short - Use one Hydraulic control for two different functions. Switches between them.

Lights

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WE47RP6 Nilight 25" LED Light Bar]

Tools

• Torque Adapter - Reads from 4 to 250lbs.
  • HarborFreight Digital Torque Adapter
• Snap-on - VS - Harbor Freight ( ICON ) 1/2" Torque Wrenches - These are 50lbs-250lbs Torque wrenches.
  • HarborFreight Professional 1/2" Torque Wrench - $99
  • Snap-On - $397
• HarborFreight Professional 1/2" Drive 25in Breaker Bar - $19.99
• Rust-Oleum RUSTOLEUM 280142 Kubota Orange 12 oz. Farm & Implement Spray Paint
• Innovative Products Of America Grease Joint Rejuvenator Professional Model

Trailer Information

Chris bought a 16' Dual Axle Landscaping Trailer with twin drop ramps. It has a raised Tool Box at the front which seems like it will get in the way of the Bucket being extended over the front. Need to look at maybe lowering the Tool Box. The trailer is equipped with brakes, but Chris needs to get an adapter for his Suburban for them to work.

• 5 lug indicates a 3500lb axle.
• 6 lug indicates 5200lbs axles.

Ideally, Chains rather than straps SHOULD be used to tie down the tractor on the trailer. Straps can rub and snap, and the ratchets on the straps tend to not be as adjustable as the binders used for chains. In our case, we are likely going to be using straps for now because the tractor weighs less than one ton, and DOT regulations don't require chains until you get upwards of 10,000 lbs load.

• Load Securement demonstration

The ramps on Chris's trailer is not overly large. Large loading ramps are not desirable due to them interfering with long loads (ie Tractor plus mowing deck), and increased wind resistance while towing. Also, most large ramps are made from expanded metal and the tractor could have traction problems when loading or unloading, not to mention a question of the ramp holding the weight of the tractor while loading/unloading.

• Securing a Tractor to a Trailer
• What kind of trailer for hauling tractor Part 1 of 2
• What kind of trailer for hauling tractor Part 2 of 2
• How to Secure Your BX to a Trailer
• Tips for loading and hauling your equipment (with bloopers!!)
• How I Load/Chain my Tractor on a trailer. NOT UP TO DOT STANDARD

Parts and Upgrades for B2650

• https://www.specialtyrepairscustommods.com/ - Mod parts for the B2650. They have some guard plates to protect sensitive parts of the tractor when used in rough terrain.
• R2 Manufacturing, makers of the Edge Guard
• https://bxpanded.com/kubota-b-series
  • Hydraulic Pressure Tester and Adjustment kit
  • Piranha tooth bar for Loader buckets
  • How to install Piranha Tooth Bar on your tractor Kubota, Kioti
• https://www.messicks.com/vendor/kubota
• Is Pat's Easy Change the Best Hook Up for 3 Point Implements? - Replaces the full Triangular Quick Hitch with just the lower claws and allows the spacing to be adjusted. The kit includes an adjustable spacer bar for use while hooking up an implement. The spacer bar is not left in place while using the Implement, it's only there to hold the arms at the right spacing while hooking up. Another video of the "Pat's Easy Change" links being used is HERE along with after market stabilizer arms but shown on a Kabota L2501 tractor.
  • http://www.greenwellmfg.com/index.html
  • AgriSupply Dealer for Pat's Easy Change
  • The Best Kubota L2501 Hitch System - In my opinion!
• Self Leveling valve Kabota
• Bolt-On Grab Hooks for Kubota Tractors
• Kubota B2601 Compact Tractor : Helpful Tips for New Tractor Owners 2
• Building a Custom Tooth Bar

• Three point quick hitch in the rear (things I've read indicate that while there is a "standard" for quick hitches, not all implements from all vendors will work on all tractors. Apparently it has to do with width of the pins, and the ability to hook the upper link from underneath. Some implements have a bolt a few inched below the upper arm link point. I guess I need to read the standard to understand if it's going to relate to when an implement was designed or if there really is variability in the standard.)
• Scraper Blade

I've been watching a bunch of YouTube videos (if nobody noticed) and there are several mods that I thought were good ideas.

• Wheel Spinner for Steering Wheel.
• Edge Trim around exposed metal edges on Fenders, Hood, etc. to prevent rock damage and chipped paint and the rust that would follow it.
• No Skid Tape for metal decking to prevent paint from scuffing off and to improve grip in wet/muddy conditions.
• Toolbox Mod (Ammo Can mounted on ROPS bars). It was mounted with two U-Brackets with spacers to allow the ROPS to still fold.
• Circuit Breaker box to allow the easy addition of electrical accessories (lights)
  • Light Bar
  • Rear pointing lights
  • Strobe lights for night
• LED Headlight bulbs
• Box Receiver Hitch for 3-point hitch.

Dad wants something to hold "tools" on the tractor. Not sure what he is interested in, but there are lots of options.

• Kolpin Ratcheting Rhino Grip - 21540

Implements

• Hooking up a Three Point Implement
• Leinbach Disk Harrow

Post Hole Auger

• Post Hole Auger

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQ4LNhfAX4

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIy8oHkkrok

Box Blade

• Box Blade
• All About Box Blades

Pallet Forks

• Pallet Forks

Brush Cutting

• Rotary Cutter (Bush Hog)
• How To Bush Hog by Everything Attachments

Grading

• Scraper Blade
• Kubota B2650 with Land Pride GS1560 Landscape Grader in Action
  • https://www.landpride.com/products/82/gs15-series-grading-scrapers

Other

• Danuser Intimidator
• Forward Tine Tiller
• Backhoe
• https://www.everythingattachments.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlxBuNwrHrU
• Kubota B2650 and Land Pride Brush Hog
• https://www.landpride.com/
• https://heavyhitch.com/
• Troubleshooting a Disk Harrow
• DIY Underground Wire layer Pipe layer

Hydraulics

• Meet the Winners!! Rear Hydraulics For Compact Tractors!
• Homemade Log Grapple!!!
• Summit Hydraulic's 4 rear remote step by step install on a Kubota B2601 with 3rd function add on kit
• Summit Hydraulics

Implement Parts

• Lift Arm Pin, Forged Universal Draw Pin, Cat. 1

How to use Implements

• The Box Blade - Dave Knows How

Information

• The B2650 is a Category 1 Hitch tractor.
• According to the Documentation, if a Backhoe is used with the Kubota B2650, any liquid in the tires must be removed first and the quick hitch cannot be used for it. Not sure yet if this applies to any other implements.
• Farm Equipment on the Roads in NC
  • "Under North Carolina law, farm tractors are required to have one front white light as well as a rear red light that is visible for up to 500 feet. Two red reflectors that are at least four inches in diameter can replace the rear red light. You will also notice a SMV (slow-moving vehicle) sign on the rear end of most farm equipment seen moving up and down the roads. The current SMV sign is a solid orange triangle during the day but appears to be a hollow red triangle at night. Currently in North Carolina the SMV sign is not required to be on every piece of farm equipment although it is encouraged.
    Read more at: https://lee.ces.ncsu.edu/2012/03/farm-equipment-on-the-roads-3/"
• Kubota B2650 Walkaround
• How a Trailer Breakaway System works
• Compact Tractor Hydraulics Explained

YouTube Channels

• Everything Attachments
  • Land Shark from Everything Attachments
• O&D Life
• Tractor Mike
• 94Bullitt
• Messick Farm Equiment
• Steve Rob
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4LeqcZZTIaVQYAuqJ6gzbg Outdoors with the Morgans]
• Wyatt Oneable
• Tractor Time with Tim
• One LonelyPlumber
• Nolaw47
• Chucke2009
• Paul and Kathy Short
• Tractor Tech
• Matt's need for speed
• Forest to Farm - Tractor Related Videos
• Tony's Tractor Adventure
• GP Outdoors
• Tractor Tech
• Tractor Mike - https://asktractormike.com/
• Tony's Tractor Adventure

Other Sites

• TractorByNet Forums

Misc Projects

• MilSpec IP65 Screens
  • Datasheet for a MilSpec IP65 7" Display Screen

Vendors

• Bolt-on-Hooks.com