New tractor owner? Watch This! Helpful Tips for first time owners. Kubota B2601 tractor.
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Kubota B2601 compact tractor. New tractor owner? Watch This! Helpful Tips for first time owners.
If you are first time tractor owner, there is a lot to learn very quickly as you get used to operating your new tractor. The channel has welcomed lots of first time tractor owners recently and I thought it may be useful to pass long some advice and tips which I have learned along the way. I hope it is helpful. Safe tractoring! Cheers!
www.gpoutdoors.ca
NOTE: This video is intended for entertainment purposes only and reflects the views and opinions of the creator. The creator does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy of the information contained in the video.
#kubota #tractor #new
Bit about reading the manual warms an old techwriter's heart.
:))
Morning Herb Caldwell here from Delaware, one tip I would like to share as well for new tractor owners as a rule of thumb is until you get more familiar with your tractor set up as a guide is L-loader. M- mower & H- highway hope this helps.
Good morning and thanks very much Herb! Great reference for folks. Cheers and all the best!
Anyone who gives negative comments on safe operation of a machine hasn't witnessed or experienced the out come of those mishaps. Keep it up, I enjoy your videos.
Thanks!
Congrats to your brother in his new retirement !! Nice piece of property he has there. Maybe you can share a little of that fancy new coffee..... and just maybe he will let you sit on his new tractor a while. LOL. GP, a point to ponder, next time you begin to bog down on a hill, try letting off of the 'fwd' pedal. That will lower your ground speed and allow your engine speed to remain at rpm. A lot of times that will keep you from stopping mid task and shifting to a lower range then restarting uphill with a heavy load. Herb Caldwell stole my suggestion of L-Loader, M-Mower and H-Hiway....LOL. Awesome video sir.
Hey , let's not push it - no coffee sharing. LOL. Ok, maybe one cup. Thanks for the suggestion - I will try it out. What I have enjoyed is when I do stop and change gears in the middle of the big hills, I am actually able to continue the rest of the way up. LOL. Traction. Awesome. Thanks again T!
@@GPOutdoors I think the 'thanks' rightfully belong to the chains. LOL. On the glow plugs, it varies to some extent, at least on larger equipment like the 65hp skidloader you see me use from time to time. It has a timer that is set through its onboard computer that automatically adjusts the length of time based on a temperature sensor and it engages automatically when the key is turned on one click. Above a certain temp, it doesn't engage the glow plugs. On moderately cold days it automatically engages for as little as 5 to 10 seconds and the colder it gets, the longer it will engage....and it is infinitely variable. Sometimes 14 seconds, sometimes 21 seconds etc. When the countdown (digital) timer hits zero you then turn the key further and engage the starter. Below zero F it will engage for 45 seconds. Once the engine is warmed up, it won't engage the glow plugs on a restart because of the now elevated block temperature.
It would be interesting to know if the larger Kubotas all have the manually engaged pre-heating system or if they have something similar to the automatically engaged plugs described above. Sorry, didn't mean to ramble on there GP....LOL
Thank you for the PTO tricks!!
Just got my John Deere 2025R. I watched your channel for almost one year before I was able to buy my first tractor. Your tips are valuable specially for someone new to tractor like me. Thank you for your explanations and tricks. Definitely valuable. Cheers from Minnesota 😊.
That's great - congratulations on the new tractor! Deere makes great equipment - Thanks for tuning in- I appreciate it very much and am happy if the videos have helped a little. All the best!
Thanks for this. I've owned my tractor for a year, but still learned a couple of things from this video (like running the throttle at lower RPM)! Much appreciated!
Have a great weekend out there! Cheers!
Excellent video! Very helpful, and as a first-time tractor owner (LX2610), your videos have been great to watch to understand better the do's and don'ts of tractor ownership. Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together.
Excellent videos to help learn how to use a Kabuto. Thank you.
Greetings from Ireland.
Cheers Patrick! Thanks for tuning in!
Bought a b2601 last week because of this channel great machine
Congrats on the new tractor! Hope you enjoy it and it helps get those projects done around the property. Cheers!
Gordon I enjoy your channel. My family has always been in farming. So I grew up with tractors. I learned to drive on an old Farmall. I just bought a Kubota B2410. It is their Manual transmission compact tractor. Old habits die hard. I just like the manual transmission. Anyway, I do use a chipper with it. But unlike the B2610, there seems to be no tricks to running the rear pto off of the seat. I asked my Kubota guy. But they are very cautious about side stepping the safety features. The way I have worked around this is by tying the seat down when I am off of it. I use a stiff wire as a hook from the hazard sign mount on the back of the seat to the hitch in the rear. I do put the selector in N eutral also. I tried it the way you describe in this video, but with the clutch down, as soon as I engage the pto, there is a loud beep and the engine dies.
Btw....when I watch your videos with your Kubota I always say "He is having a ball with that tractor!"
I am glad to hear that you support Black Rifle Coffee. Good for you!
Cheers!
Hi Gordy, thanks for the informative video. I had the pin on the loader fall out and I’ve heard from other people that it happened to and did damage to the tractor. I was lucky as I saw it and stooped and put the pin back in the large hole that holds the pin is the problem for the 3/8 shaft. So what I did was go the a Fleet Farm store and bought 2 shaft collars 1/2” thick 1” diameter with a 7/16” hole and put it on the bottom of the sliding handle and tightened the set screw. Now the loader is secure and the cost was less then $2.00 a piece. Wayne from Wisconsin
Hello. The best explanation of L/M/H gears was Loader/Mower/Highway. Love your channel. All the best. John.
The best explanation I've heard I meant to say.
Thanks John! That's a great way to remember! Thanks for sharing and for watching. All the best to you!
AS ALWAYS GREAT ADVISE . YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TROUBLE , MONEY AND ALS TIME YOU HAVE SAVE ME FROM WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS.
THANK YOU FROM ALL US KUBOTA OWNERS...YOU ARE A GOD SENT.....GOD BLESS! KEEP THEM COMING!
Good day and thanks so very kindly for the wonderful comments Frank. I am happy that they help a little for folks. Hope you and your family are doing well - be safe and all the best!
Sweet! A BX 2680 is a great piece of equipment. I have a BX 2670 and it has been flawless for snow removal, grass cutting and moving firewood for the last 5 years. Congrats to your brother!
Good morning and thanks for the comment Craig. That's great to hear _ I will let him know about your feedback and your kind wishes for him. Best wishes for the new year!
I wish I would have known all these things when I got my first tractor. I learned several of these things the hard way, just like you! And I have been lucky too, sometimes ignorance is bliss! I don't remember where I heard this but on your transmission an easy way to remember which gear to use is H is for Highway, M is for Mow, and L is for Loader. Another great video, GP! Cheers!
Happy New Year Michael! Good way to remember. A few folks mentioned that saying as well. Hope the holidays were fun and happy. Best wishes for this incoming new year!
Just got my B2650 tractor last week and very excited to put it to work! Your video is full of those "Now I get it!" moments. Thanks!
Congratulations George! That's great - happy the videos have helped a bit. Good luck and enjoy the new tractor. Cheers!
Great video - thanks ! I've had my 2601 for about 3 years. One of the best things I've done is to add 3" wheel spacers. Really increases stability. Huge improvement.
Thanks Sydnick. I just added spacers a couple of months ago to get my chains on. I think it does provide a little more stability. It seems to make a difference. Cheers and all the best!
Fabulous pointers. I just got my new tractor a couple of weeks ago and YES you really get what it's like when you're just starting out. Great videos and you're a very good teacher. From New Brunswick. Be well.
GP. My tractor seat was a little different than yours. I had to rewire it. I bought an Emergency Stop Switch and mount that near my rear chipper. I run the cable from it to under my seat to disable the seat switch like others have done. This provides additional safety when using the chipper and also a good reminder that the seat safety switch is disabled.
Another good safety tip you previously shown was to use something other than your hand such as a paper strip or cardboard when checking for hydraulic leaks. Jim
Great point Jim. Would have been great to include it, but I am sure many will see your comment. Have a Happy New Years!
I had to put some tape on my seat switch because I have to occasionally stand up slightly to see the tips of my forks over the hood which causes the tractor to shut down. I’m not crazy about over-riding safety switches but sometimes you have to do what you have to do!
A lot of your tips on safety are the same for forklift driving....which I love doing! excellent!
I cant believe I'm watching this on New Year 2021 this morning! Thank you for your videos! Cheers!
Cheers!LOL! All the best!
I have owned a bx kubota for 15 years plus and I learned several different things that I never knew.thank you for making your videos! Looking forward to learning more in the future.
Happy it helped a little Craig. Be well and all the best!
Awwww man...he not gonna be happy...it can’t get out of its own way...took mine back n all the attachments n got the B2650....soooo glad I did !
LOL. Happy New Years Dunner! I sure hope I didn't steer him wrong LOL. Might make for some awkward family dinners. Cheers and all the best for 2020!
Happy New Yr to you as well sir
Good info, thanks for the refresher. That Kubota camouflage jacket is pretty sporty GP. I'm surprised your brother is staying in Canada for retirement. All the others come to Florida. We have more Canadians than Canada. We get two types, French Canadians and American Canadians. Either in big diesel pushers or 5th wheels.
Happy New Years MNP! So true but he has no intentions, at least so far. Perhaps in time though. Nice to stay in a warm place as you get a little older. I hope you had a great holiday and a nice New Years. Cheers!
Just got my new BX2380 last week. Dealer said you must rev it to engage the PTO, there is a mark on the tach. Think they said it’s a wet clutch and the rpm’s are required. Must have changed it in the past few years.
Good morning Chuck. Thanks for sharing that info - I have never heard of that and was not aware it changed, at least for the BX models perhaps. I looked at your manual and indeed, it says to drop your RPMs to halfway, engage the PTO and then rev up the rpms , whereas ours says to drop to idle before engaging. Thanks for the great info and congrats on your new tractor! Hope you enjoy it!
I am willing to bet that everyone who has a new tractor will unanimously say ‘I wish I bought this 10 years ago!’ Great video GP!
Thanks J! Cheers!
So glad you enjoy the coffee! Next time we’ll send some for your daughter too!!
LOL. Good morning and Happy New Year Charlie. I do - great blend. Of course, I did share one pot with her and the family before taking it up north. She was not happy the next morning when it wasn't in the cupboard (I had already taken it out to the truck). Hey, I shared.... a little. LOL. Thanks again to you and to Caitlyn. Best wishes for the new year!
Thanks for the great information Very helpful.
In all the years of owning my two tractors I have never noticed them burning any oil. But... I still check the oil level EVERY TIME prior to operating the machine.
I don’t think you need to check the oil every time you use it. Oil does not evaporate. However if you are into checking then that is fine.
If I’m using a machine for a few days in a row I’ll check the fluids at the start, over the next few days I don’t worry about it but I’ll visually check the machine each morning. Personally I’ll probably check the coolant more than the oil as I’m more paranoid about the engine overheating and blowing a head gasket.
Wow Gp....I thought I knew most things about the tractor I have operated but as far as the b series I learned a couple of things......so I thank you for going over ur tractor for us.......it never hurts to hear it again and great info for new owners.....you never cease to amaze me how u can bring up something new for us to take in......well done......so have a great holiday and take care my friend and say hi to ur family also.........take care........ :)
Thanks for the kind comments Don. I appreciate it very much. All the best to you and yours my friend! Another year older...hopefully a little bit wiser. Certainly a few more aches and pains. LOL. Cheers!
I have had my Kubota L4400hst for about 15 years. You gave good explinations I learned something watching your video. How to keep the pto engauged when you are not on the seat. I knew very little when I baught my tractor.
Excellent job explaining the Kubota tractor GP. Going to save that one and watch it and wish a bunch 🤗🤞🤞🤔. You need to share your video with KUBOTA !!! You would make an excellent spokesperson. Thanks for sharing with us. That opening scene with the lake and your coffee drinking station is awesome..👍👍
LOL Thanks ODD! I appreciate the kind comments very much! I hope you have a wonderful New Years and all the best wishes for 2020! Cheers my friend!
Many thanks for the videos. Planning on a Kubota purchase within the next few months and your videos are highly effective and enjoyable. Keep up the great work!
That's great! Good luck GS!
Just got a tractor for the first time...this video was very helpful !!! Thank you!!
Great tips for the first time tractor owner. I like the one with the swing of implements front and rear. That is something that a commercial driver learns when driving large vehicles.
Thanks B! I had a few close calls with the front grill and the tail lights on the truck. LOL. All the best for 2020!
Hi GP,
Great Video for new tractor owners.
Happy New Year!
Enjoy that cup of coffee! Makes me want one every time I watch your videos.
LOL. Cheers and all the best Tom!
Hello from Australia 🙂 been waiting three months for my own green tractor to arrive. Hopefully next week! Lots of great advice on this video thank you answered a few questions I had and a few I didn't even think of.
Congrats on the new tractor Dave! Hope you enjoy it - all the best!
About to get our first tractor, a Kubota L3010. Reviewing your tips here in preparation ;)
Once again, very informative. Should be viewed by anyone getting his first tractor. Happy and safe new year ;)
Cheers and all the best for the new year, Yves!
About to get my first Tractor..BX23s . Very very informative video. Thanks from Australia.
Hey that's great Tracy! Congratulations! Hope you enjoy it very much. :)
Happy New Year Mr. Potter!
Great video for new owners. I even learned something I didn't know about the seat safety switch. I haven't tried it on my L2501, but I assume it's the same as your B2601. That's a handy feature that's NOT mentioned in the manual. And you're right about watching when turning/maneuvering tractor & implements. Especially brush hog-type cutters. I have a 60" Land Pride on my L2501 and it hangs way out there. Had a couple close calls turning around. Gotta pay attention to your surroundings and make sure there are no animals/people in the vicinity that could be injured by flying debris by a rotary cutter, tiller, chipper, etc. Safety is #1. Hope you and your family had a great Xmas and New Year. I'm looking forward to more great vids. And thanks for bringing back the original lead-in with the coffee, LOL.
Cheers!
Thanks and Happy New Yers Tim! Happy you enjoyed it. I found out the instructions in my manual is out dated regarding the PTO operation while off the seat but I did inform Kubota. We did - thanks! I hope your was also enjoyable too. LOL. Had a pretty great cup of coffee to start off the year. All the best Tim!
Great video, lots of valuable info that newbies need to know and maybe some seasoned veterans might forget over time. I myself am pretty new to this, my place of work just got me a new Kubota LX 3310 with cab, blower, loader, and soon to arrive, in March a backhoe. This tractor is pretty advanced compared to the tractors of old and requires a lot more attention than they did.
Keep up the good work, I have watched several of your vids and enjoy them all, very professional and your attitude is the best!
Cheers from New Brunswick!!
Thanks so much Daniel. I am happy if they help a bit. A new 3310 - awesome! You must be excited. Great to be able to run a new machine. Enjoy it and all the best out there!
Excellent video, Gord! You covered a lot of good points for new tractor owners! I learned a thing or two from it myself. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Thanks Martin! Cheers!
Hi GP,
Another outstanding public service video! Congratulations to your brother on his retirement and his new tractor. He has the fever now! Happy New Year to you, yours, and all the great folks on my favorite channel on TH-cam. Peace.
Good morning and Happy New Years HH! I hope you had a nice holiday. I will pass along your kind wishes to him. Yup, I am pretty sure it will be hard to get him off the tractor. LOL. All the best to you and your family for 2020!
How wonderful of them to send you coffee 😊
Everything single item you mentioned in this video was on my mind and I needed clarity. Once again great video and well thought of. BRAVO!!!!
I love watching your vids since I'm a new tractor owner myself. In June I got a new to me John Deere 955 compact tractor. I've learned a lot since I got it and there's still more to learn for sure. I wish I would've gotten this years ago since its already saved me a bunch of work. As an added bonus my 3 yr old daughter likes it to. Keep up the good work.
That's really nice to hear Jamie! Happy she enjoys it too. So much to learn on these machines. Always something new comes up. Enjoy the JD - great equipment. All the best to you and your family for 2020!
Thank you for the very helpful tricks ! Happy new year to you all ! Greetings from Vienna / Austria !
You are very welcome and Happy New Year to you too, Reinhard in Vienna! Cheers!
You truly do understand the tractor's usability and limitations, you did a great job explaining them. Like you mentioned the manual has most of this information in them. It really takes time using the tractor to fully understand all the features these machines have to offer. This video will be a good one to revisit time to time to remind us of the safety messages that are in it.
Thanks very kindly Tom. I was hoping it would be helpful for folks. 2 years in and I still learn something new about it regularly. Have a great New Years and all the best!
Excellent video. I have a b2650 with cab and blower coming next week. Your videos have been helpful in gaining knowledge before it arrives. Cheers!
Thanks very kindly HTV and congratulations on the new tractor! You must be pretty excited and happy you chose the cab model. I am happy the videos have helped. Perhaps you can let me know how it is going from time to time after you get it. All the best and a Happy New Year!
@@GPOutdoors will do. Happy New Year!
Thank you for all your videos. I just turned 70 and had purchased my first tractor last summer. Your videos are what made me decide to get a B2601. I watched a lot of videos on small tractors before deciding which one to get. I have 80 acres in northern Minnesota and needed something to do alit of work with. Everyone said to get a skid steer. Not this is the best for me. Thanks again so much for all the help you have given me. Have a very happy New year.
Cycling the joystick to relieve pressure is always a good idea. However, if you remove an implement in cold weather and then try to reattach it in warm weather you may find that you cannot attach the coupler. That is because fluid pressure can build in the implement hoses while in storage due to temperature changes in the fluid. Fortunately your flat-faced couplers are somewhat less sensitive to this than are the standard Pioneer couplers. With standard Pioneer couplers in most cases folks have to bleed off the coupler to relieve the pressure. On my JD the one loader curl coupler is always impossible to reattach in the summer after I've had the snow blower attached all winter. The good news is you can get a tool that clamps onto the couplers and will relieve the pressure so you can attach the couplers. This is way more convenient than constantly loosening the couplers.
Happy New Year Joe! Thanks for passing along this information for folks. Some good points about the change in temperature. All the best for 2020!
Now does a flat faced coupler differ from pioneer?
it is a different style of couple, but I find that both are relieved and easy to connect under the process I outlined in the video. my FEL couplers are Pioneer couple and the 3rd function valve couples I have are flat faced. Both benefit from the way I reviewed. Hope that helps!
@@terryk3118 Maybe I am using the wrong terminology. Pioneer may very well make both styles. You can Google flat-faced couplers for more information. They are mostly found on Skid Steer machines but recently have came into favor on tractor single-point connect manifolds and 3rd function loader couplers. I don't know what it is about the design but they seem better able to be coupled together with a bit of pressure in the lines compared to the standard couplers that have the knurled collar that you pull back. While moving the joystick around does relieve system pressure and the procedure is detailed in the owners manual, pressure can also build in the implement hoses AFTER they have been disconnected. This seems to happen more often when you disconnect an implement in cold weather and then try to hook it back up in warm weather. This is because the hydraulic fluid in the hoses expands just enough to cause problems getting the couplers to lock together. It happens every spring with my loader but then again, I have the couplers that you pull the spring loaded collar back. Flat faced couplers can couple with pressure better which is why they are used on single-point loader quick disconnects.
Your brother bought the right tires for the snow (turf tires) r4 are the worse for snow as you and I both know when you go up hills. The tractor is the wrong color should be green LOL. I would have bought Kubota tractors but no close dealers by me Michigan. Happy new year and you have a very nice TH-cam channel.
Good morning and thanks for the comment John! LOL - green...orange...:). I hope it serves him well. Thanks for the kind feedback and best wishes for the new year to you and your family John!
Good review. Will soon be getting a BX23S. Lots of helpful hints for me and other first time tractor owners. Thanks God bless.
Not hints, advice/facts I meant to say.
Love your videos and this video helped me a lot before I purchased my Kubota few weeks ago.
Good stuff ,TH! Happy to hear it helped a little. Good luck and let me know ow it goes with the new tractor!
My bx23s being delivered tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!
Awesome and congrats TC! Good luck with the new tractor. Let me know how you are doing from time to time. Cheers!
@@GPOutdoors thank you, i will. Best wishes to you for a great 2020.
Happy New Year GP from Nova Scotia. There was some great info in this video. I'm like you, as I recently bought my first tractor (it's Green ) and I am always curious as to what my machine will do. Most channels assume that you are a seasoned professional and skip over the basic stuff. But you always take the time to explain things in an easy to understand way. (Kubota should refer new tractor owners to your videos ) I'm liking this channel more every video and have gone back and watched all your videos and picked up some great ideas. Keep the videos coming and all the best in 2020. Cheers.
Good morning and thanks so much for the kind feedback. I am happy it was a little helpful (green or orange, LOL). Not sure how the weather is out your way but we have not had much snow here yet, compared to past years. Wow. That's a lot of viewing -thanks for watching. Wish you all the best for the new year!
Mr. Potter:
Happy New Year!! Here’s to wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2020. I am also looking forward to another year of videos from you.....and perhaps with some guest appearances from your brother and his property/projects. I wish him well in his retirement and new endeavors. Cheers!
Good morning and thanks very much Alan! I think I may do a few over time as he gets used to operating it. I will pass on your kind wishes to him. Best wishes for you and yours for 2020!
I completely agree about the RPM speed on the 2601. It is happy between 1800 and 2200 RPM. Below that and the transmission whines badly during movement as there isn’t enough flow for it to work well. Above 2200 and the engine gets loud, it sings nicely at 2000. There is very little pressure difference through the RPM range with these small machines, Messicks does a great demonstration of it.
Good morning TGC! Thanks for providing some good additional info for folks here. Hope you had a nice holiday and a happy New Years. Talk again soon Cheers!
I've watched this one several times, it is one of my favorites! Thanks for the hundreds of educational and informative videos! It is my opinion that you have become the B2601 guru and I am looming forward to the videos to come with the LX!
Thanks kindly Domenic. Happy the info is helpful. have a great week and thanks again for the great comment!
Love your reviews on the Kubota tractors, based on where your dealership is I think you are no too far from where I was born and grew up in Thornhill Ontario in the early 60's. I live in TX now, Happy new year friend.
Good morning and Happy New Year David! Small world. I also spent time growing up in the same area. Hope you are enjoying TX - great barbecue! Cheers and all the best!
Hi GP, Thanks for all the helpful hints & tips !
That was a nice looking BX! We bought a BX2380 this spring and love it!
That's great to hear. I hope my brother will enjoy his as well. Cheers K&H!
Wonderful video. got my B2601 today. Thanks for the information.
Awesome Liam! Have fun and all the best!
@@GPOutdoors Thanks GP. I really appreciate your videos.
This is a great intro video. Very informative and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
Sir, love the intro to your video! Well done 👍🏻 Cheers ☕️
I’ll be getting my first tractor in a few weeks and I feel that I’ll be hitting the ground running, thanks to your videos. You say “I’m no expert”, but you sure sound like one...IMO. Thank you
Good morning and congratulations Mudder! That's great! You must be pretty excited. Wish you all the best and maybe let me know how it is going from time to time. Thanks for the kind words - I appreciate it very much. All the best Mudder!
Openingwww Oppenheimerwwwwww
I've had my L3901 for 7 years and still learned a couple of helpful hints from your video. I finally found out about the running the joy stick through all positions with the key to accessory just a few years ago. Boy do I wish I'd known that 25 years ago with my big Case Comfort King 870. I'd spend an hour trying to reconnect my hydraulic couplers by pushing the ball in (Pioneer couplers) to release pressure and that's just plain dangerous... rubber gloves and goggles! Thanks for the tips.
Gord, rewatching the video...it is a good refresher. Have to write down the the quick walk around checklist I need to do before operating. Did you do a video on what to check from a fluid and air filter check? Can’t remember which video that was.
So informative to us new tractor owners. All the tips are very helpful. Great channel
Congratulations to your brother on his retirement!
Thanks Rick! I will pass on to him for you. Cheers!
Awesome video Gord, thank you!! So well done. Health and tractoring for the New Year.
Thanks so much ATR! Happy New Year to you as well!
Great video GP! Your older brother and I have a lot in common, but my retirement home is 12 acres! All is going well and we are doing a lot to get ready for the spring. Great snowy shots as usual, but happy to be in the mountains of North Carolina where we don’t get as much snow. Keep up the great info on your videos! It’s helpful for me!
Good morning John! 12 acres! That's wonderful.So you must be in Stoney Ridge Farmer territory. LOL. And I had the pleasure of attending a concert here in Ontario this past summer featuring the Chatham Rabbits from NC. Happy you enjoy the channel. Have a great weekend!
GP Outdoors apparently we are in the same region, but I don’t have a similar budget for my projects as he seems to have! :). We do share weather systems though. Keep warm up there and thanks again for your help to us new farmers.
Great review and recurrent training. I had forgotten a lot of the small details the Kubota dealership told me about. Great continual learning and training.
Thanks MD! Happy it was helpful. Have a good week!
Happy New Year! Thanks for the pointers
Thanks John! All the best for 2020!
Great video, Gordon. Thanks! Owned my tractor for about a year and a half and like tho think I have it pretty well figured out, but found several nuggets in this video that had never occurred to me. Really like your practical videos like this one.
Good morning and thanks Terry! I am happy it was helpful. Always something new to learn, I have found. Best wishes for the new year!
this was very helpful. I recently purchased a new JD 1025R and your hints came in real handy. especially hydraulic line removal. Also comments about rear ballast. I think I can use my box scraper as a form of ballast when I'm using the front end loader. Great Job,
That's great to hear Larry. I am happy it was helpful. Yes the Box scraper is a great form of ballast - in fact you will probably see I use mine a lot for ballast as it weighs so much. Congratulations on the new JD! - they make great equipment. Enjoy the new tractor and all the best for 2020!
How's she goin'? Great info GP!!! Well edited and presented.!!! Your brother must be some happy, retired and he got a tractor!!! Thanks for posting this video. It'll help a lot of people, myself included!!! Take care!!!
Good morning Grampie! Thanks! Hope you and Nanna brought in the new year with some fun and family. All the best for the new year !
New tractor 🚜 owner. Excellent video!!!!!👍🇨🇦
Hey GP! I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your channel. It's been a great source of information and ideas as I just purchased a B2601 in August. I just received a set of Billy Worx brackets for Christmas and will be adding work lights to the ROPS in the coming weeks!
Thanks so much for the kind feedback Jerry! I am happy it has been helpful. Congrats on the new tractor and good luck with the work light install. Will be great to have those lights available- especially at this time of the year when the days are so short. All the best for 2020!
Very good explanation on braking and and using 4 wheel drive if you lose traction. Don't be afraid to use 4 wheel drive ,work safe. 👍👍.
Gord, Happy New Year to you and all your subscribers! Great overview video on tips and tricks, and your comment at the end about being careful with the additional length/width of attachments made me chuckle. In my case it wasn’t an issue with a rear attachment, but rather a situation with the front loader. We often spend quite a bit of time looking backward on a tractor - especially with a rear snow blower. Tractors have a sharp turning radius, and that front end loader sticks out quite a way, which means it swings a large arc! On a recent occasion I managed to test that arc by knocking a sliver of wood off the trim around one of my garage doors. I am fortunate that it didn’t destroy the whole trim piece - or worse, the siding itself - but it was a very good lesson in remembering the length of the tractor on both ends LOL!!
Two other tips I might add...
One is that some tractor models, such as my L4060, have automatic timing on the glow plugs. They stay on only as long as required based on the ambient and engine temperature. Simply turn the key part way as you suggest, wait for the glow plug icon to turn off, and then start it up.
Secondly, another tip I have learned with hydraulic couplings is to connect the male/female ends of the implement’s hydraulic lines together after removing it from the tractor. Not only does this keep the couplings clean, but when you separate them prior to reinstalling to the tractor, it releases any pressure that may have built up in the implement lines, which often happens if the weather is warmer when you put it on than it was when you took it off. I have never had an issue since doing this.
And finally I will reinforce one of your first comments: your tractor and implement manuals are indeed your friends! Read them thoroughly and refer to them regularly. It’s actually pretty good bedtime reading if you can’t find time during the day ... but be prepared for silly comments from your better half!
Cheers and best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
Some great additional points Dave! Thanks very much for sharing them with folks. I didn't know that some of the tractors had a self timer on the glow plugs. Great info to know and probably very handy. Your comment about the garage trim made me laugh. Next time you see me around Guy's wood shed, take a close look at the siding on the corners of the building. LOL. All the best to you too good sir!
Great video, is now two years old. Time for a new video on helpful tips
Thank you so very much for this video. I have had my 2650 for just under 1 year and I still feel as though I have precious little idea of what I am doing with it. I have about 43 hours on it so far. I cannot convey how comforting it is to digest your excellent content as well as to hear you say that you are constantly learning too. Please keep your videos coming and may I wish you and yours a safe and Happy New Year!!
Good afternoon and thanks for the really nice comment Dean. I understand how you feel. A lot of what I have learned comes from the good folks subscribed to the channel offering advice and explanations in the comments and from my neighbour Guy. Honestly, I still learn new things weekly on it - and I am still pretty bad at trying to curl into a pile of gravel or dirt. LOL. I think it is just something that you get better at over time and experience. Thanks for the comment and I am happy the videos help a bit. Good luck and all the best with the tractor. Check in from time to time and let me know how it is going. All the best for the New Year Dean!
Very nicely explained sir,
The noting of a loaded bucket and its' traveling height(s) was very well pointed out.
One item of note, (and I know Mr. GP is aware of this) pertaining to the area of the 2-foot brake pedals, they should be locked together always, unless you are doing some particular maneuvering.
If they are not, and you are operating the tractor at a particularly fast ground speed, and you press either brake pedal, and they are not locked together, you will immediately make a sharp turn left or right, depending how much pressure you are applying to which brake pedal.
This will most likely cause the tractor to roll over.
Happy New Year to you...
Excellent point Gregg! Thanks for adding it to the commentary for folks to read. Always appreciate your great advice and experience. All the best for 2020!
Great video and happy New year G P watched your videos since the beginning and finally was able to pick up a new L 2501 a few weeks ago so this is a great video for me . All the best from Michigans upper peninsula and thank you for the great videos
Happy New Year Matt and congratulations on the new tractor! That is great news for you and your family. Your chores list is going to grow pretty fast now that the tractor is coming. LOL. I am happy the videos help a little (I think most, if not all the items I covered will be mostly the same for an L). Thanks so much for the long time support and if you have the time, maybe let me know how it is going from time to time with the new L. Wish you all the best for 2020!
Thanks for the very informative video. I’m sure it helped many people like me for a safer and more fun experience with the tractors. Happy New Year and the best to you and your family. The coffee sounds great! Thank you again. Wayne from Wisconsin
Happy it was helpful Wayne. All the best for 2020!
Happy New Year GP! Great video. Always nice to hear tips and tricks from experience and reminders to Read and Re-Read the manual.
Thanks Edward! I hope you had a nice new years and all the best for this coming year!
Great video GP! I’ll be watching this a few more times before I get up to my cabin in Colorado this spring. My first trip this spring will be to take delivery of our new B2601. Thanks for taking the time to share the specifics on the tractor’s operation. Enjoy every video. Happy New Year!
Thanks so much Chuck. Happy if it helps a little. All the best to you and your family for the new year too!
I have a bx2200 still learning can't figer out Park brake or too remove loader your video very informative greeting from county Down northern ireland
Good morning GP ! Great video and great tips. ( GP do not tell me that you almost run into my favorit Toyota Pickup with your tractor !!! ) The Best parts is this good friendship with your brother ( maybe new incoming video with him LOL ) Keep up the good work and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones !!! Cheers !!! ( Ho Ho New Front Snow plow !!! Can't wait to see that video !!! )
LOL. I just saw it on my pending watch list so I am looking forward to seeing your new blade in action Dave. All the best!
@@GPOutdoors Thank you Sir !!! Cheers !!!
Great advice and tips! I really appreciate the details. Thank you!
I'm one of them people that don't read my manual and i hate to say it but learned a lot here .. I have a 2019 B2601 .. Thanks for the video
Good morning and thanks Rick, for the comment. I think a lot of folks don't as well, and to be honest, I didn't understand a lot that was in it at first (being my first tractor) but over time, I just re-read through it once in a while, and things start to make a little more sense after using it. Hope you are enjoying the tractor and getting lots of use from it. Cheers and all the best!
Good tips! But also proof that tractor manufacturers should automate these machines so they rev the engine to match the need of implements, and also make the 4 wheel drive and gearing adjust to every driving surface condition-it’s not the 1960’s anymore, Kubota! If automakers had the same low standards as tractor makers, we’d still have to manually adjust engine timing when climbing hills.
When you were getting that tractor unloaded, I was singing " and a Kubota on a roll off flat bed". Doesn't rhyme very well but it works for me.
LOL. Cheers Gary!
Great job with the explanation. Love to see some videos with your brother and you.
Thanks so much Jimmer. I appreciate the feedback. I will try to do a followup with him after he has had some time to get used to it. All the best for 2020 and thanks again!
You've covered some very valid points here GP. A lot of stuff i had forgotten too. As you mentioned its very important to refer to your Owners Manual from time to time. Nobody wants to cause damage to their equipment or harm themselves in the process. Thanks for the re-education. You covered some very important things. Happy New Year, wish you all the best in 2020.
Thanks very much Dean. And all the best to you and yours too!
GP! You definitely have the perfect title for this video! A lot of great info and tips for tractor owners! Thank you for sharing what you learned!! Have a great New Year!
Thanks LA! Best wishes to you and your family for 2020!