#51 Kubota B2601 Compact Tractor FDR1660 Finish Mower or Bush Hog?
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Got the chance to test out my new FDR1660 on a much larger acreage with the Kubota B2601 Compact Tractor.Thanks to a few subscribers who provided some tips on how to set the machine up better! Hope you enjoy seeing the mower in action against some overgrowth. Cheers! #kubota #FDR1660mower #compacttractor
This is like a honest machine review! No BS! The guy is doing his job! Another channel to subscribe... ☺
Good afternoon Ferenc! Thanks so much for the kind comment. I always show you folks everything. I'm no expert but I figure if you see things work ( good and bad) then you can draw your own conclusions. Thanks again for the support - have a great week!
Nice work Gord. Guy must be happy with the helpful hand.
Cheers Sunjay!
I could really notice the uneven ground but with the 3 point valve open all the way I could see how it followed the contour very nicely. Dave Knows How did an awesome vid on that feature not too long ago. I had never really thought about it in that type of application before.
Keep on tractoring! God bless.
Good morning Jon. Hope the cabin work is going well. Yes, that's where I learned to open the valve - from Dave. Cheers and all the best!
Coming to this rather late. Good job.
Taming the wilds.
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Love it.
LOL!! Cheers CTD!
Nice job GP. I have a 60" rear discharge mower very similar to yours. I really like them. What i like the most is you can mow in either direction as the grass is discharged out the back. Very nice implement. 👍👍
Good day Dean. Agreed. Really like the rear discharge. It creates a lot of wind behind the unit and the grass gets spread out - no big clumps or windrows even with that tall stuff. Cheers and thanks for watching!
You have definitely sold me on the 3 point finish mower versus a mid mount mower. Just being able to back under the trees is worth it. Great video as always!
Good day Sean. Yup, pretty happy I chose the 3 pt one. It is working out pretty well. Have a good week!
The hydro-stat transmission makes the forward/backward/forward again so easy. Could not do it that easy with a standard gear drive.
Hey GP,
Nice job on Guy's property. The rear discharge of the mower, makes it a lot easier with the taller grass. Stay safe my friend and God Bless.
Thanks Marc! It sure does. Spreads the clippings out really nicely. Cheers and all the best to you as well!
@@GPOutdoors Once the 3 point is lowered, the adjustment valve has nothing to do with it. The valve is to adjust the speed at which the 3 point can be lower or picked up. Otherwise the 3 point is free floating. I may be mistaken, but I'd be surprised..
Thanks Jesse. You are right on the money. Thanks for clarifying. Take care!
What I noticed is I tend to mow counterclockwise when using my FDR1660 I suspect due to years of using a belly mower with right discharge but when using the RCR1260 rotary mower I was going clockwise. I figure it was due to years of haying where the haying equipment was to the right. I'm starting to discover with these rear discharge mowers it doesn't matter which direction you go they still do a great job. Really happy I went with the rear mount instead of the belly mount on My B2601
Hey good afternoon Michael. Thanks for the info above. I was not sure if turning either direction affects its cut during the turn. I don't think so but will keep watching it. Happy I did as well. I had a garden tractor with the belly mower and I can do a lot more, better and easier with this rear mount. Is much better without the loader on too since I tried it but the front end sure gets light when driving down the drive way and hitting bumps. Cheers and enjoy the weekend!!
Yes, Wheelies are easy without the loader on, Last time I just removed the bucket, that opened up sight quite a bit and seemed to balance OK. I expect the rotary mower without the loader would be really light on the front end, I just unclip the brake lock when front is light, in the old farming days the front ends were often light and you learned to steer with the brakes.
It must be mowing video season. Nice job. I do wish I could get under trees and such with my mower, but then again i can make tighter turns. So it looks like I need both. LOL
So that's how that works. 😃😃.
I'm a bit new to the tractor world myself, but I do have a fascination for Sub-Compact Tractors and always a live first lawn care. Nice to see how they both come together. Thanks bud. Cheers.
You are most welcome Elijah! Thanks for watching - all the best and stay safe out there!
Looks good GP, I have a job Saturday cutting 18 acres. This will be my first job with my tractor for other people. I’m taking on jobs to purchase more implements, like a tiller next.
Thanks for sharing, I throughly enjoy your videos .
Hey good morning Steve. Sounds like a big job Saturday! Grab a good hat, a bottle of water and hopefully some good music and hope the weather is sunny and warm for you! Enjoy it!
It did a nice job handling the tall grass.
You're becoming quite the pro with that finish mower. It makes it nice that you can back underneath the trees so you don't have to come back and weed whack. I am really glad that you like it so far. Enjoy your weekend that's coming up we are expecting temperatures in a high 90s with heat index expected to be 106 here in Michigan. Later
Thanks Mech! A little better each time. Geez, I sure hope the air conditioning is working. I hear it is coming my way shortly after it hits you. Have a good one and stay cool!
Looks great. I'm looking to get a compact tractor next year and will need either a finish mower or a brush hog
Good stuff! Good luck Jon!
Hearth Greatings from Germany :-)
Goes to show you the power that rig has. Looks great.
Good morning FIDO. Yes, it still surprises me that such a seemingly small engine can pump out so much power. Thanks for watching and for the comments! Cheers!
Great mower I have a 72 inch one. Works prefect
Thanks Ronald. Liking it so far too. Have a great weekend. Cheers!
that mower did a good job, the next time you mow it will be perfect!
Good morning CP. I am looking forward to dropping it down to about 3" and seeing how it looks after. Thanks and have a great week!
Looks like you had no horsepower issues at all with that tall of grass. Another great video, thanks!
Hey Doug. Yes no changes in RPM at all which is a good sign. I think the 60" was the right one for the B2601. Have a great weekend and all the best!
Great job GP! Looks like the 3pt mower is a good choice. Thanks for sharing!
Merci Joe! Get the air conditioner going - looks like a lot of humidity is coming our way this weekend! Cheers!
cheers!
I’m impressed, the rear discharge looks like it has zero clumping of grass. Good choice for a video
Good day R, yes, really happy with it. It creates a lot of wind out the back and spreads even that tall stuff really well. Thanks for watching and for the comments! Cheers!
Good video. Thanks GP!
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very cool
Nice job, nice rig
Nice
G P good job now we know what a finish mower can do we 60 inche belly mower don't use it much use a toro 48 inch commercial zerro turn got 48 inch so we could get between things now they are all cut down but that's life
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Good evening Peter. Yes it worked pretty good but I would like to re-cut it down to 3 - 31/2" to get a nice "finish" cut on it. The zero turn mowers look really practical and easy to use. Thanks for saying hi. Have a good week!
Hey! Great channel and great videos! I'm considering the FDR1660 and I've watched the three you did on it. Did you stick with the "medium lift" blades or have you experimented with the low, high or mulching blades yet? What are you thoughts if you did experiment?
Thanks for video GP like the video .
Good morning Leo. It did pretty good I think. Next time I will drop the deck to about 3" and cut it cleaner but it knocked down the big stuff pretty well. Cheers and all the best!
Do you need front ballast weights with that particular mower ? I'm getting an LX3310 with the same mower. Just wondering. Thx
Hey Todd. It certainly made the front a little light on my B2601 when i had it lifted off the ground, but I was usually ok. When it is on the ground of course, it was no problem at all. Your LX3310 will weigh at least 700-800 +lbs more than the B, so you should probably be ok, I think. The mower weighs about 550 lbs I believe. Just my thoughts. Cheers!
Nice vid, looks like it did a good job to me.
Pretty good for sure Greg. But at 5 1/4" its not really a "finished" look yet. I will cut it again but drop it down to around 3"- 3 1/2" and that should look much better. Thanks for watching ! Cheers!
Hey GP I had a question I’m using the same land pride and I’ve experienced some major rubbing on the two lower lift arms where the brackets swivel any reason why this may be happening thanks again for awesome content.
Good morning Bailey. I wish I could help but not sure I have experienced it - do you mean rubbing against your tires? or the articulating brackets on the mower are rubbing against your lift arms?
Seems like the mower works well.
Kindly let me know, wherefrom I can get this attachment for my kobuta tractor
Good evening. It is a Landpride rear mount mower . I bought it from my Kubota dealer. I like it very much.
Nice jobe wich mower do you like the best the 3 point finish mower or the belly mower
Good morning Billy. Great question - for me, I prefer the finish mower - allows me to back up under the trees, much easier to attach and remove, and floats freely over the changes in elevation or terrain as you mow. Have a good week out there!
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Do you feel that the tractor could handle a 72inch mower? Doesn't sound like the motor is having an issue at all with the tall grass.
Morning Woody! Not sure to be honest. No issue at all with cutting the tall stuff - no drop in RPM or labouring at all. Good question for your dealer I think. I checked the specs on the Landpride website and they are generally identical except for the cutting width. The 72" is about 50 lbs heavier. However when I take the FEL off the front to mow, the 577 lbs of mower makes the front end bounce off the ground a bit when going over bumps when I have it raised and hanging on the 3 pt. Thanks for watching - Have a great New Years!
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Love the tires what's the name on them? The farm ones?
Hey good evening Roger. Thanks for subscribing and watching! They are R4 industrial tires. The markings on them are: "CARLISLE TRAC-CHIEF", SIZE "12-16.5 NHS". Hope that helps. Cheers and have a good weekend!
Am looking into getting a tractor but my thoughts are the brush hog is more verstal then a finish mower what do you think?
Good morning! I have to say I have no experience on the bush hog and wish I could give you sound advice on this, but I can't. I was thinking the same thing at one point as I was deciding on the mower a few months ago. All I can offer is the following: 1) watch lots of videos ; Tractor Mike has a good video where he compares a finish mower, bush hog and a flail mower and in the video he cuts with each one and discusses the differences, 2) my neighbour has a bush hog and it cuts grass but not very cleanly - it kind of pulls and rips at the grass but still, it will cut it. 3) I would talk with your dealer and get his views. Sorry I could not be more help to you but wish you luck with the decision. Cheers!
looks like you could have mowed at 4 inches an i would have cut smooth . i would put mower at 4'' when doing overgrown lots . cut smooth
Thanks Cody. You are right but still getting used to it so taking it a little cautious. Dropping to 3" tomorrow. Cheers and enjoy the rest of the weekend!
I have to decided to buy that size but my area has different tires.. there skinny...looks bad...
Any thought to using the flail mower on this piece of property?
Good morning JGK. That would be a great use for it, for sure. I had the Flail on loan from Kevin and Dave at Farmer Equipment Sales so gave it back after about 2 months. But yes, for sure it would have worked great there. Cheers!
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I like to have a transmission version not HST
Morning SouthernWulf. Is it because the transmission version gives you more control? Just wondering. Thanks for watching!
GP Outdoors Yes and no my foot/boot size (size 14) doesn't fit well on the that type of HST, plus I'm used to driving a manual transmission.
How wide is that?
Hey Ryan. It is a 60". Works great with my B2601. Has enough hanging outside the footprint of the tires and not too wide to cause issues. Cheers and thanks for watching!
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