#77 Kubota B2601 Hidden Front End Loader Function Update and Auto Leveling Tip!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

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[@brittc4284]

Thanks. I have a JD 4052R and will see if that has it or not later. However I no longer use ramps to drive on a trailer. I drive up to trailer with a flat bucket and tires close or touching. Lower the bucket until the front wheels are even with the trailer. Then curl the bucket down till the front wheels roll onto the trailer. Raise the bucket and drive forward in low gear. The weight of the tractor lowers the back of the trailer enough that the tires catch and drives right on. Reverse the procedure to back off the trailer. Depending upon if there is a low guard in front of the front wheels, you may be able to back off the trailer just making sure you raise the bucket enough to clear the trailer.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Nice move! I think some JD’s are set up opposite, where pushing the lever further actually engages the quick dump feature. Let me know!

[@Microphone73]

Also helps to pull back from a pile and then load. Loosens things up.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Great points. There are so many great features on today’s machines.

[@ww3ok]

Thanks for updating #29, my favorite MCG video.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you, Gary!

[@k6outdoors]

Definitely can be a handy feature, great explanation!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

The extra power down comes in handy when back dragging. It will push rocks in and break clumps… and of course… as you demonstrated… when you need to dig below the surface while going forward… You nailed it!!!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you, SV!

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Very informative Ed. Great technique as well. Thanks for posting this. Hope to catch you again for Monday evening, but it’s not looking very likely.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks, Gary. Hope you catch a break soon!

[@DickHowe-c5q]

I've found that the slower dump function is handy when your spreading gravel on a driveway.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Definitely!

[@jamesyates5191]

Thanks Ed. My JD2038 is the opposite way around, slow then fast.

[@OrangeismyNewGreen]

Great tips Ed but like Ross said unfortunately the functionality doesn’t exist on the BX series 🤷🏼‍♂️. Have a great weekend 🙋🏼‍♂️👍🏻🙂

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you, Luc!

[@mikeheilman2560]

Great job Ed. Another fine tip shared.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Mike!

[@lawrencebessette754]

Ed I do like your videos please keep them coming

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Lawrence. Much appreciated!

[@AmericanRusticWoodworks]

Awesome 👌 I guess I should have watched this video before I commented lol great job.

[@BackyardMaine]

Interesting. I believe it's different on my 1025R but I have the snow blower connected now so I'll have to wait and check it out another time. No snow yet but you never know here in Maine.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I've been hearing that the Deere's that have the quick-dump option are set up opposite. You can keep all that snow up there! :)

[@BackyardMaine]

@@MyClutteredGarage No snow yet Ed but I have seen snow in October. Hoping it holds off until November this years. I still have a lot to get done before winter.

[@caydensoutdoorlife4547]

That’s great Ed thanks! 🚜 💨 😎🙂

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hey Cayden. Thanks very much!

[@mikey0011]

BX1860 has the function.

[@bj.roberts6410]

Thanks for the tip about finding the level.... Being a newbie, that's one of the challenges I have finding level to the "ground" I'm at... I have a level indicator for level but that sometimes does not help out in the field. My quick dump is all the way to the right.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hope it helps and works for you, BJ! Thanks for watching. -Ed

[@peacefieldfarm_mn]

Great video Ed! Thanks!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Mike!

[@deanmoore420]

Nice to know

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks for watching, Dean.

[@deanmoore420]

@@MyClutteredGarage no problem I watch A lot of your videos and I like them

[@deanbarr5740]

Good piece of information Ed. I was aware of the float of the up and down of the loader, but was not aware of this. I'll have to check my John Deere for this procedure. Hopefully, it'll be like your B 2601. I like that ability in the curl and dump availability. Thanks buddy.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hi Dean. I'm hearing the Deere are opposite with the quick-dump at the far right. Let us know!

[@Wildboyz1987]

Very nice trick man!!👌😀

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks very much!

[@WestHawaiiRealEstate]

Just wanted to follow up, I just got done moving a large mound of dirt and rock, and tried your method, it works good, thank you. Note that mine did lift the front of the tractor some, but I only have 3 hours on my brand new B2301. Also note I am new to tractors, so your tips in several videos have helped me - a lot Knowing this feature and knowing the purpose of it, I have to tell you it worked well. Thank you!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks for the update, Lance!

[@keiragreen1735]

Is so so cool!!!!! 💎💪🏽😉

[@HillsideAcres]

Great idea on the update video Ed, I hope it does as well or better than the original. Very well put together and informative video as always. When you get your forks maybe see if you can use this feature to easily level the forks on the ground. -Richie

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks! I’ll definitely give it a try!

[@andrewstuppnig1861]

I had a B2601 with a backhoe. I used that extra power to bring the front tires off the ground while the backhoe stabilizers lifted the rear tires off the ground. That hidden function is very beneficial for tractors with backhoes.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hey Andrew. Great point. Thanks very much! -Ed

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

Does the k2501 with la525 loader have it? I could have sworn it did. Got a 3rd function added other day and got a grapple this morning and it doesn't do it. Anybody know?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I just checked with a friend who has the L3901. It does not have the function, so I would assume the L2501 does not have it either. Thanks for watching. Enjoy the grapple! -Ed

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

@@MyClutteredGarage thanks!!

[@JanineMJoi]

why would I WANT a slower, more powerful dump? Ok, I see. To clear out an area that just needs a bit of digging

[@jimpetersen8900]

My 2380 doesn't have that function

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks for sharing, Jim.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good evening Ed 😉👍 Great informative tips mon ami 🧐👍 Very well explained with OUTSTANDING visual detail and demos Sir 🧐👍 Can't wait to check if I have that on My Mahindra eMax 20s HST 😉👍 Have a great week end Sir 👍😉 Cheers 🍻👍

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Dave, inquiring minds want to know! 😄

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@MyClutteredGarage OK OK ED🤣 IT IS CURRENTLY POORING RAIN OUTSIDE AND GUSTY WIND'S UP TO 40 KM/H🥴 I will check it first thing tomorrow morning mon ami 🌞😉👍 Cheers 🍻

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@MyClutteredGarage ( Ed this David ) Sir, as per your request I have to inform you that my Mahindra eMax 20s HST, Do not have that function of yours, ( I said again, Do no have that function Sir ) End of my report 😉👍 Cheers 🤣🍻👍

[@RossOnTheLand]

Very good explanation and helpful techniques. Thank you for posting. Wished the Kubota BX23s had this, but it doesn't.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Ross.

[@davidberlingeri9783]

After watching your first video, I found that my B2710 has a similar function. The only difference is I have to feather the control to the right in order to not raise the front tires and the bucket is level to the ground. When the control stick is moved to the right limits, it will have full power to lift the tires. Great video. I would never have realized how much of a difference this makes when digging into a pile.👍

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks for sharing!

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Ed! Thanks for that great new tip! Very convenient for easily leveling the bucket.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you, Martin. Much appreciated!

[@TF856]

That Grapple controller should be variable speed! It's a crappy design if it's not! That would be like a thumb control or boom swing on an excavator. If it's not variable then it's garbage! But they probably have a preset speed that you can change with a knob or wrench adjustment. Unfortunately some of the big hi-lift telehandlers have that bad design on the fork angle and stabilizer controls also. I still cannot think of any reason why that extra function would be like that on there. That is a crappy design. Every loader I've ever been on you could raise the tires by dumping the bucket. You did not have to push the boom down. I can do all those things on every tractor I've ever been on without that extra function. I do like the heel on that loader bucket for back dragging and grading. Lots of loader bucket are too rounded to do that.

[@thekobaz]

The 'extra function' ie: third function, is for a front-end implement that takes a third hydraulic hookup like a grapple. You have raise/lower and curl/dump AND open/close the claw. Without the third function you cannot run a claw/grapple.

[@TF856]

@@thekobaz if I remember the way it was explained, that 3rd function is not variable. It was just like an on and off switch/momentary switch like some tractors have on the thumb! Those are a really crappy design. Any hydraulic function should have a variable speed! A similar crappy designers is on the paddlewheel scrapers that have the rocker steering wheels, those steering wheels have two position going each direction. If you turn it approximately 10 degrees either way it'll move slowly in that direction. And if you move it to the second position which is approximately 20° it'll turn faster that direction. When you let go it snaps back to center position. It's like steering with a 5 position electric switch. It totally sucks! Some off road forklifts have an electric switch to adjust the angle of the forks. And some of them have electric switches to operate the hydraulic stabilizers. These are all due to crappy designs! Some of those forklifts that operate the forks on a switch also have a curl rate adjuster operated by a knob. Similar to the drop rate controller on a farm tractor for lowering the three-point hitch at a preset speed. On a forklift it's still a pain in the ass. But like I said before that third function should be variable speed! I never said that it wasn't needed. Maybe I didn't phrase it right before. Every tractor I've ever been on that had a front loader had variable-speed operation on every feature. Even on the clam bucket. And having to use an extra power feature to raise the front wheels means it's a crappy design! It should be easy to raise the front wheels off the ground easily by either pushing the bucket down normally or curling the bucket down. On big machines that have an extra power function that means that they have a way of connecting two or more pumps together to increase hydraulic pressure for one specific function at a time. I reread my other comment and the extra function that I was talking about was the stupid function of having to push the bucket lever down farther to race the front wheels. You should not need extra power to raise a front wheels off the ground. That is a totally normal function that every front-loader should be able to do easily!

[@quick1hahaha]

My B2650 has a decal by the loader control valve showing the extra functionality you detail in your video.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Nice. Does it say “quick dump”?

[@quick1hahaha]

@@MyClutteredGarage just a sticker that shows the dump has the extra position just as the float function does.

[@BillyP55]

The extended dump position on my John Deere 1025R is the quick dump. Never tried leveling the bucket by using the quick dump... but will give it a try. Informative video, thanks!

[@nolanritchie9761]

the "new tip" is nice, but im confused, doesnt sound like your using the "R2" function but the "R1" function. I thought the point of this video was a piratical use for the "R2" slower/strong curl function?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

The R2 function is helpful after using R1 to quickly level the bucket. Then use R2 to slightly angle the bucket down to dig in a bit. Thanks for watching! -Ed

[@ritterjon]

💥 My older BX25 had that function. My newer BX23S does not. Great video Ed! 😁👍 *Keep on tractoring!*

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Jon. Is it quick-dump only, or no quick-dump at all?

[@ritterjon]

@@MyClutteredGarage I think no quick dump at all. However, it’s just one cylinder so I don’t notice.

[@MJADoingStuff]

Thanks Ed! For a very precise and informative video👍 You made a great update video. Hello 1 million more views👀 Have a great weekend. Looking forward to Monday night 🚜💨💡😁👍

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks, Mitch!

[@WoolysWorld]

1 million views is unreal ! Well done

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Dumb luck! :)

[@payakadventures]

Just checked my 2015 BX25D. It has this function also. Never knew it. Not sure how much I'll ever use it, but nice to know. Thanks.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback!

[@puropadre]

After watching your first video about the hidden feature, I was excited to try it out. Unfortunately, I have an older Kubota L3130 which does not have this hidden feature…or if it does, it’s still hidden from me. Thanks for the update.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I appreciate you watching.

[@WestHawaiiRealEstate]

Awesome tip, I just came over from your old video to this new one, I appreciate the update - now to go see if my brand new B2301 has that feature. I was actually looking for how to use the "float" feature, which I learned. Quick question, i see everyone with the t hooks welded to the top of the bucket - why? Do you have a video on that one?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks very much Lance. Indeed I do have a video about the grab hooks. Check out both video #3 and #5 on my channel. kzbin.info

[@TommyRosaTommyProductions]

Love it Ed. You are a person who has great presentation skills in person and camera.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

That's very kind, ITT. Thank you so much. -Ed

[@mechanicmike2858]

A tractor specialist is always learning

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I’ll never forget talking to my 84 year old uncle when I was 10 (he seemed ancient) and he told me that he learns new things all the time. As a kid, I was dumbfounded that old people still learn. Never stop learning! 😄

[@deer4200]

I just tried it on my B2650, it keeps dumping and lifting the front end. The far right position lifts it with more power. I can’t use that function to level the bucket. I like my B2650 but that is one thing I liked better on my John Deere 4200, it had a precise leveling indicator, not so with the Kubota.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Dan. Good to know. I haven't installed a level indicator yet, but apparently you can.

[@deer4200]

It has a factory level indicator but hard to align and see.