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Read articles →A real-world firewood retrieval run showing the Kubota B2601 paired with an Artillian articulating grapple loading heavy green oak logs at a buddy's property. The video captures an honest ballast problem, no rear implement meant back tires lifting off the ground, and shows the Stihl 261C being used to split an oversized crotch log. Useful for owners curious how the B2601 handles unplanned, low-ballast loader work.
Posted by the Timber Time Outdoors channel, with an owner-operator tone sharing candid field impressions from personal use.
Without a rear implement or ballast, heavy green oak logs lifted the back tires right off the ground, even though the tires were fluid filled and the loader could handle the weight.
They used a Stihl 261C chainsaw with an 18 inch bar to cut the crotch log in half so the grapple could handle the smaller pieces.
The owner suggests suitcase weights or a box scraper since the back blade hangs off too far and would hit the ramps during trailer loading.
