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Read articles →This walkaround focuses almost entirely on the B2401's defining feature: its unsynchronized gear-drive transmission and why Kubota added it, roughly $1,500 cheaper than the hydrostatic equivalent, positioning it against lower-cost imported brands. The presenter explains the 9-speed layout, what unsynchronized shifting actually demands of the operator, and which buyers should or shouldn't consider it. Rear-hitch hardware gets a brief look. Best for shoppers already weighing the B2301 or B2601 who want to understand the stick-shift tradeoff.
Posted by the Messick's Farm Equipment channel, a dealership, so the walkaround is sales-oriented, though the presenter is candid about the transmission's limitations.
It is a stick shift with an unsynchronized gear-drive transmission, unlike the typically hydrostatic B Series models, and it trims about $1,500 off the price.
Three gears in forward on the main shifter plus three operating ranges (low, medium, high), giving nine effective forward gears and three in reverse.
Not really. The presenter says if you are new to equipment and unused to an unsynchronized stick shift, this transmission is not probably for you; hydrostatics are easier.
Most people stop the tractor, push down the clutch, shift the gear, then let the clutch out again; skilled operators can speed match or double clutch instead.
