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Hi All,
Volfandt replied to one of my posts about the T2080 with these questions:
Did you buy it new and if so have you taken it back to the dealer?
Yes, bought it new for $3400 two years ago. Dealer knew that we have 18 acres on our nursery and that a lot of that is heavy grass, weeds and blackberries, and assured me that would be no problem. Within weeks, the mower deck belt snapped. Cost me $50 to replace.
If so, has the dealer not addressed these problems?
Nope. When I took it back for the first routine maintenance, I explained to the mechanic that it clatters and struggles to mow tall grass (meaning anything taller than 3 inches.) He hemmed and hawed, but finally he admitted that the new infinity design was the culprit. He had no solution--and actually seemed embarrassed. I bolted a small chain to the discharge guard so that I could pull up the guard so nothing impedes the grass coming out, and that helps some.
This year while I was mowing, it just stopped moving. I was way out in the field with no way of getting the mower back to the shed. Called the dealer--owner said to bring it in. Yeah, right. So I removed the mower deck and took pictures of the undercarriage. Emailed that to the dealer and got no response. I saw this spring hanging down from this bar thing attached to a pulley. (Remember, I'm not a mechanic.) So I figured it needed to be attached someplace. Called the dealer. Got no help. Bring it in, he repeated. Oh sure, pay $64 an hour to have the mechanic attach a spring? So I attached the spring to what I thought was the right place and got the mower back to the shed. Went on line and found a schematic at Messicks that showed where the spring was supposed to go. But it kept coming loose, so I bought another one and doubled them up.
It's been okay for awhile, but I don't use it for heavy grass. Had my T1400 fixed up, and used that until I had problems (see the other thread).
That's why I would not recommend the 2080 for anyone who wants to use it for anything more extreme than a manicured lawn. Unless you have money to throw away--which we don't. And I've given up on Kubota. Sad that such a great company has deteriorated so badly. IMO, anyway.
And, thanks, Volfandt, for taking an interest. I appreciate it.:trink39:
Paula
Volfandt replied to one of my posts about the T2080 with these questions:
Did you buy it new and if so have you taken it back to the dealer?
Yes, bought it new for $3400 two years ago. Dealer knew that we have 18 acres on our nursery and that a lot of that is heavy grass, weeds and blackberries, and assured me that would be no problem. Within weeks, the mower deck belt snapped. Cost me $50 to replace.
If so, has the dealer not addressed these problems?
Nope. When I took it back for the first routine maintenance, I explained to the mechanic that it clatters and struggles to mow tall grass (meaning anything taller than 3 inches.) He hemmed and hawed, but finally he admitted that the new infinity design was the culprit. He had no solution--and actually seemed embarrassed. I bolted a small chain to the discharge guard so that I could pull up the guard so nothing impedes the grass coming out, and that helps some.
This year while I was mowing, it just stopped moving. I was way out in the field with no way of getting the mower back to the shed. Called the dealer--owner said to bring it in. Yeah, right. So I removed the mower deck and took pictures of the undercarriage. Emailed that to the dealer and got no response. I saw this spring hanging down from this bar thing attached to a pulley. (Remember, I'm not a mechanic.) So I figured it needed to be attached someplace. Called the dealer. Got no help. Bring it in, he repeated. Oh sure, pay $64 an hour to have the mechanic attach a spring? So I attached the spring to what I thought was the right place and got the mower back to the shed. Went on line and found a schematic at Messicks that showed where the spring was supposed to go. But it kept coming loose, so I bought another one and doubled them up.
It's been okay for awhile, but I don't use it for heavy grass. Had my T1400 fixed up, and used that until I had problems (see the other thread).
That's why I would not recommend the 2080 for anyone who wants to use it for anything more extreme than a manicured lawn. Unless you have money to throw away--which we don't. And I've given up on Kubota. Sad that such a great company has deteriorated so badly. IMO, anyway.
And, thanks, Volfandt, for taking an interest. I appreciate it.:trink39:
Paula