Thank you so much for covering this. Your explanation makes me feel comfortable now hoping in the drivers seat of a Kubota M125X

Hey Ben. Very informative video. I like learning new things even if I don't own a Kubota. This whole video shifted me in the right direction. Thanks for sharing.

Great demo, thanks for spending the time mate 🙌🏽

Thank you for your video. I’m an above knee amputee on my left side and am looking to purchase a tractor. Very helpful Once again Thank for your time to make this video

Tractors has come a long ways haven't they. I like how your tractor is sit up. Thanks for showing this video

My five series John Deere has the park in the transmission and I wish it had the brake locks as well. I had it to jump out of park twice, we was very lucky no one was behind the tractor. Another good video Ben.

Thanks for the demo, great job explaining everything.

Great video I have a Kubota M5040 HYD shuttle shift I love it , don't like hydrostatic tractors . I used to run big loaders and they we're HYD shuttle shift. When you are bush hogging it's sweet backing to get the corners. Like you I pause shifting forward to reverse . When I park mine I set my booby traps , with 7 things so it wont crack are move all from the seat You probably do the same thing to slow folks down are keep them from taking it if they don't know what they are doing. Not going to tell the secret Thanks for showing folks about this transmission . Hope you are having a good week end.

Thanks for the demo. I'm fixing to pull the trigger on a 2013 M6040 as soon as the salesman calls back saying it's here. Never having used anything more advanced than an 8/2 tractor tranny I needed educated on how to work it when I go have a look. Same engine/ trans as the M6060 with a bit less smog control on it. I'm an above knee amputee on my clutch leg for the past 20 years and if I didn't find something that would allow me to clutch less when plucking and loading hay rolls I wasn't gonna be doing this much longer. A drive like this will be a Godsend.

Great video. Thanks for sharing it. God bless you!

Great video. Easy to understand. Thanks for making

This has been so helpful! Thank you.

Ben, I really appreciate that video. I was one of the ones asking about how they work. I had no idea how those work. Like you I have to start up on some steep hills and having the ability to not grind going from low to high while moving is an awesome feature. I currently have a M4700 with 4x4x4 trans and a L4701 hydro. It was the first of many hydros that was really quite and it has the cruise lever. If you are doing nothing but back and forth loader work I really wonder which trans would hold up over time. Agreed your trans would be good for me but having almost been run over by a 801 that popped out of gear on a hill that park feature on the 12 speed would be really nice. I would add Kubota in the title and I would really be surprised if this video does not blow up your channel subscriptions. Thanks again!

Good evening Sir, you are an OUTSTANDING Technical Teacher 👍👌😇 Great tips Sir and have a safe week Cheers 😇👌👍🍻

Great job! Thanks for the video

I had a knee surgery and my l2850 went 8 months without being started and started faster than yours did in this video. I couldn’t believe it. The thing starts up faster than anything I own.

Ben, great job covering the subject. I have never used a hydro/shuttle type transmission but, after your video, that looks like one sweet design. I too would not like the lack of a parking break. I’m surprised in this day and age the the attorneys that type of design. 😎 As always, thanks for bringing us along.

Thanks for the info Ben.I was always wondering how the shuttle shift and HST worked.I think I would rather have a tractor with a clutch.I guess I am old school.Have a blessed day and be SAFE.🚜👍👏❤️🙏

I had a surgery, and used my clutch on my M7060, and got tendonitis and could not walk on my leg. I still had to work, and I finally figured that I could change gears while in neutral. I don't have to use the clutch. But travel shifting is a bit complicated. I can shift on the shuttle, which I didn't know could be done, and not a noticeable difference, other than you slow down a but faster.

Thanks Ben! I also requested this and it was very helpful! Initially, I was thinking I had to adjust the throttle, as you would in a car or truck, to not stall the machine. Looks like there's plenty of torque to not worry about that.

Enjoyed the video, just subscribed as well.

I learned a lot from that video.

Nice video Ben!!!!!! I wish they had park in them too and it be the perfect tractor I believe!

You done a really good job at explaining the tractor hydraulic shuttle, i have the same tractor as you know, and the only two things I dislike or would change if I could are in this order...Parking Brake/Lever these same tractors are sold in England and have an actual E brake on them....I have tried to get the parts list and possibly install one but have had no luck.....and the 2nd thing I might?? do different is a cab.....but the parking brake lever is the only actual dislike I have with mine and it all just comes down to safety sometimes my dad or uncle will operate it and i have to remind them they cannot just turn it off and get off because it will roll........ without hydraulic flowing to the transmission.....if Kubota, would just let us get the parts they put on the England bound models and I would consider the upgrade...It would be a lot cheaper than the 12 speed upgrade now days......

Excellent video

Thank you so much

How do you operate your engine speed when you are going F/R often like for loader work? Do you set your rpms high using the hand throttle and then use the shuttle like normal (to give your loader good cycling speeds) or do you use the foot throttle and idle it down before you change directions? Ive tried both ways and not sure which way I prefer. I do feel like if I use the foot throttle, I dont run the tractor hard enough and it wants to regen more. Same question but for doing something like brush hogging a tight area? Do you run the hand throttle up to get pto rpms where you want and then use the shuttle or do you use the foot and let off throttle when changing directions? I feel like the cutter likes the constant high rpms but hard to tell if the tractor likes taking off at 2000+ rpms. I do hesitate in neutral and apply the brake before engaging the opposite direction.

As always Ben great video!!! That's crazy why it won't hold in gear I wouldn't like that either. Have a 1626 Mahindra with manual shuttle have to use clutch. mine will hold in gear when shut off engine. I've gotten used to mine works great. That was interesting to know. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun enjoy ya'lls homestead

Good explanation. If anyone is interested Vahrenberg Implement has a KZfaq channel with many good videos on tractor features and optional transmissions and shift patterns. I have a Dyna4 on my MF 5455 and I've seen where Massey is offering the 4700 series like your neighbors tractor with a Dyna2. The thing I like about mine is that I can shift through all 16 without the clutch. And I am addicted to having 4 speeds available on the go through either the shuttle leaver or the T-bar. I have the sensitivity switch, but it is almost always set all the way in the least "jerky" position, especially when my green help is in the seat. In the video it does look convincing that the Kubota is in the "sweet spot" and switches directions smoothly. Not always pleased with having only an emergency brake and no parking gear, but then it doesn't hang up under pressure like the quad-range can in my 4230 Deere. But, like you, I prefer having a hydraulic shuttle/manual over a hydro because in my (ignorant) opinion it is less stressful to put it in forward or reverse with a flick of the wrist than having to use your foot and maintain pressure. I have read that the Hydros with a pedal for each direction are more intuitive to operate than the "rocker" style where you tip a single pedal forward or back. I test drove a 5610 MF that had a feature where the clutch is like the brake pedal on an automatic tranny in a car. That would be super nice for round baling and picking up bales. Maybe just me but I almost 100% use the foot clutch for those 2 jobs, even on our flat Iowa terrain; just not confident enough to rely on my reflexes and the de-clutch on the shuttle leaver. As a foot note, I have read that creeper gears can be intended only for extreme low speed PTO work etc. and are not to be used to pull at the draw-bar under load. The gears are small and will strip. No personal experience, but something a buyer should cover with the manufacturer or sales rep before use.

Thank you

Good job Ben I love mine o an I have hills n ohio

I’m stuck between this tractor and the mx6000. I know the gear drive will serve me better for harrowing and planting my garden and food plots but I also do a lot of tree work with the grapple. The shuttle shift seems almost as fast as hst.

what if i put it on neutral and push the brakes than reverse go back do i need to push the clutch.

Nice demonstration and how to use a tractor 👍

Thanks for your videos ...I have an M6060 about 6 months old ... You ever have an issue with the 3 point being very slow to lower (have a 7 foot bush hog on it) I have adjusted the lower speed knob every which way but it still goes slow until half way down the it goes fast. Was perfect and I had it adjusted good for the bush hog and it just started doing that ... I checked the knob linkage is all connected and working so not sure what else to check. Thanks

Thanks for sharing Ben. Vary informative. My hydro won't roll on a grade with engine is off. As long as transmission is a range. Only way to roll tractor is to take out of a range position.

lets say going down a deep driveway to slow down do i use clutch or brake

Have you got a video on how the draft lever works on m6060? I run it in the up/back position all the time and dont know if thats even right. Mainly just bushhog with the tractor.

Nice one brother! It helped me a lot.

Hey Ben, I am one of the very few people who opted for the gear driven version of the L2501. I must admit, it would be so sweet to have a hydraulic shuttle and synchronized gears on my machine, but something tells me the cost would have increased😃

I have a question. On this tractor, can you start from a standstill in any gear (even 4 High) or do you have to progress through the gears (I. e 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd, etc) as you would on a manual transmission in a car?

I have a 88 L2850DT and it’s the regular manual version with a dual clutch. Mine is a 4 gear with high/low range and a mechanical shuttle, partially synchronized = synchronized shifting between 3rd and 4th in both ranges. What exactly does this mean? Does it mean that going from 3 to 4 I don’t have to stop?? Or does it mean I can just shift it from 3 to 4 without the clutch?? I assume it means I can shift from 3rd to 4th while moving but I do still have to use the clutch?? Right?? This thing is still clean and well kept, it’s a beast and completely outperforms a Kioti 40hp tractor I assume due to the Kioti being hydrostatic. Mines only 34 hp and runs the 7ft bush hog without breaking a sweat only having to hog twice a year. While the kioti has to do it every 3 weeks or so because it struggles if the field gets to high. It really makes me love my kubota.

Have a kubota 9540 with the same shuttle shift as yours, it suddenly started moving slow in the forward position, but works fine in reverse, any thought of what it could be?

Great Video, but I noticed you weren't using the clutch while shifting gears at around 11 minutes in. Aren't you supposed to? (not forward to reverse, but when shifting through 1 to 4)

Do you need to step on the clutch to change into high or low range?

What do you mean by starting it from the ground?? I think I figured it out, after re watching you say it several times I realized you were meaning starting the tractor while your not on it??? I don’t think this is possible on mine, I think I have to push my clutch in, if not I guess I could.

Do you shift before or after regen? Can you shift during? :P

Black kitty sighting!!!

How many hours are you at on the tractor?

That definitely is weird that even in gear you have no transmission holding power when the tractor is shut off...I guess that would be where the hydraulic stuff comes in, I can't believe the clutch is disengaged when the tractor is shut off, I think that should be a separate hydraulic system.

My Kubuta m6060D no start

I’m not old enough to drive a car so I have not drove a manual transmission I’m 11 years old but I have 3 tractors 1 of them is my uncles so he has a kubota L3240 2wd it has a clutch I also have a 1953 John deer 40 has a clutch and I have a John 3025e four wheeler with a loader but it doesn’t have a clutch

Need schematics

hand brake

Good video Ben, the 7040 of ours had a bulletproof shuttle, but the M5-091 shuttle was a joy to run, really Quick and smooth engagement, 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸