xring100
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2012
- Messages
- 1,540
- Location
- Livingston County, Michigan
- Tractor
- Kubota M8540, ZD1211 60"
Thanks Piston, I'm very satisfied in its price range it was a very tough decision between the Bush hog and Land pride If the dealer that gave me the better price on the Land Pride would have had one in stock when i was out there i would have paid for it that day but they are about 100 miles round trip The dealer i got my BH27 is only about 28 miles round trip. I really liked the looks of the Brown 684 but it was way out of my budgetDave, that is one heck of a NICE looking setup!
Good morning,No frontend loader yet. Judging from your post, with your tractor being light or close to it in the front end, I'm pretty sure 900#s is going to put me in the upper limits of my tractor. Going off the kubota website, your 8540 weighs roughly 5500# dry and the BH 27 weighs roughly 1350#. My 3240 weighs roughly 3300#s and either the BH25 or BH295 weigh roughly 900#s. If I put that in a percentage ratio, 25% of your tractor weight is in a cutter and 27% would be in the BH's I listed above. When you said yours was at the limit of being light on the front, that is without a loader or weights, correct? This is very useful info for me.
Your welcome, Yes this would be about my limit for weight on the 3 point with the loader off. even with the Tail wheel down and in contact with the ground i can feel the front tires pushing when on slight upward inclines its not to bad on level ground but ever so slight. With the tail wheel up in transport mode the front end pushes much more I have to many trees to navigate through to leave the loader on. As pictured my setup is a tad over 23' in length. I want to get a CAT 2 quick hitch but will probably have to add some front weights before i and when decide to purchase the QH.
I know my 7 footer is a lot longer than the 5 footer but its probably almost proportional to the difference in wheel base length going from My M8540 to your L3240. So i think you'd also be in a similar state
The loader Mounts on mine Also add several Hundred pounds between the tires it helps but would be better if it was out front.
Good luck on your shopping your looking at some very good models so I'm sure whatever you purchase you'll be happy as long as you can keep the front wheels on the ground