Kubota Tee
Gold Member
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2009
- Messages
- 280
- Location
- Hudsonville, MI
- Tractor
- Kubota L5740 HSTC-3, Kubota L3540HST-3 (sold)
Hey folks, first post here. Thought I would share a bit about my 6 month journey to buy a new tractor - just in time for Christmas.
This will actually be my 2nd tractor. My first tractor was an old (1960's model) Ford 4000 with a front end loader that I owned between 1991 and 1993. The best thing about my first tractor was that I used it for 2 years and then sold it for more than I paid!!
The tractor that I have been looking to purchase these past 6 months will be used to develop and maintain a 3.5 acre home site as well as a jointly owned 11 acre open space that is shared with my 3 neighbors. Most of the work will be landscaping related with a fair amount of bucket work and grading applications. I figured a utility tractor in the 30-40 HP range would be the perfect fit. I don't foresee doing any finish mowing with the new tractor as I already have a large Toro garden tractor with a pull behind offset finish mower. I can get 100" a pass with this setup and it looks great!! My intention is to keep this tractor for as long as both of us are still alive!! If the Kubota reputation holds true, I'm not sure I will outlive this new purchase.
So, back to the tractor. I took a really hard look at Green, Blue and Orange - figuring I probably couldn't go wrong with any of these 3 choices. Many thanks to all the folks on this as well as other forums who wrote about their experiences and reviews. It was really helpful in finally narrowing my search down to the Kubota line. I ended up deciding on the L3540HST which seemed to hit the sweet spot for power, convenience and ease of use. I have awarded this purchase to the good folks at Barlow Equipment in KY - again based on the many positive reviews in this forum as well as their competitive pricing and great customer service (at least so far).
I think the next 2 weeks will be the hardest - actually waiting for the tractor to be delivered!
I will update everyone as my experience builds from the delivery to the first set of tasks that this tractor will be used for.
Looking forward to being a regular!!
Kubota Tee
This will actually be my 2nd tractor. My first tractor was an old (1960's model) Ford 4000 with a front end loader that I owned between 1991 and 1993. The best thing about my first tractor was that I used it for 2 years and then sold it for more than I paid!!
The tractor that I have been looking to purchase these past 6 months will be used to develop and maintain a 3.5 acre home site as well as a jointly owned 11 acre open space that is shared with my 3 neighbors. Most of the work will be landscaping related with a fair amount of bucket work and grading applications. I figured a utility tractor in the 30-40 HP range would be the perfect fit. I don't foresee doing any finish mowing with the new tractor as I already have a large Toro garden tractor with a pull behind offset finish mower. I can get 100" a pass with this setup and it looks great!! My intention is to keep this tractor for as long as both of us are still alive!! If the Kubota reputation holds true, I'm not sure I will outlive this new purchase.
So, back to the tractor. I took a really hard look at Green, Blue and Orange - figuring I probably couldn't go wrong with any of these 3 choices. Many thanks to all the folks on this as well as other forums who wrote about their experiences and reviews. It was really helpful in finally narrowing my search down to the Kubota line. I ended up deciding on the L3540HST which seemed to hit the sweet spot for power, convenience and ease of use. I have awarded this purchase to the good folks at Barlow Equipment in KY - again based on the many positive reviews in this forum as well as their competitive pricing and great customer service (at least so far).
I think the next 2 weeks will be the hardest - actually waiting for the tractor to be delivered!
I will update everyone as my experience builds from the delivery to the first set of tasks that this tractor will be used for.
Looking forward to being a regular!!
Kubota Tee
