Notforhire
Veteran Member
What Messick's is saying, is the L4400/4600 are built on the Grand L platform and do not have the jerky hitch.
I think I understand what he is saying. He is upset because I'm reporting something that he feels has no merit. What I'm NOT saying, is that every one of the 10's of thousands of GL30 or L4400, or L4600's have jerky hitches. However the ones I tested did. Maybe I was unlucky enough to find the only ones that Kubota built that didn't work right.
I have very limited exposure to these tractors, but the facts are the facts. The 3PH on the GL was smoother than the standard L's that I tested. I didn't test 10,000 tractors I tested four. I can't tell you why they were different, just that they were. I have nothing to gain by making this up. I wanted to buy a L4600. I liked it except for the hitch. Maybe it could have been fixed, I don't know. After reading about problems with the smaller L's and having tested one myself I wasn't willing to take a chance that the 4600 was going to give me problems.
The OP presented three tractors and asked what we thought and why. I thought the L3940 would be best and gave my reasons why. Would everyone be happy if I faled to tell him my experence with the 3PH? I never said all the tractors had a problem, just the ones I tested. Untill I read posts about jerky hitches I never would have thought to test one. Why would I? It's a new tractor, why wouldn't it work correctly?
I am not brand bashing or making up stories, from my arm chair. I am simply reporting what I found. The OP should keep this in mind and do his own test and draw his own conclusions.
Several posters report that their tractors work fine, but I haven't suggested that they are wrong! If I didn't like Kubotas I wouldn't have bought one.
Best, Bill
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