After much consideration Blah! Blah! Blah!....
My L3130DT, LA513 FEL and Woods BB72 arrived today and I got a couple of hours on it and was truly impressed with its stature and power. Bush hogged about 2 acres of 3'-4' tall thick fescue and weeds in high 2nd gear and low 4th gear. The tractor did not bog down once and easily did all I asked of it. Went down in ditches, around the creek, started to spin a couple of times, hit the 4wd lever and pulled out like a champ. You dont appreciate 4wd until you have it. I have operated quite a few machines without 4wd and did not really see the reason to get it. But now I am telling all the doubters of 4wd, get it. I could have probably mowed faster, but the ground was quit rough. If you are considering purchasing the 3130 to bushog and have doubts about the power capabilities with a 6' bush hog, clear them from your head. The 3130, despite being the smallest engine in its class is in my opinion a workhorse.
I used the 513 fel while clearing about 1000' of fence of brush and small trees. I thought the loader was a little weak at first, but soon got the hang of it and was pulling up 4-6" diameter trees along the overgrown fence with ease. The skill of the operator seemed to mean as much as ( and probably more) than the power of the machine. The 513 loader seemed to be quite adequate in power and matched the 3130 quite well. If I needed to moved anything bigger I would probably go ahead and rent something like a Case 580. I know a lot of Kubotaheads opt for the larger 723 for the larger lift capacity. The extra 400 or so pounds may seem like a lot, but I pick that up about a half a dozen times in the gym weekly and its not really that big of a difference. I also moved about 10 bucket loads of crush & run from the back of the barn that had been sitting out in the weather for about 8 years. No problems whatsoever.
If you are considering the L3130DT and 513fel and think it may not be enough tractor, you may just be surprised. Oh, and yes it will pull a 6' bush hog without any problems.
Thanks to everyone on this board.
and the fun begins................ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
My L3130DT, LA513 FEL and Woods BB72 arrived today and I got a couple of hours on it and was truly impressed with its stature and power. Bush hogged about 2 acres of 3'-4' tall thick fescue and weeds in high 2nd gear and low 4th gear. The tractor did not bog down once and easily did all I asked of it. Went down in ditches, around the creek, started to spin a couple of times, hit the 4wd lever and pulled out like a champ. You dont appreciate 4wd until you have it. I have operated quite a few machines without 4wd and did not really see the reason to get it. But now I am telling all the doubters of 4wd, get it. I could have probably mowed faster, but the ground was quit rough. If you are considering purchasing the 3130 to bushog and have doubts about the power capabilities with a 6' bush hog, clear them from your head. The 3130, despite being the smallest engine in its class is in my opinion a workhorse.
I used the 513 fel while clearing about 1000' of fence of brush and small trees. I thought the loader was a little weak at first, but soon got the hang of it and was pulling up 4-6" diameter trees along the overgrown fence with ease. The skill of the operator seemed to mean as much as ( and probably more) than the power of the machine. The 513 loader seemed to be quite adequate in power and matched the 3130 quite well. If I needed to moved anything bigger I would probably go ahead and rent something like a Case 580. I know a lot of Kubotaheads opt for the larger 723 for the larger lift capacity. The extra 400 or so pounds may seem like a lot, but I pick that up about a half a dozen times in the gym weekly and its not really that big of a difference. I also moved about 10 bucket loads of crush & run from the back of the barn that had been sitting out in the weather for about 8 years. No problems whatsoever.
If you are considering the L3130DT and 513fel and think it may not be enough tractor, you may just be surprised. Oh, and yes it will pull a 6' bush hog without any problems.
Thanks to everyone on this board.
and the fun begins................ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif