Judging by his photos it is a front driven pump. My thought was to have an axle similar to the industrial style fords built to handle the added abuse the loader puts on. I'm just looking for something i can throw a load of firewood in or move a little dirt for the wifes vegetable garden, use a root grapple something along those lines.imo that is a lot of tractor for $3900,
Birdhunter is right about the front ends on 3000's being the weak link- but you can service them and /or weld them back together.
The hydraulics are slow if they use the 3 points pump
They are almost To Fast if the 3000 is equipped with the pump driven off of the front of the crankshaft.
If the 3000 runs good and it has power steering and the front mounted pump I would think the price is a very good deal especially if you aren't going to be over working the front axle.
My grandfather had a kubota L3400 (not exactly sure of the model) but we had to replace the tierods almost every 2 years. Infortunately loaders put a lot of stress on components and cause them to wear faster.
None of this will happen if the tractor isn't in good running order. That is the biggest priority.