Sure and no charge.
Man, I was just about to put the postage on my quarter! I want the first one free too!
In the spirt of this, Love Thy L3400/L2800 thread, I would like to say a few things:
Probably the best value in its niche. It's truly an awesome standard tractor. Well built, it's strong, durable, got some weight to it. It's not too bad looking. It was very reasonably priced. It gets fair fuel economy. I've never run out of power. Never stalled. ALWAYS starts for me, no problem, down to 5 degrees.
Never felt to need to make an issue out of the few small things that I've dealt with, like the sight glass leaking, PTO cable and bracket problem. They were all fixed under warrantee and were really trivial. Could have done the repairs myself easily. I wouldn't expect better from any other brand.
Never lost a nights sleep about my ratcheting PTO. Always felt the one confirmed failure that I'm aware of was a cable engagement issue and not a cam flaw. (Except the first time I heard it ratchet) And kudos to Kubota for all the cams they changed out for concerned owners.
The only problem I've ever taken seriously is that Kubota represented this machine as an "Standard Tractor" and then changed their tune to "Economy" when addressing the hitch performance. And the hitch performance, that my tractor had, seriously limited it usefulness for many applications.
I'm glad they fixed it. I'm glad I fixed mine. I'm disappointed that Kubota betrayed their reputation for quality and performance by putting that hitch on these tractors, and then defended it.
I hope the new hitches have not been a step back. I'm thankful that this thread is here, I don't think the hitch has to be a deal breaker. Like it's been said, if you are buying one of these machines for mowing or backhoe use it's all good. Not a deal breaker. If you're looking to put in 1000 fence posts, use a boom pole or do fine grading then you deserve to be informed. Kubota won't tell you. You might not notice unless you see it in action with an implement installed. And once you leave the dealer, you're on your own.
Aside from the hitch, where else can you get so much tractor, with Kubota's great reputation for quality, durability, dependability and performance? I'm not sure you can. I happy with mine. If I had to do it all over, well, knowing what I know now, I'd buy this tractor again. And if it came with the same jerky hitch, I'd buy the upgrade and get it installed. And I'd still get the best value out there, at least for my needs.
Good luck to anyone considering the L3400/L2800. It is a great tractor.
Harvest