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RDrancher
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Welding - The Kubota SVL75 was a rental. I don't own a Kubota anything, but know everyone at the dealership and they treat me like gold! They gave me a two day for the price of one, knowing that my machine was down. You can't beat that.
Eddie - I was actually going to purchase a new SVL75 and ended up getting the Case. Even though I've had my share of problems with it (most caused by the previous owner I'm finding) I do like the machine. The Case is much larger. It's right in between the 75 and 90 in size, weight and power.
My Case has a bunch more legroom than the 75 and a nicer, quieter cab. I'm six foot and my knees bother me in the 75 after awhile. A/C is far superior in the Case. I rarely use the fan on high speed...it's on high all of the time in the Kubota and still marginal when its hot and humid. The A/C in the Case will freeze you right out of there! The welded, open design undercarriage with a double front idler and straight hydraulic controls on the Kubota are a huge plus for durability. The undercarriage on the Case is bolted on like Bobcat, Cat, Deere and all of the others (except Takeuchi) and much harder to clean out. The Case controls are electric over hydraulic which isn't as positive, but it does offer selectable speed options for fine tuning. The ride is superior on the Case since the track-on-ground length is longer, it's heavier and has push button ride control for the bucket. Kubota doesn't offer ride control and the bucket is also self-leveling all of the time which can be a pain at times.
Fuel consumption is drastically different between the two machines. I can run my Case all day on less than 3/4 of a tank at high throttle, but it will operate at far less throttle than the Kubota. The Kubota won't go eight hours on one tank. I think the capacity is only one gallon or so difference. If you don't run the throttle up on the Kubota it doesn't like to turn with a loaded bucket, won't counter-rotate the tracks and will actually stop in it's tracks in 2nd gear. To get any sort of fuel economy, I run the hand throttle at 1/2 and use the foot throttle when I need it. The Case has better pushing and breakout power, but Kubota has Stall-Guard which is really cool. Push into a pile as hard as you can...it won't kill the engine.
Engine compartments are a wash...the Case is more accessible, but Kubota has a roller/tilt radiator that makes it really easy to clean out. Under the cab is a different story. The Kubota hydraulics hoses and routing are neat, clean and accessible. Very little as far as wiring goes. The Case's hydraulics lay in the bellypan with hoses running into what would be chaincases on either side if it were a wheeled skid, and they're not accessible without removing the tracks and drivemotors...EXPENSIVE to replace. With all of the wiring required for the Case's E/H control system it's a mess. Actually looks like an afterthought.
I could probably go on and on...:laughing: After jumping from the Case into the Kubota I was really missing my Case. It's a stronger, more comfortable machine than the SVL75. That said, I still want a Kubota SVL90. It's a flippin' beast! And...you didn't hear it from me, but there just may be an SVL110 in the works. Holy cow...!
Eddie - I was actually going to purchase a new SVL75 and ended up getting the Case. Even though I've had my share of problems with it (most caused by the previous owner I'm finding) I do like the machine. The Case is much larger. It's right in between the 75 and 90 in size, weight and power.
My Case has a bunch more legroom than the 75 and a nicer, quieter cab. I'm six foot and my knees bother me in the 75 after awhile. A/C is far superior in the Case. I rarely use the fan on high speed...it's on high all of the time in the Kubota and still marginal when its hot and humid. The A/C in the Case will freeze you right out of there! The welded, open design undercarriage with a double front idler and straight hydraulic controls on the Kubota are a huge plus for durability. The undercarriage on the Case is bolted on like Bobcat, Cat, Deere and all of the others (except Takeuchi) and much harder to clean out. The Case controls are electric over hydraulic which isn't as positive, but it does offer selectable speed options for fine tuning. The ride is superior on the Case since the track-on-ground length is longer, it's heavier and has push button ride control for the bucket. Kubota doesn't offer ride control and the bucket is also self-leveling all of the time which can be a pain at times.
Fuel consumption is drastically different between the two machines. I can run my Case all day on less than 3/4 of a tank at high throttle, but it will operate at far less throttle than the Kubota. The Kubota won't go eight hours on one tank. I think the capacity is only one gallon or so difference. If you don't run the throttle up on the Kubota it doesn't like to turn with a loaded bucket, won't counter-rotate the tracks and will actually stop in it's tracks in 2nd gear. To get any sort of fuel economy, I run the hand throttle at 1/2 and use the foot throttle when I need it. The Case has better pushing and breakout power, but Kubota has Stall-Guard which is really cool. Push into a pile as hard as you can...it won't kill the engine.
Engine compartments are a wash...the Case is more accessible, but Kubota has a roller/tilt radiator that makes it really easy to clean out. Under the cab is a different story. The Kubota hydraulics hoses and routing are neat, clean and accessible. Very little as far as wiring goes. The Case's hydraulics lay in the bellypan with hoses running into what would be chaincases on either side if it were a wheeled skid, and they're not accessible without removing the tracks and drivemotors...EXPENSIVE to replace. With all of the wiring required for the Case's E/H control system it's a mess. Actually looks like an afterthought.
I could probably go on and on...:laughing: After jumping from the Case into the Kubota I was really missing my Case. It's a stronger, more comfortable machine than the SVL75. That said, I still want a Kubota SVL90. It's a flippin' beast! And...you didn't hear it from me, but there just may be an SVL110 in the works. Holy cow...!
