nebraskasparks
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You're going to love it...I guess we never left kindergarten and the sandbox!:laughing:
Pulled the trigger!
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Thanks for the responses! Funny how many times I've seen the "My tractor is being delivered on day X" threads and thought *sigh* wish that were me...lol.
I never posted in the newbie thing so....I'm a career firefighter, 43 years old, but I was a carpenter/ builder for 18 years before the fd. So...I still build a house or two a year to keep busy on my days off. This tractor should be a huge boon for some of the things I need on sites, but mostly I'm buying it to play on 8 wooded acres that I live on. Lots of projects planned...can't wait!!
Couple general questions I figured I would throw out there;
I don't get the machine til next Thursday, so I'm toying with adding a couple things. Any opinions on loaded tires? Also thinking of adding the quick connect bucket and getting the forks....Think I would use them a TON, from moving palletized firewood to lumber and material on sites. Big $ tho. However, Big $ divided by 7 years at 0%= Mike smiling....
Also looking at trailers. Anyone here haul a tractor the size of a B3300 in a dump style trailer? Thinking it would be a good combo for moving the tractor, hauling stone, mulch, trash and debris, etc. Wondering if there are any cons, besides the initial whack in the jimmies on price. Looked at 1 today, 14k GVW, will hold #9800, 6 yards. Powder coated frame and bod, elec brakes, all 10 gauge steel floor.etc. $7700. Equipment trailer- straight flatbed can be had for $4k. Any thoughts?
Love this site. Spending all my time trying to be patient waiting for Thursday...:licking:
I never posted in the newbie thing so....I'm a career firefighter, 43 years old, but I was a carpenter/ builder for 18 years before the fd. So...I still build a house or two a year to keep busy on my days off. This tractor should be a huge boon for some of the things I need on sites, but mostly I'm buying it to play on 8 wooded acres that I live on. Lots of projects planned...can't wait!!
Couple general questions I figured I would throw out there;
I don't get the machine til next Thursday, so I'm toying with adding a couple things. Any opinions on loaded tires? Also thinking of adding the quick connect bucket and getting the forks....Think I would use them a TON, from moving palletized firewood to lumber and material on sites. Big $ tho. However, Big $ divided by 7 years at 0%= Mike smiling....
Also looking at trailers. Anyone here haul a tractor the size of a B3300 in a dump style trailer? Thinking it would be a good combo for moving the tractor, hauling stone, mulch, trash and debris, etc. Wondering if there are any cons, besides the initial whack in the jimmies on price. Looked at 1 today, 14k GVW, will hold #9800, 6 yards. Powder coated frame and bod, elec brakes, all 10 gauge steel floor.etc. $7700. Equipment trailer- straight flatbed can be had for $4k. Any thoughts?
Love this site. Spending all my time trying to be patient waiting for Thursday...:licking:
bp fick
Super Member
First, congratulations, Mike.
The anticipation is actually part of the experience. Enjoy. Have your camera battery charged. It's pretty exciting, but do listen to the check list the driver will likely walk you through.
I hope the sun is shining bright on delivery day. It is a great day, for sure.
Would you like another picture of what delivery day looks like?
The anticipation is actually part of the experience. Enjoy. Have your camera battery charged. It's pretty exciting, but do listen to the check list the driver will likely walk you through.
I hope the sun is shining bright on delivery day. It is a great day, for sure.
Would you like another picture of what delivery day looks like?
TripleR
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I have loaded tires or wheel weights on all my FEL equipped tractors and really like the QA feature also.
I don't know anything about the trailer.
Enjoy your tractor and keep a camera handy.
Congrats to your new machine.
Loaded tires are not a bad idea but you certainly want about 600-700 lbs of ballast on the hitch for the times when you will not have the hoe on the back of your tractor. Ballast box is easy to make, I sure wouldn't buy one. Just search here and you will see many home made ones that work very well. On that trailer only you know if the extra cost of the dump is justified for your need. It sure is nice tho.
Loaded tires are not a bad idea but you certainly want about 600-700 lbs of ballast on the hitch for the times when you will not have the hoe on the back of your tractor. Ballast box is easy to make, I sure wouldn't buy one. Just search here and you will see many home made ones that work very well. On that trailer only you know if the extra cost of the dump is justified for your need. It sure is nice tho.
As it was told to me, it was an offer that Kubota made to dealers, and they had to pay for the opportunity. I didn't quite understand it, but he said that they were the only dealer around that was offering it. I looked at the same tractor in New Hampshire 3 weeks ago (no sales tax in NH) and I was never offered 7 years, only 5. I was unbelievable to me, too. I was prepared to put 10k down, (tractor with FEL and backhoe priced at $25,100). Salesman looked at me like I had 2 heads, and said, "I'll run the numbers with no money down, just in case you change your mind" Why use your own dough? I'll keep the 10k in savings, maybe a cd, and draw the payment out of that for a little over TWO YEARS!!
Now to decide on forks
Mike
So...three fork options........
1.) Keep Kubota bucket, get Kubota forks w/ pins, forget quick connect. Dealer says swap takes 20 mins.
2.) Aftermarket co quick connect kit; ATI makes kit, different bucket, 42" forks. This kit also makes it able to take other skid steer implements. Big(imho) money; $1,960
3.) Kubota kit. Keep original bucket, QC kit bolts on, 36" Kubota forks. Less $...$1,450. However, will not take other implements. I'm wondering what, besides maybe a root grapple, I would use?
Opinions?
1.) Keep Kubota bucket, get Kubota forks w/ pins, forget quick connect. Dealer says swap takes 20 mins.
2.) Aftermarket co quick connect kit; ATI makes kit, different bucket, 42" forks. This kit also makes it able to take other skid steer implements. Big(imho) money; $1,960
3.) Kubota kit. Keep original bucket, QC kit bolts on, 36" Kubota forks. Less $...$1,450. However, will not take other implements. I'm wondering what, besides maybe a root grapple, I would use?
Opinions?
doall
Platinum Member
I would get the Kubota bucket and forks. You can ad the grapple to the bucket. On the trailer with 10 gauge floor, I think it would need a lot of cross braces in the right places to keep the pressure of the tires pushing down in only 4 places from buckling the floor.
