Buying Advice L35 Backhoe

[goochy]

I just have problems :confused2: I have a $10,000 DIRTBIKE :confused2:, but refuse to pay over $10,000 for a decent tractor . I know I am crazy :ashamed:, but I ride bikes all the time , and use a tractor a few times a year . If I could I would buy a few of each Kubota tractors and backhoes , with a new F250 :laughing:.

 

[goochy]

Rental guy ( the 1st L35) is still holding his , he is behind and is in no rush to sell . It will be 2 weeks before I could demo it . SO he is cool with me looking around . Rough, loose and $14,000 frim

The pic above , is the L35 I am looking to buy . He is holding it until Sat at lunch , so road trip .... Looks better , pins tight , $14,000 firm ( he was asking more ) but it has a very small blow by . If it drives good , works good , and does not smoke alot or have alot of blow by , I am going to buy it .

 

[Keuka]

10 hours a year! RENT.

Honestly, that will not even come close to covering you cost.

 

[goochy]

10 hours a year! RENT.

Honestly, that will not even come close to covering you cost.

I can do more work with a backhoe/loader ( so more Hrs per year ??) . I have to have a tractor , some years more Hrs some years less . With no Hr meter on the Ford its hard to know . Plus I have a few friends needing work done and I need a loader to do the work . They are willing to PAY $$ . SO I hope to make some cash helping friends .

 

[IC Smoke]

Trust me you will be spending more and more time on the tractor! you can use the TLB to make a dirtbike track.... I used a Case 580E to make my track but grew out of it and bulldozed the whole thing...

 

[goochy]

Got cash and road trip Sat !! 3 hrs from home

 

[goochy]

Day wasted L35 was tight :thumbsup:, ran perfect , but had horrible blow by with OIL dripping out of tube . 6 hr dr for nothing . Not buying rental , or this L35 . so nothing for me ..... still looking !!

 

[gwdixon]

Good for you. Your patience will be rewarded. It will turn out much better in the end - you will see.

 

[goochy]

I asked the guy all about the " SMALL blow by" WOW , he does NOT telll the TRUTH !!! . It was dripping on the floor:confused2:. Smoked so bad out blow by, looked like a feight train . He said it was ok , not BAD comne on over !!! I was so mad to drive 3 1/2 hrs one way to look at it . He came down $500.00 after I showed with the cash . I would still buy it , IF he came off price by $2500.00 so I could rebuid motor . Day wasted , only good thing is that , this unit was TIGHT !!! so that tells me the rental is VERY VERY loose . So still looking for a tractor with loader 4x4 with R 4 tires 30+ hp or a L35 or L 48 AND going to stay AWAY from the rental I looked at

 

[Grandad4]

Goochy, don't get discouraged, the right tractor will turn up. Just going by this thread, it seems like you have fixated on a commercial TLB unit like the L35 or L48. I'm going to suggest you would benfit from expanding your horizon a little. You've said you have some property that needs work, that you will do both "tractor-oriented" chores and "dirt-moving" chores. Industrial TLB's are not the only equipment capable of doing that, and they have two significant drawbacks that you have already discovered: a) they cost more, because they are made for commercial use, and b) many of the used ones for sale have been beaten to death. So, you might also look for a used Kubota L model with FEL and backhoe, for example. Unless you plan to start a construction business, it should also be capable of doing the kind of work you've described, maybe save you some money and maybe do the "tractor work" better than one of the construction machines. You might also find one with less wear and tear than the typical construction TLB. And, consider other brands besides Kubota. While orange is my preferred color, when buying used, the condition of the individual machine counts the most.