Ok, so I think the thread is kind of dying, so I am going to hijack it.
John,
I look at your avatar, and like all the machines, I was just wondering why you don't go with a a single, larger compact tlb instead of both of your compacts. Such as an
L35 or
L45. Much more capable machines and then you have one less machine to do maintenance on.
Your August 2011 join date tells it all.
:laughing: I've bought 13 Kubotas over the past 9 years and each one or two of them were the LAST one as the older members have observed over the past few years. That's why I have so many posts and most of them have been addressing answers to my purchases and trades and why and specific machines that I have owned and used and some congratulations on someones new purchase. I also never visit any site other than Kubota since that's all I've owned but I have owned several of them and I don't have time to do other than Kubota forum.
I have residential hillside acreage with trees, rocks and gullies and I also have a few acres of rental property with 21 rental units on the other side of town just past Barlows. I have a 16' dual axle trailer but I don't like trailering tractors 9 miles back and 9 miles back unless I have to. I especially didn't like trailering the
L3240 Grand HST when I owned it.
I started with a
BX2200 FEL MMM, traded it to a
BX1500 MMM (mowing only machine at home) and a
B7800 FEL (better ground clearance than the BX was needed). Paid the
BX1500 and
B7800 RFM (3 years) off so moved up to a
L3240 Grand HST FEL and a
BX2350 and both were mistakes. The
BX2350 had the abrupt stop in reverse and the
L3240 was to big for my property and needs and scary on my hillside property soooooo traded them to a
B3200 FEL and a
BX2660 FEL MMM and had bought a gas Kubota mower for the rental property and later sold it and bought the F2680 60" front deck mower which I just paid off last month.
I had reached completion on alot of big landscaping projects at home and decided I also needed a F mower at home but had to have 4wd which made it have to be the F3080 with a 72" front deck and a
BX25 FEL/BH for home (more finishing landscaping/plant moving/tree planting/rock moving, etc) and rental property that has 6 septic tanks. A year later (last year 2011) I bought a
B2320 geared (first and last geared tractor purchase) for tilling, plowing, boxblading, overseeding/trailer moving for my home and for the rental property (1/2 business deductable as is the
BX25). I don't want to take the BH off and put it back on between uses of 3ph implements. Back injury or possible back injury and aggravation isn't worth the afforable cost of having two tractors for different purposes.
Obviously I've tried different size machines and I'm not hesitant to trade when I believe needs warrant a different machine than what I have.
I think now I have the perfect combination of machines for my current needs (I do admit I have said this before then a week or two later I tell about a trade and give all the good reasons I did it) except I wish my
B2320 was HST and not geared, hate geared after having HSTs. If I plowed fields I'd have an L tractor and maybe be OK with geared but I don't so I don't want or need a bigger than what I now have tractor.
Twin Grands are now 7 years old and will spend time with me on a RTV and that will end to soon so I bought the RTV now or last year to spend time with them while they will ride gladly with their Papaw. That day will pass soon enough so I'm a enjoy life today while I can kind of guy but haven't always done it or been that way. Have always worked and never bought beyond what I can afford and still doing that but don't hesitate to buy now if I can afford it and feel today is the day to buy it instead of waiting till I have cash.:laughing:
Long story to catch you up on a several years story that has unfolded on this forum.
