Price Check Orange Crush
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PHILIP8N
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Do you have a copy of the Grand L series operators manual yet? Send me private e-mail and I will mail back to you. Philip.
k0ua
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I think your are probably worrying about nothing. Here is my tractor
Kl351 1057
DK40se 3700 Guess as weight is given at 3668 with Ag tires I have r4.
loaded tires 600 43x16-20 Guess cannot find in chart
Ballast box 750
Total 6107
James K0UA
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ddb123
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k0ua said:
You are probably right. I just remembered reading about someone on here who had an L3240 with loaded tires and a backhoe and I believe it was upwards of 7,000 lbs and the guy complained that it wasn't really enough power for that weight. Mine should be actually a little less than 6,000 lbs with loaded tires since antifreeze is lighter than Rimguard. And James I'd guess that your liquid ballast is closer to 1,000 lbs as the DK35 has larger tires than the L3540 IIRC. So if you can spin all four tires pushing into a pile with a full bucket, I should at least have enough power to cruise uphill in Med.
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ddb123
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Philip8N, thanks for the hookup.
k0ua
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I can spin all 4 in MED pushing into my gravel pile. Not HI though, just grunts and goes into relief:laughing: I am not sure how much is in the rears. I cannot find the tires on the charts anywhere. And I had the dealer do it with Methanol. The tires are quit a bit bigger than I had on the 'bota. It does have a lot more push into a rockpile than the Kubota. It just has more traction with all that extra weight. No problem with power. I have been working the fill rock (0 to 6 inch) at about 1800 to 1900 rpm. no issues with lugging it down. Of course I use LO range for any actual pushing work. I find I can do a lot more in 2wd than I ever could with the L3400HST in 2wd..
James K0UA
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ddb123
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k0ua said:
I am looking sooo forward to it. I think I'm just getting last-second huge-purchase jitters. I'm sure I will be doing all sorts of experiments to see what it will do, pushing against trees, pulling hills in all ranges, how often do I need to use 4wd, hi-lo selector, etc. Gon' use a whole tank of fuel just playin!
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ddb123
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I'm also happy to see (from the manual) that the 3540 (and even 3240) are spec'd to handle a six foot brush hog!
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ddb123
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It looks like (yeah, you guys will be waking up in a few hours, but I work late! 
) the tractor weighs 3395, the loader weighs 1486, and the antifreeze will be about 850-900 lbs total. So that's 5831-5881, pretty close to what I was guessing. Should be fine, considering the manual states that liquid ballast can be used in conjunction with wheel weights! Yowza, how heavy could ya want?
) the tractor weighs 3395, the loader weighs 1486, and the antifreeze will be about 850-900 lbs total. So that's 5831-5881, pretty close to what I was guessing. Should be fine, considering the manual states that liquid ballast can be used in conjunction with wheel weights! Yowza, how heavy could ya want?
k0ua
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It looks like (yeah, you guys will be waking up in a few hours, but I work late!
Heavy is good when you have a full bucket (close to a 1/3 of a yard) of gravel onboard and you are running on a slope with it. I notice a difference in the "fear factor" with the 66 inch bucket I had on the L3400 and this Kioti with more lead in its pants. It feels less tippy, and that is a good thing
James K0UA