Buying Advice Kubota for NH woodlands

Garandman · Sep 18, 2014

Live and learn. Got on the property Monday. It turns out that job #1 will be a lot of brush hogging. So I'm back to looking at a B series or L3200 again. Have to decide if I will ever want a front-mount snow thrower. As it's a vacation house a neighbor is going to be plowing it, so no immediate need.

Garandman · Sep 18, 2014

I got a PM (don't know why they didn't post in the thread)from someone suggesting I look at Yanmar. A Kioti owner has suggested I look at those.

But the prices seem close to Kubota while the resale value of Kubotas is insane. Is there anything those products can do that a B or L series Kubota cannot do?

Msamt · Sep 19, 2014

Loader capability is the main delta.

Garandman · Sep 19, 2014

What current model Yanmar is competitive with the L3200 or one of the larger B models? It appears the SX series is discontinued. EX3200?

I don't know why Kioti and Yanmar don't put pricing configurators on their websites: there would have to be a compelling price/performance advantage..

Garandman · Sep 22, 2014

Ordered today from MB.
L3200 HST with LA524 quick attach loader and 66" bucket.
Filled R4 tires.
Hook on bucket.
Land Pride brush cutter
Wallenstein BX42s chipper.

Pixguy · Sep 22, 2014

Congrats G'man.

TBN rules are that it didn't happen til we see photos so when it's delivered......

peterc38 · Sep 22, 2014

Congrats, I have the exact same setup, except the chipper, which I think is going to come in very handy in your case.

Msamt · Sep 22, 2014

Congrats!

Garandman · Sep 22, 2014

peterc38 said:
Congrats, I have the exact same setup, except the chipper, which I think is going to come in very handy in your case.

I started reading the rules on what I needed to do to burn brush in terms of permitting. Then I called a friend of mine from Bethel, Maine and asked him what he needed to burn a large brush pile.

"Matches." :laughing: