The new L4060 is here. Thanks Barlows and Marvin!!
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k0ua
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Congratulations, nice looking rig.:thumbsup:
nybirdman
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Nice,you will quickly get used to the size.Delivered on a Sunday?
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lzicc
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I thought Sunday was odd also, but Steve called yesterday and said they would bring it up. I said bring it up. 
They brought 2 hats also. What a dealership. They were just awesome to deal with the whole way around.
They brought 2 hats also. What a dealership. They were just awesome to deal with the whole way around.
k0ua
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I am sure you will love the extra FEL power, and backhoe power, as well as general heft of the machine. Not to mention the HST+. What a beautiful machine.:thumbsup:
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:cool2::drink: Congratulations! Great looking machines.I love how new owners (me a few times) are walking around the loaded machine, looking all over, maybe a few pictures, grinning all over and Marvin just keeps on working to get it off/unloaded like he does it every day and it's just a routine for him and we're not in his way. Guess being retired Army makes him focused and he is a great guy. I don't see hats, like the tractor no pics no hats.
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lzicc
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I think Marvin thought me and my wife were nuts. He just kept working and we kept taking pictures. Marvin is such a nice guy. It was an exciting day for us.
I love how new owners (me a few times) are walking around the loaded machine, looking all over, maybe a few pictures, grinning all over and Marvin just keeps on working to get it off/unloaded like he does it every day and it's just a routine for him and we're not in his way. Guess being retired Army makes him focused and he is a great guy. I don't see hats, like the tractor no pics no hats.
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lzicc
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Well I worked with the machine for about 3 hours yesterday. HST + is a real plus. The tractor is so much larger than my old L3800. It's going to take some getting used to I see. The BH is strong. My other tractor had a 16" BH bucket and this one has an 18" bucket and but seems so much larger though. I was snapping tree roots with no issue.
A few things I noticed in the little seat time I had. This is comparing my L3800 to the L4060. The HST pedal seems to be allot different than the old tractor. It's going to take some time getting used to. I had the tractor jumping around allot when I would move and kept hitting the reverse part of the pedal when wanting to go forward. The FEL bucket is allot larger and harder for me to judge where it is at. That will take some time to get used to. The seat for the BH is very close to the controls. Once sitting there I am ok, but my leg won't fit between the seat and the controls, it's too tight. I couldn't see an adjustment for the seat.
I love where the throttle is located. It is so easy to adjust the speed from there. The tractor is a good amount quieter I'm sure to the the Tier 4 exhaust. The dashboard is nice. It has allot of information on the display panel. The power up for the FEL is very useful. The H-DS is nice when using the loader. The canopy will take time to get used to it being there. No clutch. I like that, just sit in the seat and start the tractor. Speaking of the seat, when you sit in it, it's like sitting in a tractor trailer seat. It goes down about 5". I need to adjust that to stiffen it up. Too much bouncing. What I what to know is why Kubota wouldn't put in a suspension cup holder. My beer was bouncing around everywhere.
So far, I love the tractor, but there is a big learning curve getting used to it from the L3800. The Grand is allot larger than what I need, I could have settled for a B26 for all I need to do, but I wanted to Grand ever since I bought my L3800 at the time. This may be my last tractor and I wanted something that I would be happy with and I am very happy.
The tractor is so much larger than my old L3800. It's going to take some getting used to I see. The BH is strong. My other tractor had a 16" BH bucket and this one has an 18" bucket and but seems so much larger though. I was snapping tree roots with no issue. A few things I noticed in the little seat time I had. This is comparing my L3800 to the L4060. The HST pedal seems to be allot different than the old tractor. It's going to take some time getting used to. I had the tractor jumping around allot when I would move and kept hitting the reverse part of the pedal when wanting to go forward. The FEL bucket is allot larger and harder for me to judge where it is at. That will take some time to get used to. The seat for the BH is very close to the controls. Once sitting there I am ok, but my leg won't fit between the seat and the controls, it's too tight. I couldn't see an adjustment for the seat.
I love where the throttle is located. It is so easy to adjust the speed from there. The tractor is a good amount quieter I'm sure to the the Tier 4 exhaust. The dashboard is nice. It has allot of information on the display panel. The power up for the FEL is very useful. The H-DS is nice when using the loader. The canopy will take time to get used to it being there. No clutch. I like that, just sit in the seat and start the tractor. Speaking of the seat, when you sit in it, it's like sitting in a tractor trailer seat. It goes down about 5". I need to adjust that to stiffen it up. Too much bouncing. What I what to know is why Kubota wouldn't put in a suspension cup holder. My beer was bouncing around everywhere.
So far, I love the tractor, but there is a big learning curve getting used to it from the L3800. The Grand is allot larger than what I need, I could have settled for a B26 for all I need to do, but I wanted to Grand ever since I bought my L3800 at the time. This may be my last tractor and I wanted something that I would be happy with and I am very happy.
k0ua
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Come on back in about a month and go over all the things you mentioned, both plus and minus and see how you are getting along with it after having time to adjust to it. :thumbsup:
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Looks awesome!
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lzicc
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I hear that K0ua. It was the same thing going from the BX to the L3800. After a while I could drive the L3800 with my eyes closed.
I'm not knocking the L3800 by any means, it was a very good tractor, but going to the Grand, it is a huge step. The Grand feels very solid and well made comparing the 2. It feels more like a commercial machine where the L3800 seemed more like a light duty machine. It's hard to explain. Granted, I am home user, but the difference is pretty dramatic. It's over kill for what I need, but it's what I wanted.
I'm not knocking the L3800 by any means, it was a very good tractor, but going to the Grand, it is a huge step. The Grand feels very solid and well made comparing the 2. It feels more like a commercial machine where the L3800 seemed more like a light duty machine. It's hard to explain. Granted, I am home user, but the difference is pretty dramatic. It's over kill for what I need, but it's what I wanted.
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"It's over kill for what I need, but it's what I wanted."
Ah, something that a lot of us could admit to! What's important is that it isn't crazy overkill, just pleasantly modest overkill, and that's OKAY! Real pretty, and you are sure to love it as some hours pile up. I can understand your wanting it.
Ah, something that a lot of us could admit to! What's important is that it isn't crazy overkill, just pleasantly modest overkill, and that's OKAY! Real pretty, and you are sure to love it as some hours pile up. I can understand your wanting it.
kcender
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Congratulations.Very nice machine,I am sure you will enjoy it.
