Comparison Which to buy>>>Old Kubota L3750HDT Vs newer L3200HST

[DHwalker]

I am trying to decide between tractors. One is older....and dealer just serviced it to tune of $5000.... new clutch and axle seals and a bunch more the good thing is he is sticking to his price of $15,900. It has about 2000 hours.
OR I could spend $16,900 for a 2013 L3200 about 300 hours
Both have a loader
I raise grass hay and harvest it every year.....and when the grass is thick I have to rent a disc or drum mower. Do I have the bigger tractor....or is the newer one better.
I have always thought I wanted more HP.
45 HP vs 32 HP

 

[Tomtint]

I think for 16k, you could find a good deal on numerous different tractors. Given those 2 options, ... I think I would go with the L3200. Personally, I would keep looking.

 

[newbury]

I went with older, more power.

If the engine is fine (and on larger tractors 2,000 hours is not that much) I can fix or get fixed most other things, but I can't easily fix horsepower, HST versus gear, or 4WD vs 2WD.

But what's the condition of hoses and tires?

 

[DHwalker]

I went with older, more power.

If the engine is fine (and on larger tractors 2,000 hours is not that much) I can fix or get fixed most other things, but I can't easily fix horsepower, HST versus gear, or 4WD vs 2WD.

But what's the condition of hoses and tires?

Thx for asking...hoses are all good...sun cracked but good. Plenty of tread on all four.

 

[DHwalker]

So.the 3200 only has 32 hp vs 45...but do you think the newer engine has equal torque? I would like to keep looking but I need to start haying

 

[DHwalker]

Oh yes the older on is 4WD..manual with HST I think....engine in great condition.

 

[jeff9366]

tractordata.com LINKS (2)

L3750: TractorData.com Kubota L3750 tractor information

L3200 TractorData.com Kubota L3200tractor information



L3750 bare tractor is around 3,700 pounds. L3200 bare tractor is around 2,500 pounds.

Weight is as important as horsepower.

Whenever I see a post from Colorado, I wonder WHAT ALTITUDE?

If you are over 5,000 feet that L3200 with age and altitude may only be generating 26 or 27-horsepower (???). More power margin with the L3750.

If you are over 7,000 feet look for a tractor with a turbocharged engine.

((Google says Ignacio, CO is at 6,500 feet altitude.))

For me, an important issue with older tractors is inside vs outside storage.

Outside stored there is too much opportunity for rodents to chew the wiring.

 

[DHwalker]

So do you mean to say weight is a good thing.....or not a good thing???

 

[DHwalker]

The truth is I am leaning towards the bigger tractor.....because there are times the grass gets hard to cut....but I was not sure if that was a tractor problem or the type of mower used. Drum vs Disc.

 

[jeff9366]

So do you mean to say weight is a good thing.....or not a good thing???

Weight is DEFINITELY a GOOD ATTRIBUTE.

Until you have operated a light tractor and heavy tractor with around the same horsepower but diverse weights, it is hard to comprehend how important tractor weight is. Not only does weight help traction, the weight is all thicker steel/strength in the chassis. Heavier engine flywheel provides more inertia to the PTO.

 

[jeff9366]

I am leaning towards the bigger tractor.....because there are times the grass gets hard to cut....but I was not sure if that was a tractor problem or the type of mower used. Drum vs Disc.

I do not hay.

From my experience with Rotary Cutters I will speculate it may be how sharp the cutters are maintained, not the type of mower.

 

[DHwalker]

Yes we are at around 6500....and storage will be next to house....not covered at this point. Anyway I had no idea that altitude could effect HP...good to know. I understand about the thicket steel. Great. Last question...should I take confidence in knowing the shop has gone through this chassis and replaced bearing and seals and a clutch...or should that cause me worry. I think I know what I am getting know....and it was due.

 

[DHwalker]

Yes we are at around 6500....and storage will be next to house....not covered at this point. Anyway I had no idea that altitude could effect HP...good to know. I understand about the thicket steel. Great. Last question...should I take confidence in knowing the shop has gone through this chassis and replaced bearing and seals and a clutch...or should that cause me worry. I think I know what I am getting now....and it was due.

 

[jeff9366]

The issue is how was the L3750 stored, inside or outside, prior to now? L3750 was produced 1984 - 1990. Even with only one owner that is a long time for rodents to have the opportunity to get to the wiring, if stored outside. Also additional weathering on the tires and hydraulic lines if stored outside.

Should I take confidence in knowing the shop has gone through this chassis and replaced bearing and seals and a clutch...or should that cause me worry? I think I know what I am getting know....and it was due.

This is mostly a factor of the service reputation the dealer has in your community.

Clutches go, sooner when a tractor is operated by an employee(s), later when operated by an owner. Front seals could be from doing heavy loader work without a counterweight mounted on the Three Point Hitch or from rough field conditions, or something else.........

As it is a Kubota, you can be confident parts will be available for the next forty years, if needed. And Kubota is building a National Distribution Center in Kansas, so parts will soon be overnight.

 

[DHwalker]

This dealer has a good reputation....stand behind their work etc...
Sigh.....thanx so much for you input....like I said....no big red flags for me....and I think I prefer a heavy tractor....just did not want to jump into this one if this post had created lots of red flags...and the answer is no.

 

[jeff9366]

If you are going to post regularly, I suggest adding your 6,500 foot altitude to your location of Ignacio, CO in your TBN profile.

Your altitude is important.

 

[DHwalker]

Thanks...so off to the bank....I will let you know how it turns out

 

[nybirdman]

We own a L3000,L3300 and L4240 HSTC and like all but I would choose the
L3750 for a one tractor operation.The "50"series has a good reputation.

 

[newbury]

If you are going to post regularly, I suggest adding your 6,500 foot altitude to your location of Ignacio, CO in your TBN profile.

Your altitude is important.

Jeff - You don't post YOUR altitude -
And where the heck is Fanning Springs, Gilchirst County, North-Central Florida?

Fanning Springs is a city in Gilchrist and Levy counties in the U.S. state of Florida.

 

[jeff9366]

Fanning Springs is between Chiefland, to the south, Trenton to the east, Old Town to the north and the Gulf of Mexico twenty-five miles to the west. Altitude at my home is 52 feet above MSL.

Chiefland, a regional market town, has Walmart, a Winn-Dixie, Tractor Supply Company, John Deere and Kubota.

Gilchrist County is the smallest and newest (1923) county in the state of Florida. Our winters are divine.

We is rural. Farmland is $10,000 per acre, the same as Iowa.

CONFESSION is good for the SOUL.