1996 Kubota L3600 - Good Deal or Watch Out?

[breedtractor]

Do you have to stop and use the clutch to shift between forward and reverse?

 

[jeff9366]

Photo #1 shows three pairs of rear hydraulic ports. This would be unusual on a residential use tractor. Ports may indicate commercial use. I do not like tractors used commercially. You have the issues of "Get 'er done regardless" and an ever changing cast of semi-experienced operators, with only the owner having a vested interest in maintaining the tractor. Owner-operated (only) tractor prefered.

My garage stored, owner-operated L3560 has 1,750 engine hours and looks much, much better than photo tractor.

No worries about a bucket as rusty as that one? Or the chips on the loader arm, cause maybe he/she knocked it against something?

The FEL and bucket look worse than the rest of the tractor. Maybe it was used to move road salt, bulk fertilizer, concrete constituents, dairy manure or some other material corrosive enough to eat through the paint.

I doubt that’s spent 24 years on the sun. It looks pretty good plus it’s got newish tires and a seat.

I speculate tires and wheels are replacements due to moving corrosive material. Seat is not OEM Kubota.


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[i7win7]

Photo #1 shows three pairs of rear hydraulic ports. This would be unusual on a residential use tractor. Ports may indicate commercial use.

Look closer 3PT has hydraulic top and side links leaving 1 extra port for implement

 

[jeff9366]

So, yes. Owners of commercially operated tractors are motivated to reduce labor cost of employee operation.

I have one pair of rear hydraulic ports on my owner-operated tractor. Two pairs not too unusual. I speculate 15% of compact tractors have either one or two pairs of rear remotes.

Three pairs of rear remotes very unusual outside of commercial operation.

 

[4570Man]

So, yes. Owners of commercially operated tractors are motivated to reduce labor cost of employee operation.

I have one pair of rear hydraulic ports on my owner-operated tractor. Two pairs not too unusual. I speculate 15% of compact tractors have either one or two pairs of rear remotes.

Three pairs of rear remotes very unusual outside of commercial operation.

Assuming the hour meter actually works that’s only 54 hours a year. I doubt that’s commercial use.

 

[jeff9366]

And I say........ excellent point.

 

[breedtractor]

The guy said they had a landscaper package installed on it, allowing for implements to be rotated without getting out and manually adjusting. He also said that was in and of itself a $2500 package.
So, it's sounding like, maybe this one is a pass if new, close-up pictures don't look any better.

 

[jeff9366]

1. It is your money. You have to decide.

2. Is tractor close enough so you can inspect it and test it?

3. You can make a cash offer of less than $11,500 AFTER INSPECTION.

The guy said they had a landscaper package installed, allowing for implements to be rotated without getting out and manually adjusting. He also said that was in and of itself a $2500 package.

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3,100 pounds, bare tractor / 37-horsepower (gross).

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[fried1765]

Photo #1 shows three pairs of rear hydraulic ports. This would be unusual on a residential use tractor. Ports may indicate commercial use. I do not like tractors used commercially. You have the issues of "Get 'er done regardless" and an ever changing cast of semi-experienced operators, with only the owner having a vested interest in maintaining the tractor. Owner-operated (only) tractor prefered.

My garage stored, owner-operated L3560 has 1,750 engine hours and looks much, much better than photo tractor.



The FEL and bucket look worse than the rest of the tractor. Maybe it was used to move road salt, bulk fertilizer, concrete constituents, dairy manure or some other material corrosive enough to eat through the paint.



I speculate tires and wheels are replacements due to moving corrosive material. Seat is not OEM Kubota.


VIDEO: How To Evaluate A Used Tractor - YouTube (L3800)

"Seat is not OEM Kubota"

Why would that matter?
The seat needed replacement on my L48.
OEM seat would have been $900.
I bought a nice aftermarket seat from seatwarehouse.com, for $150
My tractor was 13 years old.
This tractor is 24 years old.
I would not see this as a Kubota museum restoration job.

 

[fried1765]

1. It is your money. You have to decide.

2. Is tractor close enough so you can inspect it and test it?

3. You can make a cash offer of less than $11,500 AFTER INSPECTION.





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Have you considered a NEW, open station, Rural King by TYM RK37 model at $22,000 + sales tax?

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Now, there's an idea!

An "off brand" tractor, for only TWICE the price +tax, and choked down with every piece of Tier IV garbage known to humanity.