bugstruck
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I have the 3130 with the LA723. You do need the 723 if you want the BH 90 attached for proper counterweight. I have a few complaints on overall tractor power that I'm working thru and seem to be slowly resolving. But the tractor overall is excellent and if your on relatively moderate terrain and not too heavily ballasted, as I'm discovering is a mistake, the 3130 is probably adequate on power. If I were buying it again I'd probably go up to the 3830, but I'm on real steep terrain and am carrying 7 to 8K total weight. As for the 723, I've only heard one complaint up here on breakout force. I'd say that's a real good record cause we TBNers do almost everthing imaginable with our equipment. The 723 is real strong on up pressure lifting (check the specs) which is a lift arm cylinder function. It's a horse for a tractor this size. With my 72" bucket I haven't found anything I can load in the bucket (heaped) that it can't lift. With the forks it handles a fully loaded pallet of fire wood on a 48" square pallet with fixed sides stacked 3 1/2' high and never complains. My forks are rather heavy-duty too. Not sure the total weight I'm lifting but some of that weight is a long way forward of the pivot pins.
Also, this FEL will provide the same lifting power on the all the L series tractors it's designated for, if they are running the same PSI on the hydraulics. I believe they are. As you get larger in the lineup, the flow rates increase and the cycle times should improve but I don't think the loader lift capacity changes in any measurable way. Someone may shoot that down but that's my understanding. It's a pressure x cylinder piston surface area = power... thing.
RE your experience....Find a good dealer. They may care what you buy but not to the degree to try and change the purchase desires of an informed buyer. Evidently the Ohio salesman/rep skipped that chapter in the Book of Sales. I'd discard that entire experience.
Good Luck! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Also, this FEL will provide the same lifting power on the all the L series tractors it's designated for, if they are running the same PSI on the hydraulics. I believe they are. As you get larger in the lineup, the flow rates increase and the cycle times should improve but I don't think the loader lift capacity changes in any measurable way. Someone may shoot that down but that's my understanding. It's a pressure x cylinder piston surface area = power... thing.
RE your experience....Find a good dealer. They may care what you buy but not to the degree to try and change the purchase desires of an informed buyer. Evidently the Ohio salesman/rep skipped that chapter in the Book of Sales. I'd discard that entire experience.
Good Luck! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
