3800 Has Arrived

littlehorsefarm · Sep 15, 2011

First let me say THANK YOU to all those who gave their opinions and advice during my decision making process. :thumbsup:

Working night shift did not stop me from getting up early this morning to meet the dealer as he unlocked the gates. My new L3800 was delivered to The Little Horse Farm along with an auger, box scraper and bale spear. I think it took about .25 seconds for me to start tearing up the ground.

All I can say is WOW! :laughing:

Last week I tried digging with a post hole digger and failed (Georgia clay). I rented a powered auger from Home Depot and with two women and one man we made it 16" in one hour; hence the motivation for a new tractor purchase!

Ok... this little tractor packs a punch! I tore up that hole with the back hoe and then tried out the FEL on some grading the the same area. I haven't gotten around to taking pictures except for one right before the tractor was loaded on the trailer. I'll keep you all updated and post some pictures ASAP.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!

canoetrpr · Sep 15, 2011

Excellent! Glad you are happy with it. Looking forward to some pictures.

JOHNTHOMAS · Sep 15, 2011

If this is a true story, Congratulations!:thumbsup: If it's a made up Tale then you picked a good subject, Kubota.

bigbull338 · Sep 15, 2011

so glad your enjoying your new tractor.

littlehorsefarm · Sep 16, 2011

This is my Kubota tractor... there are many like my tractor, but this tractor is mine :thumbsup:

As promised ... here she is on the morning of delivery before I started tearing things up!

littlehorsefarm · Sep 16, 2011

OK ... So I've got 5 hours in my new 3800 and have already torn up some metal :laughing:

Pictured...Me at work with the new Bush Hog Auger. I've always done fence by hand or with a small powered auger. This sucker goes through clay like its butter!

k0ua · Sep 16, 2011

littlehorsefarm said:
This is my Kubota tractor... there are many like tractor, but this tractor is mine :thumbsup:

As promised ... here she is on the morning of delivery before I started tearing things up!

"My tractor, without me, is useless. Without my tractor, I am useless. I must use my tractor true."

Nice looking tractor.

James K0UA

Ductape · Sep 16, 2011

Looks nice....... how did you ever live without it? Like that tooth bar your dealer installed.

littlehorsefarm · Sep 17, 2011

Ductape said:
Looks nice....... how did you ever live without it? Like that tooth bar your dealer installed.

Not sure! In two hours I leveled and graded two tandem dump loads of dirt. I moved a downed tree I cut up last week in under 15 minutes. Dug out a 10" tree stump in 5 minutes flat. Cut a service entrance, 12 foot in width... finished the day off by removing the backhoe and sunk ten 4x6 posts to 36 inches in about an hour and a half.

Tomorrow I'll dig some more holes and start pouring the cement!

I'm still laughing ... got in before dark!

canoetrpr · Sep 17, 2011

VERY nice rig! Seems like you are having a blast. Congrats.

samofsweden · Sep 17, 2011

:thumbsup: for your new beast! Looks very nice! Congrats, and dont forget to ride as much as you can

JOHNTHOMAS · Sep 17, 2011

Great pics!:thumbsup: Now I believe you have it.

You'll be surprised at how many things need to be done since you have the equipment on hand to do it.

littlehorsefarm · Sep 22, 2011

Howdy boys and girls... some more pictures for you.

This is proof the 2011 L3800 packs a punch. This is an average 4x5 hay bale rolled on new equipment. You can't get your hand into the bale center ... that's how tight it is!

The average weight this year has been right around 1000 lbs. We're estimating over 1100lbs on these bales as they are baled tight.

My little tractor with 10 hours on it easily lifted the bale from my pickup truck. I backed away, drove through the gate and traveled about 150 yards and dropped it. The tractor had no troubles lifting the bale to max lift height (see pictures). I traveled with the bale about 1 foot off the ground with the box blade hanging on the hitch for ballast.

I can post pictures of my property which is rolling hills. Today it was raining and Georgia clay is slick. The tractor handled great and in my opinion the AG tires work perfectly in this environment.

Have a great Friday!

guy gagnon · Sep 23, 2011

Congratulations littehorsefarm,

I got the exact same tractor with FEL and a backhoe for 8 days now. Can't wait to wake up and sit on it!

I'm currently using the backhoe to get rid of water on my wet part of land. I spent 16 hrs and I still have around 100 hrs more to come. It's a real plaesure using this useful machine. No regrets for me!

canoetrpr · Sep 23, 2011

Nice rig. Told ya it could do it

My L3400 has not dissapointed.

zmjc · Sep 23, 2011

I have a similar rig.

I replace the plastic toolbox with a steel one, after a branch removed the plastic one for me.

Other than that, it's been great!

littlehorsefarm · Sep 23, 2011

canoetrpr said:
Nice rig. Told ya it could do it My L3400 has not dissapointed.

I believe!

Chilly807 · Sep 23, 2011

Although it looks like you've got lots of air in the front tires, they should be at 36 PSI for heavy loader work. Mine were at 25 and developed serious bulges in the sidewalls.

It's nice to see yours handle round bales like that. We may have to go to round bales in a few years and it's good to know a similar size tractor can handle them.

Sean