4x10s are noisy and have lots of engine vibration.

[JimMorrissey]

That's what I've been told about the 4310 and it's brothers. Does this comment have any merit?

 

[timb]

Compared to?

 

[BenderKC]

I drove several brands and models of tractors before my decision to purchase a 4310 and ws not impressed regarding problems with either of these issues. I have adopted the Peltor worktunes headphones when doing lengthy mowing activities for purposes of ear protection and entertainment. They are very nice.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Other CUTS of course. I'm not talking about donkeys here.

 

[om21braz]

I've been on a 4310 and several other brands and have not figured out which to buy as of now. This is my take:
(1) Yes IMHO the Kubota is quieter running than the Deere, basically because of the direct injection unit Deere uses from what I understand.
(2) I would'nt let that keep me from buying the 4310 if I decided it was the machine I wanted.
(3) The 4310 does'nt seem to vibrate any worse than the others from a "in the seat" standpoint.
(4) I think you're going to find that no one tractor has all the attributes you're looking for - just like the pick-up folks want a Ford body truck with the Dodge Cummins diesel engine and the Allison transmission from the Chevrolet.
(5) You're probably going to "ruffle some feathers" with this post !

Good Luck choosing a CUT !

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

The tractor is actually quite smooth, however, when running the rotary mower, it tends to shake quite a bit.

 

[JDgreen227]

Whoever told you that is incorrect, IMO. Noise and vibration would seem different to every operator on any tractor. My chain saws are noisy and vibrate lots, if I want to compare them to my 4210 it's smooth and silent. I used to mow our place with a 318, my wife says the 4210 is much quieter to her than the older tractor.

 

[rockyridgefarm]

<font color="green"> </font> The tractor is actually quite smooth, however, when running the rotary mower, it tends to shake quite a bit.

I have NO problems with noise and vibration, and My MX6 is nice 'n' smooth after the initail BANG!! Maybe you got the wrong mower, Kyle my texican buddy...

 

[timb]

... and in what size class/engine configuration?

I personally found that in general the 4-cylinder CUTs are notably smoother than 3-cylinder units (even though technically a 'straight three' can be inheriently balanced where a four is not).

That difference was still true (IMO) within the Deere line - I thought the 4 cylinder large-frame units were smoother than the 3 cylinder mid-sizes. To me, neither are butter-smooth, neither were obnoxious. I never dragged along my db meter, but I didn't subjectively notice much difference between noise levels from the seat on different brands.

And in the seat my 4710 seems fairly loud to me (when without hearing protection) but several people (as bystanders) have commented how suprisingly quiet it seems, and claim they can't even hear it running when I get out in the fields 1/4 mile off. OTOH, a neighbor who runs a Christmas tree farm a few hill's over has an older and fairly large Kubota CUT (didn't get a model number) and it can be clearly heard running (when just driving along, not brush-hogging or anything) 1/2 mile away.

Bottom line - I didn't notice enough difference in noise/vibration differences within comparible CUT classes to worry about. Other aspects / features of the tractors were far more significant.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Good to hear that there is no concensus that the 4310s and the like are not substantially louder than other CUTS in their class.

I'm going to test a 4310 in a couple of days.

Thanks for the input. Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif