Price Check B3200 and L3200

[cougar21300]

Seems like a fair price, especially if it includes loading the tires and welding a hook on the bucket.
Are you ever going to need the center PTO? If there is a possibilty at all then you want the B3200, the standard Ls have no provisiion for center or front mounted implements. If no, then a better comparison would have been the B3300SU and the L3200. The B3300SU is the same tractor as the B3200, but without a center PTO. That will save you nearly a thousand bucks right there.
As far as operating difference between the two as a TLB goes, the L3200 is a lot more stable platform and has greater traction due to the larger tires and wheelbase spread. The loader is also a bit stronger, has a bit more dump angle, and almost a foot more lift height

 

[gwdixon]

Rear remotes are essential if you want hydraulic choices for the 3PH or is some of your implements have hydraulic adjustments.

With that size tractor most attachments won't have a hydraulic capacity so remotes are not needed.

However, a Top & Tilt can be useful for a three point hitch. It is a hydraulic top link and one hydraulic side link that allows a box blade, plow, rear blade, etc. to be easily adjusted. That would need two rear remotes which are EXPENSIVE.

A neighbor just bought a L5240 and got a Gearmore Top & Tilt kit. It was far less expensive, came with the remotes, and has one extra remote. It has kind of a funky set of levers attached to the ROPS.

Bottom line....the remotes can be added later if you want. Not at all necessary for normal tractor use. They are a pricy convenience.

 

[honorbound]

thanks for all the input. After taking to the dealer in Buffalo he lowered the price by 1300 dollars. So now I am just waiting to hear how long it will take. It will be the L3200 with bh and FEL. At some point I may want to instal a front blade but not at this time. All in all I think I got a good deal on the tractor as it would have cost more to have it shipped from Kentucky to Buffalo. Once I have the baby I will post pictures of the new toy. Keep telling wife that a good tractor is almost as good as sex..lmao..Yup she thinks im wierd..lol

 

[Verticaltrx]

thanks for all the input. After taking to the dealer in Buffalo he lowered the price by 1300 dollars. So now I am just waiting to hear how long it will take. It will be the L3200 with bh and FEL. At some point I may want to instal a front blade but not at this time. All in all I think I got a good deal on the tractor as it would have cost more to have it shipped from Kentucky to Buffalo. Once I have the baby I will post pictures of the new toy. Keep telling wife that a good tractor is almost as good as sex..lmao..Yup she thinks im wierd..lol

If you are planning on a Kubota 4-way front dozer/snow blade, the B3200 is a better bet. The standard L series do not have a sub-frame to mount the front blades to. The Bx, B, and Grand L are the only ones with front blade capability.

 

[honorbound]

thanks for the input verticaltrx. Dealer said that with a skid steer bucket a front blade can be used. I am not that knowledgeable on whether he is right or just shooting me a line.

 

[Verticaltrx]

thanks for the input verticaltrx. Dealer said that with a skid steer bucket a front blade can be used. I am not that knowledgeable on whether he is right or just shooting me a line.

You can mount a blade on the loader, as your dealer is suggesting, however it is not as sturdy as as the frame mounted ones. I'd only limit it to snow moving, etc, not any dirt work.

 

[honorbound]

thanks again, as i have no clue what the difference is between a skid steer bucket and a regular bucket.

 

[crazyangel]

thanks for all the input. After taking to the dealer in Buffalo he lowered the price by 1300 dollars. So now I am just waiting to hear how long it will take. It will be the L3200 with bh and FEL. At some point I may want to instal a front blade but not at this time. All in all I think I got a good deal on the tractor as it would have cost more to have it shipped from Kentucky to Buffalo. Once I have the baby I will post pictures of the new toy. Keep telling wife that a good tractor is almost as good as sex..lmao..Yup she thinks im wierd..lol

Not sure where you're shopping but I just bought a tractor from Alexander Equipment after shopping around WNY. They were by far the best service and price-wise. Tommy Gadd is fantastic and definitely worth chatting with! :thumbsup:

 

[gwdixon]

thanks again, as i have no clue what the difference is between a skid steer bucket and a regular bucket.

There are basically two type of bucket mounts on the Kubota FEL. It is your choice when building the tractor.

>pin-on bucket - a bucket directly attached to the FEL. The bucket is not meant to be taken off. However, it can be and other pin-on attachments can be mounted. It is not necessarily an easy change-out and the attachments are limited.

>skid steer bucket - there is a special quick attach on the front of the FEL. All you have to do is to lift two large levers and the bucket will come off. Then you can put all manner of attachments (like forks and any that fit using a skid steer mount) on the front of your tractor.

Below is a photo of a quick attach with the bucket off.

 

[cougar21300]

Are you going to attempt to angle plow snow? If yes I wouldn't advise a loader mounted blade. They hold up fine and will push a small mountain of snow straight ahead, but if you try to clear any sizable amount to the side the tractor will get pushed aside rather than the snow. Picking up the blade a bit will help considerably by transferring more weight onto the front wheels, but it still doesn't work like a pickup with a plow. The blade on a loader is much farther from the steering front wheels and suffers by the leveraging, the tires of a tractor the size you are considering are generally both smaller and maybe wider than a pickup, and you don't have nearly as much weight on them.
As was pointed out the dedicated frame mount does work considerably better because of the way it is mounted. A frame mounted blade needs to twist the whole tractor from a rear axle pivot point, whereas the loader blade needs only skid the front of the tractor to the side to deflect it. If you end up going with the B3200, you might want to consider getting a snowblower for it while you can take advantage of the 60 month 0.0% financing. At $2700 the frame dozer blade is nearly half way to the price of the snowblower anyway.
I have a 63" snowblower on my B7800 and clear nearly a quarter mile of steep gravelled driveway easily and flawlessly. I have the blower skids set to leave about 2" which keeps it from picking up rocks and sticks. At the same time I drag my 72" rear blade which is offset so it extends beyond the blower by about a foot. That picks up the last of the snow, and any rocks and sticks, and pushes them aside into small snowbanks that are wider than the swathe needed by my snowblower for any later storms. THe way Kubota has done the snowblower also allows swapping it from blower to loader easily in just a few moments.
Final thought, if your driveway is not too long, consider plowing it with a rear blade by either driving through the snow and angling it, or by flipping the blade around and pushing it in reverse. If there is too much snow for the rear blade to handle, you can always get it gone the ol' slow way, by removing it with the bucket.
Hope this helps!