B7800 loader vs B3200 loader

[davatk]

I would have to agree. I am not real impressed with the 504 loader. I feel if it had a wider stance and the crossbar it woud be great. I dislike the fact that it is so close to the tractor. it makes it hard to hook and unhook the hoses and I find it is much harder to see the quick hitch when istalling the bucket then it was on my b7510. I think kubota did it to streamline the tractor. It does look sharp though.
Rob

Hmm. I never tested the FEL on the 3200 (504), however I did test the similar design - just smaller on the 2920 (364 I think). I immediately noticed it was "bouncy" when I raised an lowered it. I then tested an LA403 on a B3030, and it felt very solid, just like I remember on my B7800/LA402.

Wonder if anyone else has noticed this with the newer loaders ?

 

[kuboman]

Hmm. I never tested the FEL on the 3200 (504), however I did test the similar design - just smaller on the 2920 (364 I think). I immediately noticed it was "bouncy" when I raised an lowered it. I then tested an LA403 on a B3030, and it felt very solid, just like I remember on my B7800/LA402.

Wonder if anyone else has noticed this with the newer loaders ?

Not sure why the la403 would be any different than the la504. Same basic loader. Just has the valve pedestal on the loader instead of on the tractor.

 

[red4now]

Have not noticed any real difference between the use of the two loaders. Easier to connect / disconnect hoses on the B3030, than on the B3200, yes wider stance and maybe a bit easier to QA buckets. Both material buckets rattle when empty and tractor idling in certain positions (drives our dog crazy) but no other things come to mind.

I could picture that the loader on the B7800 would be some what "beefier" since that was more the way to do things that way back then. See it all the time now when you compare newer equipment with older ones. Was that better? If the specs are met ie: lift capacity, breakout force, etc, maybe lighter material used to make the loader parts now but stronger metal?? Similar thoughts were also talked about on TBN when comparing tractors - why were some tractors so much heavier and bulkier in the same size / HP range and the strength of the metal vs thickness was the general conclusion resulting in what seemed to be lighter products. I guess time and use of our tractors over the years will tell us if this was the case. Maybe the next generation of B3200 / B3030 replacements will have this same thread - why does the loader on my new Bnnnn seem so much lighter than my old B3200 / B3030?