Buying Advice Best Price for Kubota B3200

topjudge · Mar 11, 2012

Greetings. I live in North Idaho and will purchase a Kubota B3200 later this spring. The list price with FEL is $19,400 here. How much should I pay after serious negotiations? What is the estimated percentage off list that I should offer? Thank you for any advice and information.

namesray · Mar 11, 2012

$19,000 to $20,000 new with fel is the going price here in pa. negotiate as low as you can. probably won't get much below $17,500. i have been pricing them lately along with a b3300su. if you don't need the mid pto, then i would go with the b3300su. same tractor, no mid pto, about $1,000 less. if the dealer won't come down on price, try to get extras thrown in. like load the tires, hooks on bucket, work lights installed, first change filters, etc. all included in his price. good luck and enjoy your new tractor.

IH2424 · Mar 15, 2012

I just got a quote for a 3200 with FEL and MMM from a dealer in PA - $20,750. This was by e-mail - probably could do better in person.

Tim

honorbound · Mar 23, 2012

I just got price of 24700 with fel and bh, r4 tires for b3200

Blitzn · Mar 24, 2012

OK, so today I went down to the dealer and rode a B2920, B3200, and B330. I had read all the reviews, and heard from the dealer that the vibration issue was fixed.
Holy cow patties Batman! That 3200 shook like , well, I'll refrain from any derogatory analogies. Suffice to say - I understand the comments people make about it making their hands and butts numb.
Well, the B2920 and B3300 had loader attached - but the B3200 did not.
Does the loader on that model change the harmonics and dampening frequencies enough to combat the vibration?
The dealer said adding attachments does smooth it out. Has anyone experienced this to confirm it?
I thought I had it all figured it out for the B3200, but I think this experience bumped me down to the B2920 (bummer).
Thanks for any feedback!
-Dennis

namesray · Mar 24, 2012

Blitzn said:
OK, so today I went down to the dealer and rode a B2920, B3200, and B330. I had read all the reviews, and heard from the dealer that the vibration issue was fixed.
Holy cow patties Batman! That 3200 shook like , well, I'll refrain from any derogatory analogies. Suffice to say - I understand the comments people make about it making their hands and butts numb.
Well, the B2920 and B3300 had loader attached - but the B3200 did not.
Does the loader on that model change the harmonics and dampening frequencies enough to combat the vibration?
The dealer said adding attachments does smooth it out. Has anyone experienced this to confirm it?
I thought I had it all figured it out for the B3200, but I think this experience bumped me down to the B2920 (bummer).
Thanks for any feedback!
-Dennis

i think that all 3 tractors you speak of run the v-1505 kubota diesel in them. they are a 4 cylinder engine. of course they all are modified a little different for each different model. i have heard of this vibration issue, but have never experienced it. my b7800 has a v-1505 engine and i do notice a very slight vibration in it at a certain rpm, but it is not near enough to bother me. i also heard that 4 cylinder engines will have more of a vibration then 3 cylinder engines. don't know if that is true either. i would have to say that yes, a loader framed around the engine area would dampen a vibration as it changes the weight and amount of tractor that could vibrate. i am looking at a b3300su but haven't test driven it yet. hope this vibration is a non issue for me.

Blitzn · Mar 24, 2012

namesray,
Based upon my experience today, you will be able to feel the difference from a 3-cylinder, but on the 3300, it was barely noticeable. So little so that I am considering that model. The 2920 was the smoothest, the 3300 little rough but smoothed out as rpms increased. The 3200 - smooth around 2000 rpms, but otherwise a rattle-trap.
However, I was considering making this a one-size fits all machine - future snowthrower, later backhoe - and without the mid-pto, can't use the front snowthrower. May have to use a rear - or get a blade?
The 3300 is just fine. Good luck!
If anyone else has noticed a vibration on the 3200 that goes away with the loader installed - PLEASE let me know.