Big mistake!

Boondox · Dec 15, 2005

While down at the local Kubota dealer to pick up filters for my L3010HST I took an L4630 for a test ride. Huge mistake! The smoothness and power of that machine just blew my socks off! Worse, the owner noticed the look on my face and casually mentioned that my tractor and Woods 7500 BH in trade, plus $15k, would put me in the driver's seat of that 4630 with FEL, two hydraulic remotes in back, and a Woods 9000 sub-frame BH with thumb.

Jeez, the damage I could do with a rig like that!!!

Pete

ronjhall · Dec 15, 2005

plus $15k /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
That's what would help to keep me on course. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nik · Dec 15, 2005

May be worth it to you if you can finance the 15K. I am amazed at the power of my brother's L3710 HST with FEL. The work this can accomplish compared to my BX23. Dug a trench for him with my BX23 all the while thinking how much faster the L3710 would be with a backhoe. The Woods 9000 backhoe is an awesome machine.

JimMorrissey · Dec 15, 2005

Get it!

rk246 · Dec 15, 2005

Going into the tractor place, or any other place full of tools is dangerous for me because I love toys and spending money. I almost ended up with two snowmobiles last winter, and I have only ridden them once... Good thing I listened to the voice of
REASON (Wife), sometimes she is handy to have around...

_RaT_ · Dec 15, 2005

Peter, your experiencing much what I did when I checked out the L3830 almost 3 years ago. It was a pretty amazing improvement. Is the L4630 that much of an improvement in smoothness over your old tractor?

Boondox · Dec 15, 2005

RaT - Not only smoother with four cylinders, but the difference in power is awesome. Clementine struggles with large stones (I'm rebuilding the 200 year old stone walls on our farmlet) at the limit of her lifting capacity. The L4330/4630 have nearly double the FEL lift capacity. Some of the logs I drag home for firewood are so large the front end of my 3010 comes off the ground unless I fill the bucket with stone. And the big Grande L series have huge front axles compared to mine. Oh, and they support a 9 foot backhoe versus my 7 footer. I can't begin to count the times when I could have used just one more foot of reach! And that BH thumb! Imagine stacking logs for next winter's heat with that...or placing heavy stones on the wall instead of dumping them, then wrestling them into position!

Darn, I just drooled on myself! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

_RaT_ · Dec 16, 2005

Pete, thats interesting. I drove the L5030 and L4330 before purchasing my L3830. Of the three, the L3830 was the smoothest and its 3 cylinders. Go figure. My L48 had the same engine as the L5030.

Egon · Dec 16, 2005

Uh- oh Pete; what have you gone and done? The worm is in place and will keep eating till it is satisfied. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Suggest you try a larger Tractor/loader/backhoe unit to see what kind of difference that produces! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon

JayC · Dec 16, 2005

So, when's delivery? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

daTeacha · Dec 16, 2005

Can you say M class?

Boondox · Dec 17, 2005

(
Uh- oh Pete; what have you gone and done? The worm is in place and will keep eating till it is satisfied. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Suggest you try a larger Tractor/loader/backhoe unit to see what kind of difference that produces! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon )

Yeah, the worm is alive and well! I went back today, after clearing snow with Clementine, for a more objective look at the L4630. The dealer even let me move snow with it. It is just an awesome machine. Smooth, powerful, massive compared to my little L3010. It has R4 tires now. I'm partial to aggies, but with all the logging I do in the woods the rugged case of those R4s would be nice. Sure, I'd have to keep the chains on a few extra months, but come timber harvest time it sure would be nice!

Jeez, I just drooled again! Pete

Golfgar4 · Dec 17, 2005

Hi Pete!

If memory serves me correctly, the parking area for Clementine was just about the right size for her. Will a new L4630 be able to fit there too, or will you need to have a new barn raising?? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

So what would you name this one if you get it?

daTeacha · Dec 18, 2005

I can readily relate to this whole scene. I drove an Agco ST30, finding it pretty nice and something I could easily live with and be pretty happy. Then I drove the ST34A, which looks a lot bigger when sitting on the ground, but the thing seemed to shrink as I drove it around. Then the pricing difference wasn't all THAT much, and ....

I left and went to the Kubota store up the street. I've been in this situation back in the day when shopping for a motorcycle. I drove a 175, liked it, was more or less ready to buy. The guy offered to let me drive a 250, which I did and liked it even more. Then when he offered the 360, I wisely turned him down and took the 250 home with me. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Boondox · Dec 18, 2005

( Hi Pete!

If memory serves me correctly, the parking area for Clementine was just about the right size for her. Will a new L4630 be able to fit there too, or will you need to have a new barn raising?? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

So what would you name this one if you get it?

)

Garry, there's nothing wrong with your memory!!! After a year of raising and lowering the ROPS every time I put ol' Clementine in the garage I gave up and built a carport for her.

The next tractor will be Tetters, named after the best dog I ever had. I'm torn between a new L4330HST or a used L4630HST with only 230 hours on the clock. They're essentially the same tractor.

It seems to me, when I first traded up to the L3010HST from the little B1750 that I was on the mightiest tractor on the planet! But 150+ acres of hardwood forested hillside has a way of shrinking things down to size. Ahem.

jmc · Dec 18, 2005

Our family had a small town hardware store that ran on slave labor.

Dad's Rule #1: Get the product in the customer's hands.
Dad's Rule #2: Suggest other products to go along with the customer's purchase.

Guess he would have done ok as a tractor dealer too.

5030 · Dec 18, 2005

That is an interesting concept. When I got in my M9 for the first time I thought it was big, after all, it's the same size as our 105 physically and, after having the M9 and the 5030 side by side, it was BIGGER, lots bigger, but over the hours and seat time, it seems to be getting SMALLER.

The M9 and the 105 is SAMALLER physically that my Massey 1085 even though the share the same size drive tires. That's an 11,000 pound beast.

So I guess you can say that SIZE matters only initially and after that SIZE DON"T matter any more because one gets used to the difference.

Get the factory remotes.....read your other thread. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

billbill1 · Dec 18, 2005

Pete, quit feeling bad, buy it!! Then rub our noses in it and make us buy one!! Never shop for something you don't absolutely have to have or you'll own a new one.

Golfgar4 · Dec 18, 2005

( The next tractor will be Tetters, named after the best dog I ever had. )

Pete, that's absolutely perfect! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif You couldn't have picked a better name.

( But 150+ acres of hardwood forested hillside has a way of shrinking things down to size. Ahem. )

Maybe being just a bit older and wiser provided a little "attitude" adjustment too! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Good luck with your decision. I bet Tamara isn't complaining about it either. She's smart enough to know that it'll make your work easier AND give you more time with her. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

_RaT_ · Dec 18, 2005

That is an interesting concept. When I got in my M9 for the first time I thought it was big, after all, it's the same size as our 105 physically and, after having the M9 and the 5030 side by side, it was BIGGER, lots bigger, but over the hours and seat time, it seems to be getting SMALLER.


No question about it. The L4630 will feel like a nimble little tractor in no time.