Remember that you can't get a frame mount BH on the
B3030 cab unit but you can on the
B3000. It may be an add on you want later. Sounds like you are right inline with what you need with what you are looking at and totally agree with the zero turn. It will also do the lawn in a 1/3 to 1/2 the time as well.
Not to be argumentative, but it's my understanding that, before Kubota brought their current, biggest, B-series hoe, the
BH77, that dealers were equipping cabbed
B3030's with Woods hoes--up to the Woods BH80-X "Groundbreaker." I have the Kubota
BH77 on my
B3000, but would have preferred the Woods, as it is a full, 8'-sized hoe, the outriggers spread out about 11" wider (IIRC--but that would be a disadvantage for tight spaces, and a
possible advantage for "craning" with the hoe), it has an adjustable swing speed, which I thought would be nice for craning, though I found the Kubota
BH77 to be smooth, in my "test drive." There is at least one member in the Kubota section that currently has this setup, and maybe more.
The above is what I
know. I
suspect the operator platform is also bigger on the Woods BH80-X, but I cannot verify that. While I haven't used the
BH77 to work, I found the operator station a bit cramped, but I have a bad knee.
On the downside, the frame required for the any hoe to clear the cab on a cabbed
B3030 is, I believe, longer, which will reduce your "departure angle" clearance--i.e., you'll dig trenches or possibly lose some traction, as the hoe frame grounds, going up steeper slopes.
Just my .02
My Hoe