Skeezix
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Hey all. Been around the forum via Google but now a member. Looked around for some general buying advice but didn't see it. I'll keep looking, but any links would be appreciated.
Looking for an inexpensive compact utility for loader, blade, firewood and snowblower work. 100-200 hrs a year, likely even less. Going to check out this one:
Curious if you see and interpret what I do ...
4 speeds x 4 ranges, synchronized I believe, plus MFWD, should make for a good blower tractor? MFWD advantage is obvious, but I also like the slow reverse gears. I usually clear my long drive with a blade but would like to add a blower for grinding through big drifts and for shooting banks away so it doesn't redrift. 3 pt. seems plenty capable of any appropriate-size blower for this tractor, i.e. 6-7 feet, two stage? Saw a video of this tractor moving round bales on the 3 pt, and loader can counterweight a bit.
Adding loader when I can ... I believe I read that I can tie into a block under right foot pan? So as not to use up rear remotes? Suspect I should use a loader that goes all the way to rear axle?
Condition issues I see in the pix:
- Looks like TWO ether cans in the toolbox. Overdone laziness on starting the thing, so maybe ring, gasket, bearing damage inside? Candidate for a rebuild at 3580 hrs (or 13,580
) if tach is true? Any hints on what to look/listen for? Didn't fine specifics on the s2800A engine here yet but I'll search for threads on other models that share it.
- Rust all over ... fenders horrible, speckles and splotches on other sheet metal, and on odd spots like 3 pt, even on PTO. The stuff on those more solid castings seems superficial. Did it maybe do a bunch of salty road time, or maybe work as a salt loader? Rust bubbles inside RR wheel ... did it spend a long time sitting in one spot? Such conditions can be an indirect clue for previous work and upkeep, but should such rust on exterior cause any direct worries for internals?
- Missing nose, therefore lights, one wonders why.
- Tires shot, but I'd limp along on them until I get the blower and loader bought. Little ding on front wheel.
- Rust around rear valve stem = CaCl in wheel causing corrosion? Not too worried, that's a fixable problem.
- Any guesses whazzup with that stick in that little access panel on the back?
- Any other catches other than it seems to have been rode hard and put away wet, perhaps underwater?
Price:
- Asking price with it in the condition shown was $3800. Now it is being painted, and I presume getting some new tin. New asking price expected to be $5400. Unfortunate that money is going into making it pretty when I don't care much and could have had a buffer for reliability. Still seems low for a Kubota. Suspiciously low? Given my low hours of use, how would you gauge my level of risk? Yeah I know, not much to be said on just two photos. But what I'm asking is ... if it drives, shifts, brakes OK right now, do you suppose any problems are likely to be ones that slowly degenerate, which I can live with, or are catastrophic failures to be considered.
Looking for an inexpensive compact utility for loader, blade, firewood and snowblower work. 100-200 hrs a year, likely even less. Going to check out this one:
Curious if you see and interpret what I do ...
4 speeds x 4 ranges, synchronized I believe, plus MFWD, should make for a good blower tractor? MFWD advantage is obvious, but I also like the slow reverse gears. I usually clear my long drive with a blade but would like to add a blower for grinding through big drifts and for shooting banks away so it doesn't redrift. 3 pt. seems plenty capable of any appropriate-size blower for this tractor, i.e. 6-7 feet, two stage? Saw a video of this tractor moving round bales on the 3 pt, and loader can counterweight a bit.
Adding loader when I can ... I believe I read that I can tie into a block under right foot pan? So as not to use up rear remotes? Suspect I should use a loader that goes all the way to rear axle?
Condition issues I see in the pix:
- Looks like TWO ether cans in the toolbox. Overdone laziness on starting the thing, so maybe ring, gasket, bearing damage inside? Candidate for a rebuild at 3580 hrs (or 13,580
) if tach is true? Any hints on what to look/listen for? Didn't fine specifics on the s2800A engine here yet but I'll search for threads on other models that share it.- Rust all over ... fenders horrible, speckles and splotches on other sheet metal, and on odd spots like 3 pt, even on PTO. The stuff on those more solid castings seems superficial. Did it maybe do a bunch of salty road time, or maybe work as a salt loader? Rust bubbles inside RR wheel ... did it spend a long time sitting in one spot? Such conditions can be an indirect clue for previous work and upkeep, but should such rust on exterior cause any direct worries for internals?
- Missing nose, therefore lights, one wonders why.
- Tires shot, but I'd limp along on them until I get the blower and loader bought. Little ding on front wheel.
- Rust around rear valve stem = CaCl in wheel causing corrosion? Not too worried, that's a fixable problem.
- Any guesses whazzup with that stick in that little access panel on the back?
- Any other catches other than it seems to have been rode hard and put away wet, perhaps underwater?
Price:
- Asking price with it in the condition shown was $3800. Now it is being painted, and I presume getting some new tin. New asking price expected to be $5400. Unfortunate that money is going into making it pretty when I don't care much and could have had a buffer for reliability. Still seems low for a Kubota. Suspiciously low? Given my low hours of use, how would you gauge my level of risk? Yeah I know, not much to be said on just two photos. But what I'm asking is ... if it drives, shifts, brakes OK right now, do you suppose any problems are likely to be ones that slowly degenerate, which I can live with, or are catastrophic failures to be considered.
