I did it! I did it! wweeeeeee!!!

[putty340]

I did it-after much deliberating and learning (thanks to this board) I finally bought the first new piece of machinery I have ever bought-it was a tractor! I bought a L3000 with 450 FEL I couldnt afford anything for the back, but hey- Ill tie a rock to it for rear ballast.I have to give you guys alot of thanks for all the help, even though most of the time you didnt know I was listening-I learned more here than any salesman or friend could stand to give me.I made about 50 passes or so on my driveway to clean off the snow-(4 passes was all it really took ,but there were a few flakes that kept falling off the trees)wwweeeee!.Now I just need to break it in properly.

 

[Harv]

Putty340 (or may I just call you "Putty"?) -

Congratulations on your 3000!!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Since you got the "better" version of my tractor, I can tell you first hand that you're going to love it! You might have to put up with a little flack from the HST hecklers out there, but as I said before, you won't miss what you never had. I also believe, or maybe rationalize, that by starting with a gear grinder, you'll develop a better "feel" for your machine, and when/if you do upgrade to an HST at some point in the future, you will appreciate it all the more. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

I highly recommend you get something on the back of that puppy if you're going to be doing any loader work. This might be the wrong time of year to need a box blade, but it's not only a very useful tool, but a substantial and compact rear counter-weight. I got a 5-foot Howse w/rippers for 400 bucks, and I bet if you shop around you could do at least as well.

If budget is a concern, go get one of those carry-alls for less than $100 and just have a fat guy sit on it if you have to. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Or if you're a do-it-yourselfer, just whip up your own weight as you may have seen others on this board do.

Are your rear tires filled, by chance? That would certainly help.

Anyway, I'm glad you've been reading us for a while. Hopefully you will pay particular attention to the posts on safety issues. We affectionately refer to our tractors as "toys", but I'm sure you realize that 1-1/2 tons of steel with a lot of moving parts and power is nothing to be careless with.

We look forward to hearing of your experiences. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[LazyK]

Harv, good advice to Puddy re: box-blade as counter weight. As I recall, you've unearthed some serious designer stones w/your Kabota. I can assume any magna-lifting w/FEL was countered by a box-blade.
The boxer has got to rank right up there as one of the best implements to hook on your rear...tractorily speaking.

Lazy K - Chip

 

[Billc]

Congratulation Putty! Hope you enjoy! In your first bunch of hours think: Safty First!

One other bit of advice, try to get excited about your purchase. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bill Cook

 

[Anonymous Poster]

dumb question but....what exactly is the purpose of a box blade?

It appears that it's basically a tiller and that the purpose of the box is to contain
the churned soil?

I just bought a B7500 and will need, at some point, to till a large section (less than
.5 acre probably) - will the box blade be sufficient?

Thanks.

 

[Thomas]

putty340,
Congratulation on your new Kubota. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
You shall have many hours of fun...oops work ahead of you to enjoy.

Stay safe.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Bird]

Nope, jhunter, a box blade is made to scrape and drag dirt; for smoothing leveling, etc. The ripper teeth, or scarifiers, are for breaking up ground that's so hard the blade drags across it instead of cutting in. You can use the scarifiers to break up the ground a bit, but a box blade would be practically useless for tilling.

Bird

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Thanks re: box blade explanation

 

[markcg2000]

Outstanding!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Now, I checked your profile - no tractor listed /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif How can that be??!!!

You have to show your pride and get that thing updated /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

<font color=green>mark</font color=green>

 

[Wheeldog]

Hey putty340 - Congratulations! Sounds like you got yourself a great rig.

Just curious - you had posted a question a little while back on the "Buying a Kubota" section, and you were wondering about Kubota financing (would Kubota match the JD 6.9%, etc.). If you don't mind me asking, what did you find out and how did you make out?