Just bought L5030HSTC

[SweBota]

Have been looking for a 5030 for a couple of years, found a 2009 with 1030hrs that looks almost as new. Has been used exclusively on private property without road salt, so no rust.

Spec:
L5030HSTC with heater and A/C, turf tyres
Belos front mount with 4-point QA
Siringe 200cm V-plow fully hydraulic
LA853 loader with selectable hydraulic self-leveling and Trima/SMS QA
Trima Bucket
Electric diverter for FEL/front mount selection
Electric diverter for front mount left/right plow wing
Implement motor hydraulics
2 rear remotes

Improvements planned: LED conversion, hydraulic forks, hydraulic remote controlled winch etc....

/Marcus

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, your tractor looks practically unused. I really liked my L5030HSTC and the man who bought it for his wife was happy to get it.

 

[FatTire]

That looks great. It is nicely equipped. Wondering how much lift do you get with the front mounted V-plow? Also wondering where you found it?

 

[SweBota]

That looks great. It is nicely equipped. Wondering how much lift do you get with the front mounted V-plow? Also wondering where you found it?

Thanks. It just lifts the plow enough to clear the curb stones. But you gain so much pushing capacity by having it low and close. Nobody here would put a plow on the FEL.

Found the tractor or the plow ?

BR / Marcus

 

[toxic]

Congratulations on your new tractor. Looks like a great find, as clean as the day it was new.

 

[wmonroe]

Congrats, that's a very clean tractor. Is the selectable hydraulic leveling loader a factory option or aftermarket? I didn't think the grand L's here had a selectable leveling option.

 

[SweBota]

Congrats, that's a very clean tractor. Is the selectable hydraulic leveling loader a factory option or aftermarket? I didn't think the grand L's here had a selectable leveling option.

Thanks, it does look nice. It just got new oil and filters.

Kubota loaders are only made in the USA, and the US market seems very slow to accept leveling loaders as standard, as we consider them. Some early 5030s here actually had Alo-Quicke Q910 loaders which are mechanically leveling. Not surprising since Alo is a swedish company. But Kubota of course preferred to sell their own loaders and to overcome the lack of leveling this solution was offered by the Scandinavian importer. They also provide the SMS (Trima) hook-and-pin QA which is still the most common QA for current base of Ag tractors here, although Euro-Global or dual Euro/SMS is the standard on new tractors.



Here are 2 pics of a 5030 with a Q910 FEL. Very nice with 3rd and 4th function, and dampers.






/Marcus

 

[wmonroe]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Buppies]

Great looking tractor you are very fortunate to find such a nice looking machine and am sure it will service you well

 

[texasjohn]

Great looking tractor with some awesome extras...I saw what looked like claw 3ph arms...in US these are ball attachments. Also, looks like you have a fancy seat. You are gonna love the tractor and your list of planned additions looks good.

 

[SweBota]

Got the 500kg counterweight hooked up today. The 3ph arms have claws for 44mm (1.75") balls for quick-release. I'm experimenting with a hydraulic cylinder I had lying around to use as a top link. Seems to fit pretty well, just need to make 2 bushings for 30->19mm Cat1 top link pins, and tidy up the hoses a bit.



At first I connected it to RR#2 port (the lower), but couldn't get it moving at all. I could hear the valve opening, and the pressure limiter activate, but no movement. Not even a twitch in the hoses. A closer examination with a flashlight revealed that the ports on RR#2 valve were plugged, and the hoses for the QD were re-routed down under the tractor. In fact, they were connected to the motor implement circuit instead. So the previous owner probably operated a sand spreader from the lower QDs. I also have QDs for that circuit on the front, which I plan to use for a hydraulic winch. But maybe it will be useful in the back for something in the future....

So now I'm one QD block short, because I want to re-instate RR#2. I wonder what that would cost as a spare part.... Anyone source this part from a dealer?

/Marcus

 

[SweBota]

Now I have several projects going on so I'm starting separate threads about them;

Third remote addition: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/338092-adding-third-rear-remote-l5030.html

Hydraulically operated Trima/SMS Quick Attach: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/338095-l5030-trima-sms-quick-attach.html

Modified forklift forks with hydraulic spreading: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...modifying-forklift-hydraulic-forks-trima.html

Hydraulic winch on front 4-point QA: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/338098-hydraulic-sepson-winch-front-4-a.html

FEL third function using diverter: Coming soon....


BR /Marcus

 

[wmonroe]

Sounds like some very good mods.

 

[big bubba]

nice score on your machine. the 5030 is a bullet proof machine...my neighbor has one, runs the **** out of it & is an idiot when it comes to keeping up w/maintenance (i usually end up doing it) it keeps running & running. sounds like yours is in good hands!

 

[SweBota]

Sounds like some very good mods.

Thanks, I think they will be very useful. And I like hydraulics....

/ Marcus

 

[SweBota]

nice score on your machine. the 5030 is a bullet proof machine...my neighbor has one, runs the **** out of it & is an idiot when it comes to keeping up w/maintenance (i usually end up doing it) it keeps running & running. sounds like yours is in good hands!

I do try to look after my machines and hopefully it will look after me! It was very nicely equipped and I'm improving it further...

 

[SweBota]

FEL third function using diverter: Coming soon....

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-3rd-function-using-diverter.html#post4159850

/Marcus

 

[J_J]

Did you ever finish the winch?

Maybe pictures

 

[SweBota]

Did you ever finish the winch?

Not yet, been working on repairing the guide rollers, previous owner ran the winch past fully retracted cable and bent the roller assembly out of shape. I also need the forks operational for a project so had to focus on them and the 3rd function to control them.


/Marcus