Kubota 3010 used

Anonymous Poster · May 20, 2001

{While I'm waiting to do this "brush hogging job" next to a "motel", I can do it now and possibly get arrested for waking everyone up Sunday am, or try to reply some posts briefly..."}

Ok... everyone is right!

First reply, the easiest to John... the Yikes

is from Muhammad's future emoticon collection, along with a few others I'm trying out here...

Second to Tom... Raise your right hand, do you solemnly swear, you'll only cut grass and not let it get over 4"... so help you...?/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Then...Yes Tom, that LP 6' rotary cutter will do that job with a 26 PTO HP unit... but just remember... when you're 29 acres away from home... mowing the 4" grass and you get the urge to "stomp the heck" out of that narly nasty brush that's in your way...Don't..., unless of course you happen to have attached a medium duty 5' rotary cutter like a LandPride RCR2560

{or for more value a KingKutter, stretching your dollar a little further...}

And now Bird..., oops... it's past 7am and I've got to move the brush hog down the "highway" before the cars come out and attack... I'll resume when I come back and discuss cutting that New York style 20-30" high & thick hay pasture versus the Texas style xx-xx" hay pasture, using a 6' rotary cutter...

Bird · May 20, 2001

Tom, I'm sometimes reluctant to recommend something different from the manufacturer, but the manual for my B2710 calls for a maximum of a 4' rotary cutter, and I had a very good Bush Hog 4' rotary cutter when I bought the tractor; definitely too small (maybe the right size if I was cutting 2" brush). So I'm using a 5' mower. My pasture had not been mowed this year so the coastal bermuda and rye grass was taller than the front tires (a little bit of ragweed and milkweed mixed in). I mowed it in 2WD, mid-range, foot on the floor, and never had an RPM drop at all. In your case, no way would I want anything smaller than 6' (and I'd never want a mower that wasn't wider than the outside of my rear tires). I have a neighbor with 30 acres that he has me mow once a year and some of the Johnson Grass was higher than my head the last time. I did have to go slower in that, but easily did a good job.

Bird

Bird · May 20, 2001

John, looks like our timing is close again. And I need to get out and get to work myself./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

Joeinindy · May 20, 2001

I have the L3410 with a 6' land pride cutter and it does a great job on everything from overgrown pastures to heavy willow and multiflora rose growth. The dealer recomended the 6' and said the 3010 or the 3410 would handle either one with no problem. The only draw back to the larger unit is getting through and around tight spots. I paid 20,000 for the L3410HST, LA481, HD bucket, folding rops, ballast in rear tires, 6' landpride cutter, 6' landpride rear blade so the price you are getting is fair but not great in my opinion, but it seems like any used Kubota brings near new prices. Good luck.

Boondox · May 20, 2001

It sounds like you're not dealing with brush and saplings so much as an overgrown lawn. Do you really need a rotary...or would a rugged finish mower suffice? The reason I'm asking is I use a LP2572 rear discharge finishing mower on my seven acre meadow on the hillside homestead. All the big stuff was long ago bushhogged into oblivion, and besides grass I only have the occasional baby tree to deal with. I'd never use this mower to tackle anything heavy, but like I said there isn't any heavy stuff left.

Anyway, since I just mowed this weekend I can assure you the L3010 can handle a 6' mower on light stuff with no trouble, even on my 22% slope. If I had brambles and small trees to chop up, though, I'd go for a smaller rotary cutter. Hope this helps.

Pete

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Von · May 20, 2001

Pete,
How often do you cut? And at what height do you set the mower, and how high is the grass? I have been using my rotory cutter here at my shop about once a month, but I used the finish mower the past two times since it was here. It does look alot better but I don't know how long I could go between cuttings. Here is a photo of the hills I am cutting, its very steap so I want to do it as little as possible.

Boondox · May 20, 2001

Von -- How often I cut depends on the rainfall. Despite last winter's snowfall this is shaping up to be a dry summer, so mowing will probably be an every third week sort of thing. A couple of summers ago it rained or sprinkled nearly every weekday, so I was mowing every single weekend. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

I never let the grass get higher than a foot tall when I had the old underpowered B1750. Not sure how well Clementine will do, but since I was able to mow up that steep slope with no loss of power my bet is she'll do a much better job. FYI: the RD mower came set at max height, so that's what I used this time. Think I'll drop down a bit next time.

Pete

PS: That sure is some pretty land you've got!

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3rdbase · May 20, 2001

Fellas,
Can't thank you guys enough. I walked it again today and it is just like grass. There isn't anything thicker than clover on it. I appreciate the input about going with a finish mower and have thought about it myself, but decided on the hog because I have two teenage boys who might be able to make a buck or two on other local folks meadows. This area is all estate type places with plenty of mowing to go 'round. Won't let them, (the tractor or the boys), get in over their heads though. If I can get the pricing right, I'll pull the trigger on the deal tomorrow. Maybe then I can participate in helping out someone else in a similar circumstance. Again thanks to y'all. By the way. Regarding the orange/green/blue thing, I think the orange shows scrapes the worst, and the dealer ensured me he would provide some touch up paint-my ex Ford 3415 was waxed at least once/month to maintain it's position as the pride of the halloween parade, so appearance is important. My 14 year old thought the orange was by far the best though-must be a generational thing. Anyway, I can't thank you guys enough. I view a lot of financial sights, and this is far and away the most informative, least inflammatory sight. It has been of immense value to me.
Play hard-play fair-have fun.
3rdbase

kevincook · May 21, 2001

I have a L3010 that is great. The only comment I have is on the price. I think you could find the tractor minus the bushhog for about the price the dealer is asking. How much is the bushhog? $800? I think you can get a better deal than $16,800 or maybe it would be worth getting a new tractor and bushhog for $17,600. Good Luck