The Deerslayer
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My older tractor was gear, my newer tractor is HST.......there is a reason for that. :laughing: Seriously though, for my uses, there is no contest. The HST is a dream compared to the gear.
Kubota L2501 vs L3301 ?
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My older tractor was gear, my newer tractor is HST.......there is a reason for that. :laughing: Seriously though, for my uses, there is no contest. The HST is a dream compared to the gear.
I was all set to pick up a 3301 DT (geared), but at about 10:30 the night before I realized that it doesn't have a live PTO. The next day I bought my used 3301HST instead, but had I thought about it would have gone with the 3901 and made payments for an extra year.
chim
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I went from a B7500 to an L3200 in 2012. I built a nice heated cab for it and was set for the long run. It was so much more tractor than the B7500 that it took a while for me to see that it could still use a few more horses and a more capable FEL. At the time, I could have bought an L3900 for around $1,500 more. Had I sprung for that, it may have been my last tractor. About 2 years ago I was considering replacing the L3200 with a new cabbed tractor with A/C. I ended up buying a nice pre-Tier IV instead of new primarily to avoid the emissions doodads.
There are reports of absolutely no trouble with the emissions equipment, and reports from those who wished they'd have avoided them. We don't know how much or how little trouble the Final Tier IV stuff will be years down the road. We also don't know if there's a better emissions approach just around the corner. Such a development would make the current generation orphans.
There are reports of absolutely no trouble with the emissions equipment, and reports from those who wished they'd have avoided them. We don't know how much or how little trouble the Final Tier IV stuff will be years down the road. We also don't know if there's a better emissions approach just around the corner. Such a development would make the current generation orphans.
jeff9366
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Europe is in the process of banning fossil fuel powered vehicles and equipment. Tractor manufacturers in Europe must be working hard on alternatives. If Deere and Kubota do not want to forfeit their European sales they will work on battery power too.
Battery power will likely be the next tractor power or alternative power.
It makes sense to me that tractor battery power will be introduced beginning with subcompact tractor first, which have lower power requirements and spew big quantities of pollutants without pollution controls.
Battery power will likely be the next tractor power or alternative power.
It makes sense to me that tractor battery power will be introduced beginning with subcompact tractor first, which have lower power requirements and spew big quantities of pollutants without pollution controls.
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mpsmith60
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I live in the North Georgia area and went with the L3901, which gives me plenty of power to work in the hard-packed clay on my property. Also, the extra PTO power is great for my heavy duty rotary cutter and wood chipper. I have almost 500 hours on the tractor and have had no trouble with the DPF system, so don't let that scare you away from the L3301 or even the L3901. Good luck with your decision!
goeduck
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I have both Gear and HST tractors. There is a place and use for both. I look at it this way, if I am changing directions a lot and doing fine loader work... HST. If I am doing field work or coarse loader work, Gear. Just my :2cents:
First let me thank all of your post and information. It was a very hard decision for me to make. I went with the Kubota L3901 gear. The two stage clutch just felt so much better than the L3301 and was only $1,800 more. And more HP! I just like the gear better than the HST especially since I will be doing more dirt work and bush hogging. I can almost work that clutch as easy as the HST! But that HST was simple and nice. I have to say that! LOL
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The Deerslayer
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Congratulations and enjoy your new tractor. :cool2:
Congratulations, it will give you many years of use. As I mentioned before I wish that's what I had bought. At the time I was saying I was looking for the tractor they would use to dig my grave-hopefully many years down the road. Now I'm planning to buy myself one more tractor, a couple of years down the road.
