Kubota L34 Buying Advice

[Jchonline]

Congrats! It looks like a capable machine. I hope you get many years of productive use!

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Cab and woods DO NOT mix. Heck, even a tall ROPS will bring down limbs left and right.

This is pure fiction.

Only an untrained Baboon can't operate a cab in the woods.

How do these things (myths) even get started?

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Dang, sorry forgot to include the price. Asking price was $9,950.00. I sincerely appreciate all of the advice from this thread and others. I crawled over it, under it through it, drove it around a bit through all ranges, operated all attachments and 3pt. Then asked a lot of questions. The dealership sold the tractor new to one of the local schools who "used it primarily for mowing and moved a little stone occasionally." It was always stored inside a garage. The dealership did all service on it while the school owned it, school traded it in last month on a bigger machine. Dealership put a little over $1K into it after trade in to change all fluids/filters, replace a front wheel bearing, and it looked like changed a lot, if not all, of the hydraulic hose connections. All the belts and hoses looked good with no notable cracks, no drips or spots under it were noted, and rear tires are fluid filled. While it does have quite a few hours it appears to have been well taken care of so I pulled the trigger. Bought it for $9500.00, paperwork will go through on Monday and I'll pick it up next Friday. Thank you all again for your suggestions and advice. Any thoughts are always appreciated.

Stan

Congrats on the new rig. Post some better pics when you get it home.

 

[prof fate]

Not sure about your woods, but here in western PA our trees have things we call BRANCHES. And wild trees have them lower to the ground than 'trained trees' that live in yards.

One can train the wild trees to keep their branches above 8 or 9 feet, but it's a constant issue, like potty training a puppy. Blink for a month or two and there's a limb 5 feet off the ground determined to catch on your ROPS and smack you in the back of the head.

This is pure fiction.

Only an untrained Baboon can't operate a cab in the woods.

How do these things (myths) even get started?

 

[k0ua]

Personally, I would like more information about baboon training. I am thinking if this training program is successful, I could profit from some really cheap labor.

Congratulation on your tractor purchase. I have seen tractors with a whole lot less hours, that looked a whole lot worse. Hmm, I guess proper care and maintenance does pay off!.

As for limbs, they make a handy dandy tool for dealing with them dang things. It is called a saw. A liberal application of "saw" will result in a more fun filled tractor experience.

 

[prof fate]

Personally, I would like more information about baboon training. I am thinking if this training program is successful, I could profit from some really cheap labor.

Congratulation on your tractor purchase. I have seen tractors with a whole lot less hours, that looked a whole lot worse. Hmm, I guess proper care and maintenance does pay off!.

As for limbs, they make a handy dandy tool for dealing with them dang things. It is called a saw. A liberal application of "saw" will result in a more fun filled tractor experience.

You're welcome to come and saw your way to happiness then. We have a mile of pasture fence, and while the trees are 8 to 12 feet back from it you still need to mow under them. the previous mower was a huskee/mtd item. I came and brought a kubota with a rops...18 months and i'm still trimming limbs. Add in the partly wooded pasture that needs brush hogged and there's dozens more trees out to get me.

A ROPS takes no care of a tree limb. I've had to straighten the ROPS lights, but having bouht alum housed ones they don't care about limbs either. A cab...might care.

teh kioti does better - had the front end lift a couple fo times on the L175...till I learned 'oh yeah, ROPS...ducking doesn't help!' LOL

And to get limbs 8' up one needs a ladder or helper to lift one up in the bucket. This takes a lot of time to cut them off, then often trim/gather, etc then burn. Got at least 100 hours into it - and got probably 30 to go this weekend just from the storms of last weekend bringing down trees.

Our road - a mile and half - had NINE separate tree falls on it. We drive 5 roads from the house to the farm - EVERY road had MULTIPLE tree falls. The farm (monday at 10 am) still has no power (storm was thursday night).

We have wicked trees here.

 

[k0ua]

You're welcome to come and saw your way to happiness then. We have a mile of pasture fence, and while the trees are 8 to 12 feet back from it you still need to mow under them. the previous mower was a huskee/mtd item. I came and brought a kubota with a rops...18 months and i'm still trimming limbs. Add in the partly wooded pasture that needs brush hogged and there's dozens more trees out to get me.

A ROPS takes no care of a tree limb. I've had to straighten the ROPS lights, but having bouht alum housed ones they don't care about limbs either. A cab...might care.

teh kioti does better - had the front end lift a couple fo times on the L175...till I learned 'oh yeah, ROPS...ducking doesn't help!' LOL

And to get limbs 8' up one needs a ladder or helper to lift one up in the bucket. This takes a lot of time to cut them off, then often trim/gather, etc then burn. Got at least 100 hours into it - and got probably 30 to go this weekend just from the storms of last weekend bringing down trees.

Our road - a mile and half - had NINE separate tree falls on it. We drive 5 roads from the house to the farm - EVERY road had MULTIPLE tree falls. The farm (monday at 10 am) still has no power (storm was thursday night).

We have wicked trees here.

You sir would greatly profit from a hydraulic tree saw mounted on your FEL. It would make quick work of those nasty things while comfortably and safely seated.
If you have at least 6gpm (and your Kioti does) and about $2000, you can solve your limb problems.

 

[prof fate]

I'd prefer napalm and a flame thrower.

Or one of these (watch a video)
Bull Hog FMX Excavator Mulching Attachment - Fecon

 

[300UGUY]

This is pure fiction.

Only an untrained Baboon can't operate a cab in the woods.

How do these things (myths) even get started?

We have lots of trees here. And they grow fast. I’d like a cab too, but I’m afraid I’d be replacing glass every year. If I don’t bush hog the pastures, they are covered in saplings taller than I am in 2 years. I’ve only got 10 acres, but it’s a job just to keep the trees trimmed back around the yard. I’ve been to North Dakota, and our trees make yours look like kindling.....��

 

[300UGUY]

I'd prefer napalm and a flame thrower.

Or one of these (watch a video)
Bull Hog FMX Excavator Mulching Attachment - Fecon

I’ve seen one of those work. It gave me a woody!