Price Check Kubota L3400 price or package

[gltiede]

I've been weighing the B7800 vs. L3400 question and am leaning toward more power for the money--trading off the HST. We plan to use this tractor primarily to maintain a road at a rural mountain property and to do field mowing and other miscellaneous projects at altitude (8000 feet).

The dealer quotes the L3400 and FEL for $15,900 with AG tires and ROPS. Does this seem standard? This is about $1000-$1500 more than I'd like to pay. How much play does the dealer have on the price of these tractors?

Implements we are also condsidering include: a Rhino VX60 box scraper ($669)OR Rhino 300 series rear blade ($397) and possibly a Rhino 5' bushhog mower.

We don't care to finance - how do we best pitch a package price or discount to the dealer?

We are open to shipping if you know of better deals in the West or Midwest.

Thanks for any advice!

Glenn

 

[soarkrebel1]

I have a L3000dt which the L3400 replaced. i bought mine almost two years ago and paid $15000 for a package.
The package consisted of the tractor ,fel, woods bb60c , a set of 5' disc's and a 5' box blade.
I would say you could do better on the price . the 3400 is new and looks good but still thats high IMO.

 

[gunman35]

I bought my L3400 one month ago. Love the tractor!!! I paid $10,900 with loaded rear ag tires and folding rops. That was also delivered 35 miles to my house. He quoted a bushog brand fel for $2400 more. I figured I would buy a kubota brand fel when I have enough cash to pay out of pocket. I think he said kubota brand fel would run about $3500. If you like it, buy it. I live in North Carolina and hope I got a good deal on my purchase. Hope this helps somewhat. Gunman

 

[johnw]

HI, Just purchase the L3400 on Monday for $15,995 with the Kubota 60" FEL. I shopped around a bit. I purchased at MB Tractor in Tilton, NH. Dealer in Maine quoted $15,900, and another in southern NH for $16,100 so I went with MB which is just 18 miles from me. They loaded the tires and mounted a bucket hook with the deal. I think you can save a $1,000 or so if you buy down south but I've heard that Kubota tries to prevent that so you'll need to jump through a few hoops to get it done. John.

 

[gltiede]

Thank you for all of your comments so far. I'm shopping around in a 3 state area, but the dealers haven't been great about getting back to me. I was hoping to get the package with the FEL, AND box scraper or rear blade for under $16,000. Will keep you posted as I hear back from others. Thanks again!

 

[SWC]

Hi Johnw
I am new here, but I have been lurking for a while. I am also looking at the L3400 with FEL from MB Tractor in Tilton. My question is which tires did you buy, Ag, turf, or R4 industrial? The initial quote I received was $16750 for tractor, 463 FEL, bucket hook, and loaded R4's. I haven't started haggling yet.

 

[johnw]

Hi SWC, I got the AG tires. Where I plan to be in and out of the woods a lot and move snow bankings in the winter I thought those would be best. I've heard the R4's are more expensive so maybe they are adding the extra $750? My sales rep told me that the $15,995 was their bottom line price, that the L3400 was a loss-leader to get people in the door. As that price was as good as I had been quoted anywhere else I was fine with that. So I really did not haggle - just asked for the bucket hook to be installed and fill the back tires as part of the deal. And they did. Maybe ask for the price with the AG tires and then say you'll take the tractor at that price if they give you the R4's instead. Good luck.

 

[BigMike]

That price seems somewhat high to me. I got my B7800 w/403 loader for $15,900. Bought it in Lubbock TX. You didn't really say where you are located or how far you will travel to pick up a better deal. Also, what kind of price did they want for the B7800? I suggest that you drive the HST before you decide, especially if you plan on doing much FEL work and might be using the tractor on fairly steep grades which may require frequent repositioning of your tractor's angle of attack for saftey. Also if you ground is soft or is covered in trees you might want to compare turning radius, wheelbase, and weight. Oh yeah, one more thing..does the wife want to drive it??? My wife really liked the HST because she could drive it so easily. Just a thought /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[rjsmit1]

I would carefully consider the transmission issue. I bought an L4300 with HST to replace an old John Deere with a gear transmission. The HST offers ease, convenience, rapid change from forward to reverse, ability to 'feather' your speed much better than I can do it with a clutch. Also there is a safety benefit of an HST. I.E. if your foot leaves the pedal, the tractor stops (as long as you are not using the cruise control). I would vot consider trading off the HST. I understand that cost is always an issue, but consider the many years that you will use the machine. A modest increase in up front cost will amortize out to very little on a month to month basis. Good luck in your decision. You will love the Kubots.

 

[LaMonster]

Looks like I'll be buying one of these tomorrow. I got a quote from my dealer of 11,900 for the tractor, 3000 for 60'' front loader and 550 for a 60" Kodiak brushhog. I could pick any tire for the same price. I got the AG tires because they told me they could give me a little wider footprint. No tax on that seeing it's for a small farm. I'm in East TN. Can't wait to put it to work /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif