L2800 "standard" tractor - 3 point hitch videos

[BenA]

If I spent hard earned money and got a tractor that acted like that, I would be highly pissed. I suggest you start making some noise with your dealer. Let him know you will not go away. Show him the video. If he suggest your tractor is okay, then ask him to demo some others on his lot that act the same way. Your tractor acting this way because it is a "standard" model is BS. If he is unresponsive, take it up the ladder as far as you can. Don't sit and stew, be proactive. Call Kubota and everyone you talk to, get a name. Don't be abusive but assert yourself.

 

[canoetrpr]

I am sick and tired of the "economy tractor" rhetoric. which I just got dealt again by the Kubota service rep.

The sales literature for the L2800/L3400 points to differences between the standard L and grand L being things like telescopic links, more comfortable seat, digital dash, greater lift capacities etc.

This "economy tractor" crap only starts after you have purchased it and complain about something as obvious as the smoothness of the 3PT valve.

I've tried to be very rational about this in the past and given them the benefit of the doubt in discussions regarding the reliablity issues that have been speculated upon. However I am tired of their attitude on this more than anything else.

There are more than enough reasons for the lower price of the L3400 wrt. the GL3240. It is a smaller tractor, does not the hyd pump capacity and lift capacity of the GL. Does not have all the bells and whistles of the GL like a better seat and digital dash and telescopic links. It has live pto rather than hydraulic independant. It is lighter than the GL (less steel). There is no reason to resort to a crappy 3PT valve or a poorly designed PTO cam.

I am only really irritated to how arrogantly they have responded to these issues.

 

[Mahana79]

I'll be going up to the "farm" this wk/ed and will try the "flow regulator". I have a 525 pound attachment that I have to unload from the trailer. The spray rig in the video is around 400 pounds and a bear to move. I will take video of the 525 pounds out on a 6 foot boom.

The reason for running the tractor at 2000 rpm is the dealer said "any time you move the tractor, run it at 2000 rpms to cool the oil" (I have a HST). I will also shoot video of the spray rig with the PTO at 1000 rpm's (If I remember correctly, it was WORST).

Since not many have replied, I might be the last one with the bad valve...

i would try it at idle. My flow regulator is almost all the way closed i had to mess with mine a bit. too far closed and the 3 point drops way too slow, too far open and the 3 point raises way too quick which is what causes the jerky movements

 

[teg]

Mahana79 - Thanks... that is my plan for this wk/ed. The attachments that I have (or made) are very heavy and I have plenty of time if it takes a while to drop. I'll try the box blade again since that is what needs to be the most precise. It seems I would move the lever for the 3ph a little... 3 or 4 times before I get the big jump (jerk). I will be shooting video of it all and see if I can get it working better. Teg

PS. So is there not too many people that did NOT have the valve changed out? and are living with it.

 

[MDM]

You and Mahana are the only ones I have heard of that can't get the valve swapped. I doubt the flow regulator will work. It's a 1" valve, so its go to go up an inch at a time. My boxblade would have been useless with out the new valve.

 

[N80]

Here is how Kubota describes its L Series machines:

"Simple to operate yet amazingly powerful, the L-Series tractors are ideal for everything from estate maintenance chores to commercial landscaping and small farming. Focusing on both value and versatility, these tractors deliver a high level of productivity for an economical price."

If the tractor is sold at an "economical price" then it is, in fact, an 'economy' tractor. However, being economical should not, and does not mean that it does not function properly. I'm at work and cannot see the videos (corporate big brother) but if it is as bad as described (I'll have to trust you guys on this as it sounds to me more like an annoyance than a flaw), there is no way that this should be passed off as an 'economy feature'. It is a flaw and should be treated as such.

In my mind economy can suggest fewer features, less power, even lesser build strength. I'm okay with that. But economy does not mean that the machine performs in a way than is less than advertised or less than would reasonably expected.

Does anyone have any idea what the actual problem is? In other words, why does it happen?

For what its worth, this is not a problem on the L4400.

 

[beersngars]

Is this a old problem? Have the newer ones been fixed? I just took delivery of my L3400HST 3 days ago and the 3PH is buttery smooth. I too would be pissed if it worked like the one in the video. BTW, my tractor was fresh out of the crate, so maybe Kubota fixed the valve at the factory. Hope you get that thing worked out.

 

[GMtb42]

So not the only one .
I called the Dealer again today and asked when he was going to get to the repair of the valve .
He said , " It's an my desk and I will go look at the paper work and call you back." 3 hours later no reply , no call back .
Anyone want to do a Class Action Law Suit ?
I'm in if anyone wants to get it started (Class Action Suit) .
Here is the way I look at it , there has been plenty that were repaired , so they (Kubota) have acknowledged that there was something wrong .
And the condition will reduce the resale value , unless repaired , of the tractor , because it is a known problem of those models of tractors up to a certain year or serial number apparently .
To add , it is ridiculous to think Kubota would even think that the present operation is even remotely the same as any other tractor in the same class .

 

[canoetrpr]

Is this a old problem? Have the newer ones been fixed? I just took delivery of my L3400HST 3 days ago and the 3PH is buttery smooth. I too would be pissed if it worked like the one in the video. BTW, my tractor was fresh out of the crate, so maybe Kubota fixed the valve at the factory. Hope you get that thing worked out.

It has been fixed for quite a while now on new tractors. Much like the PTO cam change - which was done in production back in Dec of 2005. The valve change was even earlier.

 

[Mahana79]

You and Mahana are the only ones I have heard of that can't get the valve swapped. I doubt the flow regulator will work. It's a 1" valve, so its go to go up an inch at a time. My boxblade would have been useless with out the new valve.

i have never tried to get mine replaced?? Mine works smooth as i have it set now. i can make it jerk if i mess with the setting and RPM I dont think that makes mine bad????