L39

[mike69440]

I don't have the quick coupler bucket, just the 18" that came with the machine. I racked the bucket and bent the side. Our weld shop fixed and reinforced the edges. My teeth are already getting banged up.

Have a few very small dings in hood. Broke the tail-light lens on a leaning tree that just caught the edge, and put a 1-1/2 hole in the grill.

I need skypups grill guard.

I keep the machine greased. Use at least half a tube each 12-15 hours, more often in dusty conditions

Under the right circumstances the loader will just barely lift he rear end off the ground. I was picking up a 7' root ball and it got scary.

I still say the bucket curl is weak compared to the rest of the machine.

I wish the machine had another 25 or so hp and weighed +10K lbs, was 6 " wider in track, and had 12.5 x 18 front tires, 17.5 X 24 rears but otherwise not more than a bit physically larger than it now is.

I would not want a full size TLB, just one almost as strong.

 

[mike69440]

I don't have the quick coupler bucket, just the 18" that came with the machine. I racked the bucket and bent the side. Our weld shop fixed and reinforced the edges. My teeth are already getting banged up.

Have a few very small dings in hood. Broke the tail-light lens on a leaning tree that just caught the edge, and put a 1-1/2 hole in the grill.

I need skypups grill guard.

I keep the machine greased. Use at least half a tube each 12-15 hours, more often in dusty conditions

Under the right circumstances the loader will just barely lift he rear end off the ground. I was picking up a 7' root ball and it got scary.

I still say the bucket curl is weak compared to the rest of the machine.

I wish the machine had another 25 or so hp and weighed +10K lbs, was 6 " wider in track, and had 12.5 x 18 front tires, 17.5 X 24 rears but otherwise not more than a bit physically larger than it now is.

I would not want a full size TLB, just one almost as strong.

 

[Tags]

You my friend, have just described an L48 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Tags]

You my friend, have just described an L48 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Builder]

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I wish the machine had another 25 or so hp and weighed +10K lbs, was 6 " wider in track, and had 12.5 x 18 front tires, 17.5 X 24 rears but otherwise not more than a bit physically larger than it now is.

I would not want a full size TLB, just one almost as strong.
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Here ya go. 67HP, fairly compact about twice as strong as an L-39 with full size TLB dig features:

http://www.jcb.com/(g5cbltz1wc0lkf55bblvk4zj)/products/productdetail.aspx?pid=110&rid=14

 

[Builder]

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I wish the machine had another 25 or so hp and weighed +10K lbs, was 6 " wider in track, and had 12.5 x 18 front tires, 17.5 X 24 rears but otherwise not more than a bit physically larger than it now is.

I would not want a full size TLB, just one almost as strong.
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Here ya go. 67HP, fairly compact about twice as strong as an L-39 with full size TLB dig features:

http://www.jcb.com/(g5cbltz1wc0lkf55bblvk4zj)/products/productdetail.aspx?pid=110&rid=14

 

[mike69440]

I was thinking more of the something in size between theIR 370 & IR 570, with a 3 Point hitch, PTO and one size larger rear tires i.e 17.5-24.

Hope Kubota is listening for the L48 replacement


http://www.irutilityequipment.irco.com/files/documents/bl%20570.pdf

http://www.irutilityequipment.irco.com/files/documents/bl-370.pdf

These babies have real loaders!

 

[mike69440]

I was thinking more of the something in size between theIR 370 & IR 570, with a 3 Point hitch, PTO and one size larger rear tires i.e 17.5-24.

Hope Kubota is listening for the L48 replacement


http://www.irutilityequipment.irco.com/files/documents/bl%20570.pdf

http://www.irutilityequipment.irco.com/files/documents/bl-370.pdf

These babies have real loaders!

 

[monkeymonk]

have you ever owned or used an l48? my guess is not.

 

[monkeymonk]

have you ever owned or used an l48? my guess is not.

 

[mike69440]

Your correct, I have no L48 experience, and my only experience with hydro was on a 37 hp Deere, 3700 something. The l48 must push into a pile nice in low range.

Compared to an L39, a 8000 lb machine will have more push than a 7000 lb machine. Specs and the people I have spoken to who ran both machines say there is not a lot of BH difference between the Deere 110, L39 & L48 except a foot of reach.

The L48 Loader must be a different story as the linkage on the L48 ought to have more gaf when the bigger deeper bucket digs in than the L39. The L39 bucket ought to be 5'-6" not 72"

On industrial TLB's I've seen how Cats, Deeres , Big NH Fords put a similar size Case to shame in these tough New England soils. It's all weight, mechanical advantage, and hydraulics.

I've always liked the JCB 2C series, too bad they cost near a full size hoe.

I bought the L39 as a Swiss Army knife. I want the Snap-On Roller Tool Chest. I was at the dealer today buying some of the parts I busted and one of the guys was rolling around a KX-161 excavator. What a nice smooth 12,000 lb machine.

 

[mike69440]

Your correct, I have no L48 experience, and my only experience with hydro was on a 37 hp Deere, 3700 something. The l48 must push into a pile nice in low range.

Compared to an L39, a 8000 lb machine will have more push than a 7000 lb machine. Specs and the people I have spoken to who ran both machines say there is not a lot of BH difference between the Deere 110, L39 & L48 except a foot of reach.

The L48 Loader must be a different story as the linkage on the L48 ought to have more gaf when the bigger deeper bucket digs in than the L39. The L39 bucket ought to be 5'-6" not 72"

On industrial TLB's I've seen how Cats, Deeres , Big NH Fords put a similar size Case to shame in these tough New England soils. It's all weight, mechanical advantage, and hydraulics.

I've always liked the JCB 2C series, too bad they cost near a full size hoe.

I bought the L39 as a Swiss Army knife. I want the Snap-On Roller Tool Chest. I was at the dealer today buying some of the parts I busted and one of the guys was rolling around a KX-161 excavator. What a nice smooth 12,000 lb machine.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Mike,

Sounds like you bought the wrong machine. It's too small for your needs. Kubota brought this to market as a smaller alternative to the L48, which it is.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Mike,

Sounds like you bought the wrong machine. It's too small for your needs. Kubota brought this to market as a smaller alternative to the L48, which it is.

 

[mike69440]

Oh well, I have given up with the heavy earthmoving, and as my time is limited that I could be doing it myself and a reliable dozer and excavator are real expensive, the wife has beat it in my thick head to hire out.

I still check http://www.ironplanet.com/ and other such sites for the stupid deal. A few months ago an almost new 2005 IR 570 went for $26K in Denver Co. Seems like slim pickens this summer.

In any case my L39 Swiss Army knife makes a great landscaping & maintenance machine overall. When the place shapes up I would not want or need a larger machine.
Besides it's a fun challenge to tackle some of the stuff I have done.
You should see the driveway and wall I did with my little poor old B7200! It was the landscaping that really helped sell that property so we could get more land on the new place.

 

[mike69440]

Oh well, I have given up with the heavy earthmoving, and as my time is limited that I could be doing it myself and a reliable dozer and excavator are real expensive, the wife has beat it in my thick head to hire out.

I still check http://www.ironplanet.com/ and other such sites for the stupid deal. A few months ago an almost new 2005 IR 570 went for $26K in Denver Co. Seems like slim pickens this summer.

In any case my L39 Swiss Army knife makes a great landscaping & maintenance machine overall. When the place shapes up I would not want or need a larger machine.
Besides it's a fun challenge to tackle some of the stuff I have done.
You should see the driveway and wall I did with my little poor old B7200! It was the landscaping that really helped sell that property so we could get more land on the new place.

 

[Builder]

I gave up on my larger machine (Ford 555 4x4 extendahoe) when I got out of the speculative home building business and went into custom building because my "mass production" ended.
What I have found is that it's cheaper to rent a trackhoe for a few days and use the L-39 to either dig footings or smaller addition foundations and do the backfilling.

I can see where brutal soil conditions would make an L-39's lighter wieght an issue, but I'm in much better digging conditions down here and I'm lovin this machine for small foundations.

 

[Builder]

I gave up on my larger machine (Ford 555 4x4 extendahoe) when I got out of the speculative home building business and went into custom building because my "mass production" ended.
What I have found is that it's cheaper to rent a trackhoe for a few days and use the L-39 to either dig footings or smaller addition foundations and do the backfilling.

I can see where brutal soil conditions would make an L-39's lighter wieght an issue, but I'm in much better digging conditions down here and I'm lovin this machine for small foundations.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Exactly.....they're great for all the finish work and medium-large landscaping jobs....perfect to dig trenches and dial in the property, but they certainly aren't "yellow" in any way shape or form. I can rent big stuff not too far down the road without insurance (excavators/dozers etc.) so that's what I do. No more killing myself and the machine doing work it wasn't designed for.

 

[JimMorrissey]

Exactly.....they're great for all the finish work and medium-large landscaping jobs....perfect to dig trenches and dial in the property, but they certainly aren't "yellow" in any way shape or form. I can rent big stuff not too far down the road without insurance (excavators/dozers etc.) so that's what I do. No more killing myself and the machine doing work it wasn't designed for.