L39

[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.