wmonroe
Elite Member
That tractor is in very nice shape. Seems so many of them are abused and not kept up, nice to see one that is worked and in nice shape.
Ya, interested as well. I'm thinking about upgrading my economy L3200 to a premium cabed model in the next year or 2. Looked at some other colors a bit, but the time or 2 I stopped at my Kubota dealer they didn't have any L3x60 machines assembled. Need to compare a 60 & old 40 at some point. Probably sticking with Kubota just for HST+, nobody else has anything close.
I absolutely hate the vulnerability of the hydraulic loader hose and third function connections. why they took the lines outside instead of inside is a real mystery. Several months ago I was at our local iron works place getting some steel channel, and there inside was a brand new L6060, whatever the number was, and the guys were fabricating a custom protective cage for the exposed hoses. Apparently one customer wouldn't buy the tractor without it and my Kubota dealer sent the brand new not yet delivered tractor for mods. Geez Kubota, what were you thinking? What other benefit was provided that made exposing lines like this worthwhile? Honestly, I don't get it. I have all the optional hydraulics on mine, front and rear, and they are all protected. Hard to believe Tier 4 caused moving the hydraulic lines unless some oversized muffler now resides there.
Yep. Me too. Saves a lot of money when you avoid impulse buying. Newer tractors don't get a whole lot more done except when it comes to draining the bank account.