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BatesBunch
Member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2008
- Messages
- 45
- Location
- Picayune, MS
- Tractor
- Kubota B2320HSD; Prior/Sold Tractors: Yanmar YM1500D (Green), Yanmar YM3110D
Well fellows, I went and looked at the YM3110D yesterday afternoon. The tractor and attachments came home with me.
No power steering (no icing on the cake, kenmac). It has been sitting outside, so it is weathered pretty good. Rear tires are cracked around the lugs, but that is normal for these older tractors. Overall it was in good shape and runs good. We pushed against a tree to prove 4WD with good results. The lights do not work and I'll eventually mess around with troubleshooting them.
One of the first things that I noticed was that both front hubs had a lot of play when he first pulled out with the tractor. We pulled the right front wheel to further investigate and suspect worn bearings. Checked front axle oil - left hub and center of the differential were alright, but the right hub was full of water (with some oil residue). Owner greased the tractor regularly, but was unaware of the oil filled axle. All other fluids and levels were OK. We talked and he asked how much it would cost to fix the front knuckles. I made a very rough, off the cuff estimate for bearings and seals and he came down a little more than the estimated cost for parts on the package. I may have been a little low on my estimate, but have sources for bearings and metric seals down around New Orleans that had better pricing than the aftermarket parts sources when I rebuilt my YM1500D knuckles a while back. The knuckles will be the first project (after a good cleaning).
I haven't ever been around the Power Shift transmission. There is a definite 'whine' but I have read that is normal. It shifts well and seems to have no obvious problems.
Both of us were on the fence as it was not a need for me, nor a need to sell for him. I thought that the price was very reasonable. It came with a Bush Hog brand EFM600 (5') finish mower, United 560HD (5') box blade, Land Pride 5' bush hog (older and the deck is starting to rust through, although it still has a lot of the original paint and some of the stickers left on it) and an older boom pole that was in good condition (the boom pole was a bonus that I didn't know about until yesterday evening).
There is a UTDA sticker on the hood. It has a foldable ROPS, seatbelt and clutch/start safety switch installed.
It is definitely a lot of tractor as compared to my YM1500D (Green)!
No power steering (no icing on the cake, kenmac). It has been sitting outside, so it is weathered pretty good. Rear tires are cracked around the lugs, but that is normal for these older tractors. Overall it was in good shape and runs good. We pushed against a tree to prove 4WD with good results. The lights do not work and I'll eventually mess around with troubleshooting them.
One of the first things that I noticed was that both front hubs had a lot of play when he first pulled out with the tractor. We pulled the right front wheel to further investigate and suspect worn bearings. Checked front axle oil - left hub and center of the differential were alright, but the right hub was full of water (with some oil residue). Owner greased the tractor regularly, but was unaware of the oil filled axle. All other fluids and levels were OK. We talked and he asked how much it would cost to fix the front knuckles. I made a very rough, off the cuff estimate for bearings and seals and he came down a little more than the estimated cost for parts on the package. I may have been a little low on my estimate, but have sources for bearings and metric seals down around New Orleans that had better pricing than the aftermarket parts sources when I rebuilt my YM1500D knuckles a while back. The knuckles will be the first project (after a good cleaning).
I haven't ever been around the Power Shift transmission. There is a definite 'whine' but I have read that is normal. It shifts well and seems to have no obvious problems.
Both of us were on the fence as it was not a need for me, nor a need to sell for him. I thought that the price was very reasonable. It came with a Bush Hog brand EFM600 (5') finish mower, United 560HD (5') box blade, Land Pride 5' bush hog (older and the deck is starting to rust through, although it still has a lot of the original paint and some of the stickers left on it) and an older boom pole that was in good condition (the boom pole was a bonus that I didn't know about until yesterday evening).
There is a UTDA sticker on the hood. It has a foldable ROPS, seatbelt and clutch/start safety switch installed.
It is definitely a lot of tractor as compared to my YM1500D (Green)!
