New Guy with lots of questions.

[dynamike]

Very nice site here, I'm glad I found it. I know you are all probably tired of answering the same questions but I am another guy in the market for a Tractor. Here's my story, I live in South Western Pa. and I have twenty wooded acres and about an acre and a half to fininsh mow. My Property joins my fathers property (50acres, wooded) between the two I have about 1/2 mile of gravel roads to maintain. All rolling hills some pretty steep. Now here is the kicker.
I plow snow commercially I service a Lowes Store. I own a Cat 246 Skid Steer with Cab & Heat and Two Speed Option. I run a 10' Snow Pusher Box on it and it works Great. How ever I also do some low impact logging on my property and my fathers and some others. My Skid Steer is great for what I use it for but sucks in the woods. My skidsteer spends most of the summer washed waxed and sitting in my garage while I am renting a tracked skid steer to get logs out of the woods. I am going to get a Kubota but I don't know which one would best suit my needs. I can plow with my truck and just use the Tractor to clean out there bull pen and garden center. So what I am looking for is to be able to move some snow, Grade Driveways, Get Logs out of the woods and many other tasks. Any suggestions? And whats the difference between the L series and the Grand L Series.

 

[BlueToy1]

The grand L's are a deluxe version of the tractor with more options. I was comparing the L 4330 with the new holland tc40 & ended buying the tc, but the L's are very nice tractors.

 

[dknarnd]

BlueToy...What swayed your decision towards the TC40 over the L4330, price alone? Did you go HST or not?

 

[frank_f15]

1st of all welcome to the forum /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif and 2nd depending on how much $$$$ you want to spend the Grand L'S are bit more $$ than the Lseries, but you do get some bell and whistles . You say you want a KUBOTA (PERFECTLY FINE as i am kubota orentiated) but you really should check out all the other tractors. no matter which brand you decide on I would suggest that you stay in the upper HP of the CUTS. mid 40's at least. Which tranny were thinking of?

 

[dynamike]

I am pretty sure that I will sell the Skid Loader, On one hand I would like to keep it but I really don't use it except for snow removal and maybe moving logs around once I get them up to where we set the saw mill. If I sell the skid loader I can afford around thity thousand maybe a little more for a tractor. I'm not sure of which tranny to go with but I know I need to go from forward to reverse and back to forward quick, for snow removal purpose's. So hydro static would be nice but I will also be doing a lot of pulling of logs and such so would the hydro be OK?

 

[BlueToy1]

Dknarnd, the TC was 1,000 less for the tractor w/ loader and the dealer is only 15 miles away. The Kubota dealer is 40 miles away.

I went with the hydro tranny and I really liked the dual pedal over the single pedal Kubota has. The loader joystick is right where your hand rests and the high-low range buttons are slick!! I cant wait til it gets delivered this week!!!

 

[JT1972]

Check out all the brands and make sure you compare apples to apples for your money. Here is a comparison between the NHTC40 and Kubota L3830. Hope this helps.

NH Class III Deluxe Tractors
Driveline
Gross hp PTO hp efficiency
TC35DA 35 29.1 83.1%
TC40DA 40 33.2 83.0%
TC45DA 45 37.8 84.0%
All deluxe models are available with a 2 pedal hydrostatic
transmission. Deluxe models
come standard with four speed DualPower transmission.
For this comparision, a TC40DA was
evaluated against a Kubota L3830

Kubota L3830 Utility Tractor
Kubota offers the L3830 as a 39.0 gross engine
horsepower tractor. It has 30.5 PTO horsepower. The
HST model has a 78.29% driveline efficiency

NH 2 Pedal Hydrostatic Transmission
Benefits
•More Speed Choices than Kubota L3830 series
•True 4-speed transmission with Dual Speed
•Dual speed power
Value
•Operator can find exact operating speed for application
•4-speed transmission makes operator more productive

Kubota HST Transmission
•Kubota only offers the hydrostatic transmission with 3
speeds
•Tredle pedal

NH TC40DA Hydraulic system
Benefits
•Total system produces 14.9 gpm
•9.8 gpm hydraulic pump capacity
•5.1 gpm steering pump capacity
•Use larger attachments
Value
•Greater variation of compatible attachments
•Less strain on system
•More Productive

L3830 Hydraulic system
•Total system produces 13.2 gpm
•8.3 gpm hydraulic and 4.9 gpm steer pump capacity
•1.7 gpm less system capacity
•Limited to number and size of compatible attachments
•Greater strain on system with use of large implements

NH TC40DA SuperSteer
Benefits
•Smallest turnaround diameter in the industry
•Less changing of direction
•Automatic 4WD, “set it and forget it”
•Longer wheel base
•NH exclusive-Deere and Kubota don’t have this option!
Value
•Saves turf and tires
•More stability
•Smoother ride
•Greatest turning productivity-75 degrees turning angle

L3830 Steering
•More direction changes
•Increased tire wear when roading
•Inefficient manual 4WD consumes more fuel
•Less stable stance
•FWD tears up turf when turning, not good for turf
applications
•Only 54 degrees of turning angle
•Steering cylinder in front of axle

NH TC40DA Serviceability
Benefits
•One step service access
•Can gain complete access to engine with one piece
fiberglass hood
•Gas charged prop cylinder
Value
•Convenient service saves time, more productive
•No tools required for routine maintenence
•Proper maintenance leads to longer life

L3830 Serviceability
•Hood prop rod
•4 sheet metal panels to open / remove to gain access
to engine
•Battery concealed behind front panel.

NH TC40DA Quick-Attach Loader
Benefits
•Convenient joystick control
•Concealed hydraulic hosed
•Color coded hydraulic connections
•Large pin handle
•Single parking stand
Value
•Decreased hose wear
•Saves knuckles
•Saves time
•Raises productivity

Kubota Loader attachment
•Bulky bent arm loader
•Loader frame joystick mount
•Grill guard obstructs forward visibility
•Remote controls stay and obstruct operator
•Exposed hoses to remote control
•Two parking stand supports
•Less leverage for pin removal

NH Loader Construction
Benefits
•Larger rectangular torque tube
•Rifled barrel grease zerks
•Cast iron boom ends
•True bucket level indicator
•Construction grade loader - Sell the Value!
Value
•Durable and reliable loader
•Curved boom design means a more productive
operator
•Decreased pin wear and service

Kubota Loader Construction
•Small diameter torque tube
•Low grade boom ends
•Loader frame flex
•Pin wear
•Pin replacement
•Inferior rod in tube bucket level indicator.
•Not a construction grade loader!

NH TC40DA Loader Visibility
Benefits
•Sloped hood design
•Can see side to side as well as front of bucket in
loader applications
•Underhood muffler
•Smallest blind spot in industry
Value
•No visibility obstructions
•Better visibility equals more productivity
Safer operating

Kubota L3830 Loader Visibility
•Flat square hood
•Can’t see bucket at all, nor either side of tractor.
•Box boom designed loader - many blindspots!

Take a look at the above, all factual information and differences you will easily be able to see.
Hope this helps.

 

[ByronBob]

Welcome. I don't have a direct answer for you as to the model to get but do you have a need for a BH? I would say the L series is the right model line to be looking at. How would you move this big boy around is another question I have.