New L3400

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redsmoke641

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Location
Abilene, KS
Tractor
2008 Kubota L3400HST, LA463fel
Hi all, I was formerly on here as Redsmoke (dissatisfied JD 4300 owner). I just traded that nightmare for a Kubota L3400HST and I am a happy man. Only have 10 hrs. on it moving sand, box blading, and rototilling. No issues at all. I have all the equipment for it, although reading this forum has made me start thinking about a grapple.
 

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   / New L3400 #2  
Nice looking rig you've got there! Welcome back.
 
   / New L3400 #3  
You'll get many, many years of hard work out of it. Nice tractor and good luck.
 
   / New L3400 #4  
Just picked up a 3400 HST myself. Great machine- hope you enjoy it!
 
   / New L3400 #5  
Just curious. How smooth is the 3ph on your tractors?
 
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#6  
It's not silky smooth, but I probably wouldn't have noticed anything wrong if I hadn't seen all the posts about the jerky 3-point. (That's not to say that the problem doesn't exist). From bottom to top, it goes up smooth. It hops a little when I raise it in increments, but I like it when I'm box blading because I have a better feel for where my blade is at. Does that make sense? Only have 10 hrs. on it and I am lovin it. The JD4300 I had was the tractor from ****, but most of them out there are good tractors. So, just because I like my tractor, I'm sure there some of the same that are nightmares. I hope anyone who is having problems is able to get them resolved.
 
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#8  
Yes, I adjusted the 3-point lowering speed and it works just fine.
 
   / New L3400 #9  
It's not silky smooth, but I probably wouldn't have noticed anything wrong if I hadn't seen all the posts about the jerky 3-point. (That's not to say that the problem doesn't exist).

I would have to say the same thing. We got our 3400 this summer & still only have 30hrs on it, but I haven't felt like the 3PT hitch was overly jerky. I DID notice it being jerky recently with just a drawbar on it when I was moving a trailer but with any weight on it, it works fine.
 
   / New L3400 #10  
Most people will not notice anything wrong with the jerky 3ph, in fact, it's great for getting dirt off a post hole digger. One of my problems with the jerky 3ph was trying to removing heavy objects out of a trailer with a boom pole. Bouncing the tractor around was one thing, but banging up my trailer was another... :mad: It was unsafe for anyone to try and steady the load on the boom pole as it swung wildly.

If you don't use a box blade much, you will not notice it either but I've put in a couple of roads on my property and you need to make fine adjustments with the box blade to do it right... before I got my valves replaced, I ended up using a friends tractor, early 90's? L2050DT... since it was much better then my brand new tractor.

For mixing up chemicals in my sprayer... I sure do miss the old valves. :rolleyes:
 

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