Not sure how many responses I'll get, but...

[grsthegreat]

On the JD 790, the operator station is rather cramped. I would love to have a little more room between the seat and the area beneath the dashboard so I could get my foot (with a boot on it) through without hitting something everytime.

I would also like for the battery tray to be made from stainless steel, or some composite material that battery acid doesn't affect.

A 3 x 3 transmission (for 9 speeds) would be one notch better than the 4 x 2 (8 speeds) that it has now.

you should have purchased my 870.......cept for the battery trey you would have scored a hit

 

[k0ua]

Lets see, I love my L3400HST, but there are a few things. No valve stem guards on the front wheels.. have them on the rear, Which are the most important since they are fluid filled. No telescoping lower links or telescoping sway chains. Oh well, have compensated by adding carters hitch. And the turnbuckles, had locknuts, boy that was a pain, but found holes drilled thru the threaded portion, so put hairpins in them and that makes it easy to adjust and set them. No more getting a wrench to loosen and tighten the locknuts:thumbsup:. The 3pt is jerky going up, but it doesnt hurt anything I do. If I had a 3pt boom pole, that would be a different story. L3400 has no rubber mat, so the paint wears off the floorboards pretty quick.. fixed that with some pickup bed liner.. problem solved. It has a Clutch, and is a HST, but I love the clutch, as it is neccessary for the PTO engagement, I can ramp up the driveline very slowly by throttleing down, and engageing the clutch slowly and smoothly. I like that a lot.. no banging or clanging here. It has Hydrostat, but it does not have Hydrostat Plus.. I can see how that would be helpfull. Oh well it is an economy model, I guess it cant have all the goodies and still be cheap. Overall I like it a lot, but sure there are some nitpicks.

James K0UA

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I would say the thing I like least is the difficultly in attaching the 3-point hitch and attaching implements to it...:confused2:

 

[mjncad]

Time to get a quick-hitch Kyle.

 

[Gary Fowler]

It seems that those clutches on the hydro models are good to have from reading all this. My B-I-L has to carry a pocket full of shear pins for his mower because everytime he hits the PTO switch when forgetting to idle way down, he has to then get off and replace the shear pin. Even at the recommended 1500 rpm it will still shear the pin sometimes as it is instant on.

 

[Kal130]

I would say the thing I like least is the difficultly in attaching the 3-point hitch and attaching implements to it...:confused2:

I'll second that

 

[Kal130]

Have a GC2400L

Thought I would be disappointed getting such a small tractor vs the 1643. Boy was I wrong. First time I pushed the snow off my driveway I was convinced I had made the right choice. Plenty of power, plenty small to get in where you need to.

Would be nice to have some of the features of the bigger tractors.
Telescoping links
Position control
More loader lift
Tool box
Remotes
QA loader bucket

I don't like having to drop the PTO out to get off the seat. It makes it a pain to pick up rocks while tilling the garden.

Foldable ROPES would be sweet

Some easier way to adjust the 3pt would be nice. The turnbuckles and lock nuts are a pain

Would be nice if the PTO shaft cover didn't require a socket wrench to remove and attach

Heated/cooled cup holder. Ok, I'm dreaming here.

I would prefer a beefier R4 tire (like the kubota)

I like the way the 1643 had the throttle tied to the HST.

Wish you didn't have to get a massive tractor to get most of the niceties.

 

[Pete6114]

I'm working on installaing a horn to my L3940 right now! Got the horn (~$12), wire & fuse holder at Pep Boys. Got the button at Radio Shack. Already had all the connectors, heat shrink wrap, etc. Just need to solder the wires to the back of the button ... & find the perfect place to mount it. I'm thinking on the Range Selector / Cruise Control side panel. I mounted the horn itself on the cross bracket under the hood that is right above the battery & in front of the radiator. It even already has a threaded hole that's perfect to secure the horn & its ground wire! It requires an 8mm 1.25 thread bolt (~3/4" long) & a lock washer of course.



You should be able to add both of those easily enough :thumbsup:

beppington.....Do you plan on posting details with pics on your Horn install??
Are you getting power right of the batterie?

 

[Humdinger]

Time to get a quick-hitch Kyle.

I'll second that

Which quick-hitch?

 

[TripleR]

It seems that those clutches on the hydro models are good to have from reading all this. My B-I-L has to carry a pocket full of shear pins for his mower because everytime he hits the PTO switch when forgetting to idle way down, he has to then get off and replace the shear pin. Even at the recommended 1500 rpm it will still shear the pin sometimes as it is instant on.

None of our tractors are "instant on" and you can gradually engage the PTO with the lever.

 

[Kal130]

Which quick-hitch?

I wish I could do a quick hitch, but only half the stuff I buy would work on it so it defeats the purpose.

 

[troutsqueezer]

I don't like the way they deliberatly put the range shifter and the 3 pt. control handles in exactly the right spot so that everytime I get off the tractor they grab my shorts, my pants pockets, my coat pockets, my belt, my tutu, wait....not my tutu... :laughing:

 

[grsthegreat]

I don't like the way they deliberatly put the range shifter and the 3 pt. control handles in exactly the right spot so that everytime I get off the tractor they grab my shorts, my pants pockets, my coat pockets, my belt, my tutu, wait....not my tutu... :laughing:

hay, it took engineering 2 months of study to get them at exactly the right place :laughing:

 

[beppington]

beppington.....Do you plan on posting details with pics on your Horn install??

I could I guess, but it's so simple the write-up below might be good enough(?) If I get motivated (& can clean up my embarrassingly dirty tractor a little ) I'll post a few pics under a new thread.

Are you getting power right of the batterie?

Yes. As I said that bar above the battery is grounded, so that's that for the ground & horn mounting. And the Kubota OEM positive battery terminal has a bolt on top of its connector that I can come right off of to power the horn. So, I'll run one wire from the battery's positive terminal connector straight to a 10 amp in-line fuse holder, then on back to the horn button location. Then a second wire coming from the horn button to the horn itself. I'm just routing the two wires from the front of the tractor to the operator's station by wrapping them around & tie wrapping them to the OEM wiring harness that runs down that side of the tractor. The 3 biggest concerns are 1) finding a good spot for the button, 2) securing the two wires underneath the operator's station (since I don't think there's an OEM wiring harness under there. Haven't looked yet, though), and 3) not blowing the horn all the time like a darn fool, since it'll be all new :laughing:

 

[mjncad]

Which quick-hitch?

I have a LandPride.

I wish I could do a quick hitch, but only half the stuff I buy would work on it so it defeats the purpose.

Do as I do and fabricate adapters for implements the manufacturer chose not to make QH ready. I try to buy QH ready stuff; but one can't always do that. I fabricate my adapters in such a way that the implement can be used with or without a QH.

I don't like the way they deliberatly put the range shifter and the 3 pt. control handles in exactly the right spot so that everytime I get off the tractor they grab my shorts, my pants pockets, my coat pockets, my belt, my tutu, wait....not my tutu... :laughing:

Are you a closet Wal-Martian?

Funny Pictures at WalMart

 

[93Mustang]

I don't like that seatbelted in I have trouble reaching the brake pedals with the seat all the way forward on my JD3320. I am 5'6".

 

[ssmith general]

I've been sitting here for 10 minutes trying to think of something I dont like about my 2011 L4400 Kubota...

If you dont tighten the lock nut on the 3 pt side arm lift adjustment it will gradually extend. Fix this by tightening the lock nut. :thumbsup:

 

[wvpolekat]

On my Kioti there are 2 things that i am confused about.

2. The company INCLUDED an Ipod link cable with the cab tractor, but then hid the cable underneath the cup holder, and didn't tell anyone about it. its not in service manual or operators manual. why bother?.

My guess would be that the radio is a dealer installed option, and they did not use the Kioti kit, just bought a radio and installed it. The one they chose has the ipod cable, the Kioti kit does not.

 

[Jay4200]

... what do you like LEAST about your tractor?

I'm looking at getting a CUT or SCUT and want to look at the good and the bad, so I can make the best decision I can.

It's easy to list the good things, but what would you change if you could?

I wish I had a cab on my L4200. I really, really do.

JayC

 

[TractorTidy]

Didn't read through all the pages but definitely put Kioti on your list. A lot of tractor, features, quality for a good price.