Orange Addiction-New 3540 HSDC Photos

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My problem has just been identified. I guess I also have orange addiction. I've bought 5 Kubotas in the past 4 years. I started with a BX2200 with FEL and MMM. Added a BX1500 MMM for wife to help me mow. Traded the BX2200 for a B7800 fel 6'RFM. Also have 3' tiller,6'Landscape rake, 6' spiked reseeder, funnel fertilize spreader, 4' boxblade. Bought a gas Kubota mower for another location I mow that's flat. Traded the B7800 3 years later (last week) for a L3240. I mow about 3 acres of hillside and move dirt and rocks for landscaping purposes for that land. I had to trade this last time because of the 42 months 0% interest. Borrowed enough from equity in B7800 to pay off a car that was at 6% so my payments are now the same for tractor as for car but now longer time. Had no choice, had to trade to save money!!! Had to trade for L3240 since I couldn't just trade B's. Needed more comfortable seat because of my rough terrain. Course I've traded for almost 100 cars in 44 years and wife and brother said I had just shifted from cars to tractors except I traded cars Saturday. Theres also the savings on hats. My dealer gave me a Kubota hat with each BX purchase. 2 hats with my B purchase and 3 hats with the L purchase. So as you can see it's just economics and I have to do it to save money. Theres also the fact that it's hard to get people to do what you want done when and how you want it done so I do most things myself which requires massive amounts of tools and equipment. Which is what I spend most of my income on.

 

[lawn_king]

I was going to buy the 3240 until i took a close look at the specs, weight being the big issue for me. When i discovered the 3540 was the same weight as the 3240 i elected to grab the extra horses. The 3240 was also the same pto hp as my B3030. It seemed crazy for me to jump up to an L series tractor and not increase my pto hp. Correction, i would have gained 2 pto hp with the 3240, i however gained 5 hp @ the pto by jumping up to the 3540.

 

[lawn_king]

Additional photos.

 

[canoetrpr]

lawn_king: That's a heck of a nice setup.

 

[PSDStu]

Lawn King,

Just curious about why you kept the 5' RC? Isn't that RC narrower then the tire width of your 3540?

Stu

 

[lawn_king]

Lawn King,

Just curious about why you kept the 5' RC? Isn't that RC narrower then the tire width of your 3540?

Stu

Its a little narrower. 60" is an nice performance match for this machine, i could have gone to a 72" but i keep all my gear indoors and floor space is limited as is trailer space. I can also run the 60" without a front counterweight.