Please try & talk me out of a Kubota L4060
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Filters buried where it would take massive pain to change them. No or hard to service radiator screens, steering gear up infront of the axle where it's easier to damage (some Kubotas are this way too though, but a bit more protected). Side panels were hard to pull off & on, watched the sales guy fight for 5 minutes to get one of em back on the TYM & you had to pull it to do nearly any maintenance on the thing. Poor HVAC setup, one of em had air return stuff running through easily bumped or closed exit style vents that were identical to the adjustable exit vents.
Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad tractors at all & definitely cheaper (and include some additional hydraulics that add a few grand to a Kubota). Really wish I could have seen a NX, but they didn't stock smaller Kiotis saying they weren't as good of a deal as the LS & TYM.
There are 4 Kubota dealers within 2 hours of my place, including 1 20 minutes out & another 45 or so. In 3 years the only time I took my Kuobota to the dealer was for loading the tires (they didn't have the working plumbing gear when I got it) & for an appraisal. Only warranty work was a leaky hose & I fixed it myself at home after getting the warranty hose from the dealer. So I know warranty work isn't the end all support requirement. But there is only 1 Korean dealer in the state & they are working out of an old gas station. They had some tractors split under the canopy where the pumps use to be. Just not as much of a warm fuzzy on prompt support from that as well as some of the other supply chain & dealer support delay issues I've heard about.
Some of the photos of some of the stuff I noticed when looking at the Koreans...
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LD1
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What loader? Were they able to get the bigger one, or did you decide it couldn't be justified?
Nope, getting a L4060 & LA805. Couldn't justify the $5k or whatever it was for the extra 7hp & the bigger loader.
Initially Dale thought he could spec a LA1055 for me & it was going to be an extra $500 or so. I was going to do that, but after some checking it wasn't an option.
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adventure bob
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Fallon your near me. I bought my 6060 in Pueblo cause the deal. I had a 4060 and it just wasn't enough loader for the logging I do.
Lynyrd
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Well, after suffering two bouts of heat exhaustion mowing this summer I will be picking up my new L4060HST with a cab tomorrow. I have a Kubota M5400 that I am keeping. I ordered the new one without a loader because it is so much easier to maneuver around trees while mowing if you don't have the loader sticking out there. My M5400 has a strong loader, so I really didn't need one on this tractor. It will be used strictly for mowing.
For those of you who have owned one of these machines for a while, do you have any advice in regards to maintenance, problem areas, etc.? I've been running tractors for 40 years but this will be my first one with a cab and AC.
For those of you who have owned one of these machines for a while, do you have any advice in regards to maintenance, problem areas, etc.? I've been running tractors for 40 years but this will be my first one with a cab and AC.
