sa 324 / 424 Potential buyer questions

[Lucky Deacon]

Excellent! Wish I had seen that three years ago. Thank you.

 

[Lucky Deacon]

Excellent! Wish I had seen that three years ago.

 

[Jimbo10]

I have a 424 TLB being delivered next week.. finally new stock arrived.
I discussed with dealer about installing the 3PH lower bar so it would be ready the for the first time I removed the BH to use a 3ph attachment (or at least I wont have to remove a rear wheel). The dealers said they do this to all their sa TLB's by default. I checked a few new 424 TLB's in their yard, and sure enough all had the 3PH lower bar pre-installed.
If anyone else is buying - worth checking this with your dealer.

 

[Williy]

Don't take the wheels off!

willy

 

[Jimbo10]

5 hours on the clock of my new 424, no regrets or buyers remorse at all .. Super happy and feel I made the right choice. Thanks for everyone's input that helped in my decision making.
Also really happy I added the mechanical thumb option with the backhoe.
Probably an amateur/newbie question... Is there a way of using the hand lock to release the brake to help avoid rolling on steep ground ? On some of my ground I can get quite a roll in the short time it takes to release the foot brake to pressing down on one of the hydro pedals. I've not yet ventured onto the steeper parts of my lot, but I want to build up to it with good preparation/best practice. I guess this is my one minor negative/question - why not have the footbrake on the left hand side so both feet can be used in unison to handle these situations ?

 

[rScotty]

5 hours on the clock of my new 424, no regrets or buyers remorse at all .. Super happy and feel I made the right choice. Thanks for everyone's input that helped in my decision making.
Also really happy I added the mechanical thumb option with the backhoe.
Probably an amateur/newbie question... Is there a way of using the hand lock to release the brake to help avoid rolling on steep ground ? On some of my ground I can get quite a roll in the short time it takes to release the foot brake to pressing down on one of the hydro pedals. I've not yet ventured onto the steeper parts of my lot, but I want to build up to it with good preparation/best practice. I guess this is my one minor negative/question - why not have the footbrake on the left hand side so both feet can be used in unison to handle these situations ?

Congrats. You deserve such a nice machine. As for the foot brakes, what you mention is normal. No tractor manufacturer yet has figured out where to put the foot and hand controls and most do it differently from the next make. That roll you mention is a known shortcoming for every machine except commercial ones - which typically have an extra hand brake.

Our Kubota was clearly designed by an engineer who had two right feet on one side. The other side of the Kubota is set up for a single left leg although it does help to have a fully swiveling foot on that side which can be reversed so the toes point backwards.

Our JD isn't so demanding for numbers of feet; using the FEL while moving forward only demands an extra arm on each side. Be sure to have both mounted at waist level. They need to be somewhat lower than the normal arms. Standard hands are OK, although having the thumbs and little fingers reversed is preferable.

Hmm.....that will do it for mods unless unless you want to run the PTO on the JD. In that case - since both the JD's PTO engagement and PTO clutch are right foot operations - we are back in the situation where two right feet are the minimum number.
I guess I should have said that the minimum number of right feet is usually two for basic tractor operation. But then like you point out if you are also are needing to hold the foot brake on while engaging the PTO.... you will then need one more in addition. These are known as "attachments".

Basically anyone who can stay composed as he walks a field beating on a base drum, whistling, playing a harmonica and juggling plates while at the same time pulling a harness connected to a wagon full of clowns should have no problem working a tractor over that same field.
rScotty

 

[Williy]

The Yanmar's slow down very quickly when you take
your foot off the pedal for safety! What would happen
if you got bounced off your tractor and you were not
able to hit the brake do you think you could run into
something and destroy something?? hense very quickly
you slow down great for making a turn too!

willy

 

[Jimbo10]

rScotty - Thanks for your post - made feel better about this and also have a good laugh !

 

[rfoxinc]

I went with the 324 because $900 more to an already tight budget for only a little more weight / clearance wasn’t worth it. 0nly mowing and plows snow.
Also the added height wouldn’t help mowing under trees and getting in the garage. Very happy with it.

 

[SF82]

Yeah some manufacturers have started putting the brakes on the left side, like new kubota L series. rest of us have to put both legs on that side or have one big foot. I just avoid stopping going uphill anyway, learned quick on the riding mower years ago it's better to just get up and over