Still orange!

[Boondox]

My apologies to my fellow Kubota owners for my recent flirtation with the Deere 4300. I very nearly bought one, but in the end the smoothness of the rock-solid L3010 won out over the incredible ground visibility of the 4300. That, and some very timely input from Steve Carver.

So I put a deposit on an L3010HST with all the bells and whistles (FEL, R4s loaded, rear chains, finish mower, rear blade with hydraulic angling, block heater, rear light) and will hopefully take delivery of the last tractor I'll ever own (as my wife points out every few minutes) in a couple of weeks.

Just in time! I have 42" of snow on the ground, and the blizzard rolling thru right now might add as much as 16" to the total.

Pete

Yearning for a bigger tractor!

 

[Knight9]

Hey Pete,

If this is your last tractor....are you going to change your signature file....or are you still going to be "Yearning for a bigger tractor."

Just wondering.../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Kevin

 

[DFB]

What type of liquid ballast are you going with?

DFB

 

[ronjhall]

Boondox. <font color=orange>Congratulation on your new purchase./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif With all that snow, coming./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif You shouldn't have any problem filling the time until your new tractor arrives</font color=orange>.

 

[RobS]

Pete, a bittersweet congratulations to you. I'm sure you'll love your new tractor but we'll miss your thought provoking questions and comments over on the <font color=green>green</font color=green> forum. Of course, some of us manage to visit all the forums regardless of <font color=green>c</font color=green><font color=orange>o</font color=orange><font color=blue>l</font color=blue><font color=red>o</font color=red><font color=purple>r</font color=purple>/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Post some snowey photos when it arrives!

 

[Boondox]

Done!

 

[ScottF]

Pete,
Congradulations on your new purchase. Don't feel alone about your wife's comments - I recently upgraded from a L2900 to a L4310 - got the same comment from my wife/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I see on your list of options you got your L3010 pretty well loaded, but I didn't see the heated leather seat option or 12 disc CD changer - what's the problem?/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Scott

 

[john_bud]

Pete,
Congratulations! I know that must have been a tough decision, after all BOTH are nice tractors /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. By the way, how much did the extra hydraulics cost? Also, which chains are you getting? Thanks!

Take care and have fun!
John Bud

 

[Boondox]

Well, I was going to get the duo-cross chains from tirechains.com, but they didn't come in that size. So it looks like I'll be getting the gnarly skidder-style chains locally, the kind with the big ice spikes in a diamond pattern.

Not sure of the price breakdown since it was a package deal, but with that rear outlet I'll be able to change the angle on my blade without leaving the seat! Since we have over four feet of snow on the ground you can imagine how handy that will be!

Pete

 

[Boondox]

The dogs chew on the leather, so the seat was out. Besides, I'm an expert at the old New England trick of standing in front of the woodstove till my buns are smoking, then running outside and hurling myself onto the tractor to capture the heat before it gets away.

As for the CD changer, they don't like ice storms very well.

Pete