Thanks!! Now a Kubota Owner

[BeerBarron]

All good... I didn't describe it correctly... Thanks for the accurate correction.... I was tooling around trying to clear and level off the drain field to replant grass on it eventually and.....

Just had my first regen... It wasn't that bad. Dashboard had a light go on.. so I thought it was regen time and I increased the RPM's for a while... but the light stayed on... I read the Regen directions for regenerates on the left fender and it read push this button and increase RPM's... That's what happened and about 15 minutes later the light went off... There have been horror stories on TBN and I am happy to survive!!!! lolol..

 

[BeerBarron]

Thanks!

Yes.. very true.. and look at things and think.. hey... I can clear that area and flatten and level it and then and park my car in the shade now!.. well.... level is over my skill right set but working on the clearing it part is fun! Chainsaw and tractor are a powerful duo!!!

 

[Industrial Toys]

I believe in buying good used stuff, particularly if you want a lot of stuff and aren't rich!

But buying a machine you know from someone you know, well, it doesn't get better than that. Sometimes, the only problem is agreeing on a price without offending each other.

 

[BeerBarron]

Congrats on your tractor. I think you did good.

You will find as you peruse the forums that there are a few debbie downers just ignore and move on. My avatar makes fun of that. ;o)

Thanks..

Your avatar is hilarious.. Statler and Waldorf are a great image too!!

 

[BeerBarron]

I believe in buying good used stuff, particularly if you want a lot of stuff and aren't rich!

But buying a machine you know from someone you know, well, it doesn't get better than that. Sometimes, the only problem is agreeing on a price without offending each other.

A new tractor would be great. Maybe the next one.. There are tractors around way older than me, these things are built to last. Already put my own scratches on it and if it was new.. well.. it would hurt a little bit..

These machines are made and bought to work and.... beat on... They are way tougher and useful than me.. It doesn't bother me that there are scratches on it and some paint is worn.. Still does what it can do..

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, cant beat a deal like that. We've bought a total of five, still have four, so I like them; combination of quality of tractor and dealer. We e had and have other brands though.

:thumbsup:Enjoy, the more you use it, the better you will like it.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Congratulations. You'll get lots of enjoyment and work out of your Kubota and wonder how you ever made it so long without one.
I've owned a few and my current L3901 is the first with the DPS "stuff". I've usually ran all of them around 2500 to 3000 RPM or what felt right. With this one I idle for a minute or two then high idle for another minute or two and then push it to the orange dot/triangle/spot on the tach and leave it there until I finish and turn it off, even at short get off and on the tractor times. I have around 300 hours and don't know of but one time it did regen because I smelled it. Sure it has been doing them at the proper times but without my help or input by keeping it running at the rpm point I do. I do check the lights before I turn it off to make sure it isn't in the process of a regen. Most of us that own the regen models have very little to say about them, it's mostly those that don't own them that have issues/concerns/complaints about them.
A little time and a great Kubota can keep a man entertained and productive and sometimes even creative for many years. Projects that were to expensive or to much of a hassle to get people to do them and even projects one never imagined suddenly appear needed to be done. Have fun and be careful.

 

[gsganzer]

I have the earlier L3800 and it's been the perfect size machine for my 7 acres. It's light enough to use around the finished lawn area without tearing things up, and works great for pulling an aerator, sprayer and rotary mover for the pastures.

 

[BeerBarron]

I have the earlier L3800 and it's been the perfect size machine for my 7 acres. It's light enough to use around the finished lawn area without tearing things up, and works great for pulling an aerator, sprayer and rotary mover for the pastures.

GS Ganzer... I agree with you on the size of the Kubota comment... I was thinking of getting the L47 which is the next frame size up but that would have been to big to maneuver with on my property with so many trees to maneuver around and for what I am doing. A lot of tree and stump work as well as flattening, attempted leveling and moving dirt around. Larger stumps do take a while remove and drag to the burn pile, but its all tractor time anyway. I guess it never hurts to go bigger but...

Update... It has been a busy several months... I put about 55 hours on my tractor between my last post and today.. One thing for sure is that I know there is a lot I dont know how to do on it.. Just trying to make flat scrapes with either end of the tractor is a challenge.. Many props to all you pros out there who make it look so easy... I can assure you.. it is not...

Once again.. many thanks to this site, its users and supporters...

 

[tractorshopper]

Just trying to make flat scrapes with either end of the tractor is a challenge.. Many props to all you pros out there who make it look so easy... I can assure you.. it is not... QUOTE]

BB, I like to run my loader into the slope at an angle that I know will give me what I am looking for. So I move the tractor to approach from the direction that will give me the result I am looking for. I do this for about a 20' section such that the slope I am trying to create is correct. Then I move the tractor onto that 20' section and either continue to use the loader in one direction from there since it will then maintain the slope I desired, or you can use the box blade also to do the same thing. The real trick is finessing that first section to the right angle.