Visited dealer. Could someone explain Grand series?

rogersmithiii · Mar 9, 2011

I visited my local dealer, and had a nice talk with the salesman. I looked at things like an MX5100, a 4400, and a similar sized Grand tractor.

As I understand, the Grand series offers up rubber floormats, electronic gauges, and a tilt wheel. It also offers an RPM governor of sorts that keeps engine RPMs up when the tractor starts straining.

I know I've seen forum comments that people love this feature, but can people tell me why it's not an easy thing just to give the tractor more gas with the hand throttle control when the tractor starts to bog? The sales rep suggested that upgrading to a Grand costs around $5000, and that's a lot of money.

On another note, I'm still impressed with the Kubota.

Thanks guys. This forum has been invaluable in learning more about this expensive purchase.

Rog

Rileyroo · Mar 9, 2011

Just what I thought, I got the L4400.

rarvesen · Mar 9, 2011

We recently looked into new Kubotas. It's different for each person, but the grand-series additional features were not worth the additional cost for our needs. The price difference was so much it was an easy decision.

slowzuki · Mar 9, 2011

The grand is generally heavier, higher loader capacities offered, higher 3 point hitch capacities. Really its a larger tractor with a few frills including optional cab.

TripleR · Mar 9, 2011

As mentioned by Slowzuki, there are more differences than a few frills. I did not like how exposed the steering mechanism is on the L Series among other things, go look at and drive them before deciding. The HST+ was not a big deal to me, so I opted for a used L30 Series.

Certainly nothing wrong with the L Series, I just prefer the Grand L.

milesaweigh · Mar 9, 2011

Had no choice, I wanted a cab. The grand L is a bigger, more capable machine.

I did look at an L and drove both but when I added everything I needed (wanted?) into the price the grand L wins.

ITHINKICAN · Mar 9, 2011

Go for it! You will love your Kubota!

Kubota Tee · Mar 9, 2011

I was in a similar situation when I was trying to decide on which Kubota tractor to purchase. Once I had made my decision to go with Kubota (that's a topic for another thread), I was debating over the L series versus the Grand L series.

I think what convinced me in the end to go with the Grand L was the ease of operations since it would be used by my wife and teenage kids. The HST+ was a real selling point as it drives almost like a car! The wife and kids picked up on it really quick and the larger size and higher capacity bucket has come in real handy.

The way I figured it, I was buying this tractor for the next 20+ years, so spending the extra money on the Grand L was worth it for the long haul.

Good luck with your purchase!

bigbull338 · Mar 9, 2011

it doesnt matter wich tractor you choose,as long as you get the hp you need.i went with the MX5100 HST 4x4 w/fel because it was the biggest HST they had.an i had to have the HST.