Ferd

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I'm looking for a smaller tractor and ran across a Kubota L 3400 HST with a loader. The tractor has 1500 hrs. on it. Would that be considered a lot for tractor like that? It's a 2010 model. Any pros or cons would be appreciated.
 
Depending on condition of tires and how it looks some where $12,500 to 17,000 whether you are talking auction or retail prices. Pretty good selling unit. HST makes it pretty nice unit.
 
If its been taken care of 1500 hrs is not bad. The last two Kubota tractors I traded in had about that on them. Both of them were still running good. One did have a oil leak, the dealer said it would be about a thousand dollar repair. About 40 bucks for the part and the rest labor. I have a F2100 Commercial Kubota Diesel mower with over 3000 hrs. The only thing I have done to it is last fall the water pump went out. It cost me 60 bucks on-line for the pump and a few hours of my time to put it in. I brought that, six years ago, from a landscaper who put allot of hrs on it but took good care of it. I wouldn't be afraid of it as long as it appears to have been taken care of.
 
If I'm reading the data on the front bucket, it can only lift 850# to full height and had a 60 inch bucket. That's a big bucket. Doesn't say size of bucket in terms of cubic yards. I doubt if it can lift a full bucket of wet dirt. Looks like the person who had it put over 200 hours a year on it, so it was useful and met the guys purpose.

I don't have a bota, but I will comment the HST is a must for a front loader along with power steering.

I guess the big question is what do you plan to do with it? How high is your dump truck or dump trailer?

Front tires look a little narrow form pic. That could be an issue is you are loading something in sand or mud, because the weight in front bucket transfers weight off rear wheels and it all ends up on the front wheels.

As for me, I wish I could stand the smell diesel, the exhaust gives me a headache. That really limits me because most small tractors are diesel. Only one that's gas.

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I have an L3400 with loader, you can pick up more then the tractor can handle, I have rears loaded and it will pick the rear off the ground, i pull a 6 foot bush hog that's a bit much in heavy grass but I just go slower, it's been a terrific tractor, unless you're into some real heavy work you'll love it,...only thing is needs the glow plugs even when its warm out..
 
If I need to lift something heavy I'll put the 48 loader on the 4020. The 4020 with a canopy just isn't handy working around trees and is a bit big for a finish mower.
 
I have a 48 inch on a T5C and a 56 inch on a T5D. Both are 1/4 yard buckets. I really like the 48 inch one better, narrow for tight places. Easier to push if you want to load hardened dirt.

Not sure exactly how much a 1/4 yard of dirt weighs, but if I'm in loose sand, my front wheels will go down, so I have a 300# ballast I pick up with back bucket and extend the back bucket out to transfer weight off front wheels and put it on rear wheels.

It appears the front tires on the bota are narrow, so that could be a problem in sand and mud.

I took a 55 gallon drum, filled it with concrete, made a 3 pt attachment for a ballast weight. Neighbor couldn't lift a large round bale of hay with his big massey without front wheels getting stuck in the mud. He has ballast in rear tires too.
 
I like the 3400. Gear drive is simple and robust. Hydros are expensive to repair if the maintenance hasnt been done to schedule. Nice tractor
 
I have a Kubota L3830 with loader. It has 1400 hours on it. Only trouble is I have had to replace both front wheel bearings. I noticed one front wheel was oily one day. Raised the wheels up and the wheel bearing was shot. The worn out bearing ate up the axle seal. Cost less than $100 to repair. New bearings and seals plus oil. Couple years later had to do the same repair on the other side. So I would raise the front wheels off the ground and check wheel bearings for wear. According to the dealer these are a weak link. The dealer had all the parts in a kit. Other than that it is a great tractor. I pull a 9 foot hay bine with it and a 6 foot rotoary cutter. One tough tractor.
 

I have replaced the wheel bearings on quit a few of those. I take the spindle complexly apart and clean it, it will be loaded whit metal shavings that came from the wheel bearing going bad :wink:

Its not a bad job at all to do and the Bota parts are not priced that bad. Fact I can get the bearings from the local Bota dealer cheaper than sourcing them elsewhere.

For loader work are cutting grass HST is hard to beat... I would not like it to farm with for my application...Mine is to slow in low range and in medium range its to fast for the power band.. That being said its part my fraught learning how to run a HST may just have worked it I stayed with it. It was to EZ to jump on a gear driven tractor and get'er done..

I got a dud a factor defect they had to break'er down and fix there fudge up @ 70 hr. The fix was a 50 cent washer :shock: My main purpose was loader work HST is hard to beat for that..
 

I would say that it is way more than they usually get in six years, but I don't believe that it is a lot for the tractor. Cost of ownership of Kubotas is low because of the way they hold their value.
 

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